Jul 7, 2022 Friday’s clash between LAFC and the LA Galaxy (10 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN) finds the two sides occupying different tiers within the Major League Soccer hierarchy. The first half of the campaign has seen the Black and Gold have things mostly their own way. LAFC sit atop the Supporters’ Shield
7:00 AM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. — When USC and UCLA announced their decision last week to join the Big Ten in 2024, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick was watching closely. After all, every time the sport realigns, his program gets dragged into the conversation. “Much like Texas and Oklahoma,” he said, “I was
3:12 PM ET A marquee welterweight matchup between Belal Muhammad and Sean Brady is set to take place in October, sources have told ESPN. Contracts are not yet signed but both sides have agreed to the 170-pound contest, which will take place at a UFC event Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. It is expected to
11:53 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After a turbulent start to the 2022 season, Novak Djokovic is just one victory away from claiming his first, and perhaps only, major title of the year at Wimbledon. With his status for the US Open still in doubt due to pandemic-related restrictions for entry into the United States and
2:45 PM ET Associated Press Matt Kenseth wasn’t sure he was ready to retire from NASCAR competition the first time in 2017, when his seat was given to a younger driver. Kenseth was still winning race when he stepped away as a two-time Daytona 500 winner and the 2003 Cup champion. In fact, he won
12:46 PM ET Five-star quarterback Dante Moore has committed to the Oregon Ducks, he announced Friday on SportsCenter. Moore, who is ranked No. 8 overall in the 2023 ESPN 300, is the highest ranked commitment for new Ducks coach Dan Lanning and his staff. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback from Martin Luther King High School in
11:55 PM ET The New Jersey Devils traded two picks for Washington Capitals goalie Vitek Vanecek. The Devils are sent a second-round draft pick (No. 37 overall) and a third-rounder (No. 70) to the Capitals for the 26-year-old restricted free agent and the Capitals’ second-round selection (No. 46 overall, originally from Winnipeg). Here we go
11:15 AM ET The free-agent goalie market continues to thin after the St. Louis Blues traded the signing rights of pending unrestricted free agent Ville Husso to the Detroit Red Wings on Friday for the No. 73 pick in the 2022 NHL draft. Husso subsequently signed a three-year, $14.25 million contract with the Red Wings.
12:47 PM ET The trades continued to flow during the 2022 NHL draft’s second day, as the Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Tony DeAngelo from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a fourth-round pick (101st overall, used on Simon Forsmark) in 2022, third-round pick in 2023 (the lowest of Philadelphia’s three picks) and a second-round choice
11:29 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Like many offensive linemen, San Francisco 49ers tackle Trent Williams wears No. 71 on his jersey. But in the virtual football world, he now owns digits never before associated with his position group: 99. EA Sports, the developer of the popular Madden video game franchise, informed Williams on
5:52 PM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — Super Bowl-winning coaches Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren are among 54 seniors, coaches and contributors named as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023. Shanahan, who led the Denver Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl titles, and Holmgren, who won with the Green Bay
Ravi Shastri at Centre Court.© Twitter Ravi Shastri was in attendance at Centre Court as Novak Djokovic cruised past Cameron Norrie into the Wimbledon final on Friday. The former India head coach took to social media to share pictures from the famed venue as Djokovic and Norrie battled it out for a berth in the
10:29 AM ET MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings have acquired St. Louis Blues goalie Ville Husso, who was a pending unrestricted free agent. Detroit sent a third-round pick, the 73rd overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, to the Blues for Husso. Husso has agreed to a three-year contract with Detroit worth $4.75 million
10:00 AM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. — As a guest last August at one of South Carolina‘s football practices, Michael Vick found himself nodding along with nearly every word. Shane Beamer, the Gamecocks’ first-year head coach, was addressing his team, and his message, his mannerisms, his conviction — really, everything — took Vick back in time,
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc to pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix with his final lap of qualifying. The world champion’s earlier fastest time had been beaten by Leclerc and his team-mate Carlos Sainz with their final laps but Verstappen snatched pole back. The Dutchman was just 0.029 seconds
9:57 AM ET LONDON — Nick Kyrgios felt “disappointment” when he first heard Rafael Nadal had withdrawn from their Wimbledon men’s singles semifinal. Then he said he only managed one hour of sleep on Thursday night and was “a reckless ball of energy” as he processed the news. Nadal withdrew from their semifinal with an
10:37 AM ET Associated Press ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Daniel Berger has withdrawn from the Open next week at St. Andrews because of a back injury. Berger last week withdrew from the John Deere Classic. He was replaced in the field by Sahith Theegala, the PGA Tour rookie who has had three close calls at
7:00 AM ET In advance of the first 2022 MLB All-Star selection show on Friday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN), ESPN asked six of its contributors — Bradford Doolittle, Buster Olney, David Schoenfield, Alden Gonzalez, Tim Kurkjian and Jeff Passan — to select the players they think should be on the rosters for the Midsummer