6:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL season is nearly here, with teams taking on a 17-week slate of games for the first time in history. The season opener is Thursday night, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys. Our NFL Nation reporters have you covered with intel
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6:22 PM ET Free-agent forward Alize Johnson has agreed on a two-year, $3.6 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, his agent, George Langberg, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. The loss of Thaddeus Young and Lauri Markkanen this offseason created a need for frontcourt depth and an opportunity for Johnson to crack the Bulls’ rotation.
3:39 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Austin Lindberg Not every team was in action this past week across Major League Soccer, but we still saw plenty of decisive results as the jostle for playoff spots and good seeding continues up and
6:00 PM ET Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio — Europe retained the Solheim Cup on Monday, clinching just its second victory on U.S. soil when Matilda Castren closed out Lizette Salas 1 up to give the visitors the decisive point in a 15-13 victory. Castren calmly curled in a 10-foot par putt on the 18th to
1:37 PM ET The Atlanta Braves signed right-hander Charlie Morton to a one-year, $20 million extension Monday. The contract includes a one-year, $20 million club option for 2023 that doesn’t include a buyout. Morton, 37, is 13-5 with a 3.47 ERA in 28 starts this season after signing a one-year, $15 million contract with the
4:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Leylah Fernandez was down a set and a break — 4-6, 2-4 — against 2016 US Open champion Angelique Kerber on Sunday, and the scorecard suggested that the teenager’s dream run was probably going to end soon. Still, Fernandez’s eyes glinted. She served with abandon, faster and more precise.
2:55 PM ET With Georgia set to host its first home game against UAB at Sanford Stadium on Saturday, coach Kirby Smart said three or four of his players are sidelined with COVID-19. Smart declined to identify the players during a teleconference with reporters on Monday. It is unknown whether they will be available to
11:36 AM ET There’s no Premier League or LaLiga during the international break, but World Cup qualifying has captured the imagination around the globe, with talking points galore around Europe’s top sides (England, France, Italy) and high drama in South America between a pair of old rivals, Brazil and Argentina. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga,
Jasprit Bumrah, one of the chief architects of India’s comprehensive win in the fourth Test, on Monday said his team’s success lies in the fact that it is a “happy bunch” that lives in the “present” and doesn’t focus on negatives. Bumrah’s response came when he was asked if the news of head coach Ravi
12:19 PM ET HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Jorge Masvidal‘s immediate goal is very simple. He wants a fight next that will put him in a position to challenge again for the UFC welterweight title. The UFC superstar’s future plans are a bit more complex. And both Jake Paul and Logan Paul are in his crosshairs.
American Robin Carpenter held off a late surge from the peloton to win stage two of the Tour of Britain with Ethan Hayter home in second. Rally Cycling rider Carpenter crossed the line in four hours 45 minutes and 56 seconds as he became the first American to win a stage of the race. The
5:30 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The good vibes surrounding the United States men’s national team have evaporated following its 1-1 home draw with Canada, its second consecutive tie to start World Cup qualifying. Yes, there are 12 games left. It’s not time to panic just yet. But this result, combined with last Thursday’s 0-0
10:34 AM ET The COVID-19 list keeps growing for the Boston Red Sox, with Sunday’s starter, Nick Pivetta, going on it earlier in the day. Boston has put 10 players on the list in about a week. Pivetta was supposed to face Cleveland at 1 p.m. ET at Fenway Park. Instead, the Red Sox called
Jasprit Bumrah became the quickest Indian pacer to take 100 Test wickets.© AFP Jasprit Bumrah ruled the roost on Day 5 of the fourth Test between India and England at The Oval with a menacing spell in the second session where he dismissed Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow in quick succession to give India two
7:15 AM ET Heading into the 2021 NFL season, ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) simulated the entire 285-game slate 20,000 times to create our projections. Having a sample size that large allows us to have the most accurate projections possible, which is, of course, what we want most of the time. But today, we’re only
8:00 AM ET After electing a star-studded Class of 2020 — led by NBA legends Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and the late Kobe Bryant — the Basketball Hall of Fame will officially enshrine two classes in 2021. The full Class of 2020 was unveiled on April 4, 2020. The nine new members of the Basketball
6:45 AM ET Mike Tannenbaum With only a few days to go before the start of the 2021 NFL season, we’re taking an early look at how the new 17-game schedule will play out, projecting stats leaders and making predictions. Which quarterback will lead the league in touchdown passes? What about interceptions? Which rookie wide
6:45 AM ET Golfer Rory McIlroy has backed Naomi Osaka’s decision to take a break from tennis following the Japanese world No. 3’s elimination from the U.S. Open last week, saying that it was important that athletes did not let results define them. A tearful Osaka told reporters that she would be taking some time