Oct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Week 9 in college football is here as we embark on another weekend of exciting matchups that you won’t want to miss. Friday night will feature a showdown between one-loss Mountain West teams No. 17 Boise State and UNLV. Most college football fans know the name of Boise State’s…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 23, 2024, 06:32 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland‘s outrageous goal in Manchester City‘s 5-0 win over Sparta Prague was “not normal for a human being.” Haaland acrobatically finished off Savinho‘s cross in the second half with an airborne back-heel volley. The Norwegian scored again before being substituted…
Kalyn Kahler, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 06:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — A tour guide presents a wall display of the Dallas Cowboys‘ proudest achievements to a group of 20-plus people crowded in front of him, many wearing a mix of Cowboys jerseys. At the other end of the hallway, less than a football field away,…
Oct 23, 2024, 10:07 PM ET MIAMI — Pat Riley stood in front of 20,000 people Wednesday night. And they all seemed to be cheering as the Miami Heat officially dedicated their home court in his honor. But when it was time to end his remarks and close the halftime celebration of “Pat Riley Court,”…
Oct 23, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Matchday 3 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books and the 36-team table is starting to take shape. Aston Villa are Europe’s surprise leaders, but it’s the displays of players like Christian Pulisic and Vinícius Júnior that have really caught the eye. Meanwhile, the underperforming big…
Oct 24, 2024, 12:05 AM ET ATLANTA — For Zaccharie Risacher, it was the perfect start to an NBA career of such promise. A wide-open look from outside the 3-point stripe. Nothing but net. But the French teenager quickly learned what a steep learning curve he faces in his rookie season with the Atlanta Hawks….
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Inspirational thought of the week: So put me in the ground Put me six foot down And let the stone say “Here lies the girl…
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. During every walk-through before Oregon games, coach Dan Lanning and Ducks players review an important and specific set of plays, broadly and innocuously labeled: “College football situations.” Some plays stay the same and…
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 09:45 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The struggling New York Giants aren’t making any coaching or general manager change during the season. They…
Oct 23, 2024, 05:10 PM ET The Washington Mystics parted with coach Eric Thibault and general manager Mike Thibault on Wednesday. There are now five coaching openings among the 13 WNBA teams that will play in 2025, plus two more for the expansion teams that will join the league in 2026. Each of the four…