Aug 23, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin has accused Alabama of “illegally” recruiting All-America place-kicker Graham Nicholson, a charge that Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer denies. Martin made the accusation after being asked in a video for the school website about “losing” his star kicker through the transfer portal. Nicholson, who…
Week 3 of the 2024 NFL preseason kicked off Thursday as teams prepare to turn their focus to the regular season. The final preseason games will be many players’ last chance to prove themselves before the 53-man roster cutdown deadline Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Our NFL Nation reporters will break down their roster projections…
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 23, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham suffered a muscular injury in his right leg in training on Friday, the club has confirmed. A source told ESPN that Bellingham was expected to be absent until mid-September, after the international break. Madrid play their first home match of…
Aug 22, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Pete Carroll said earlier this week that part of his life after being coach of the Seattle Seahawks will include teaching a class at USC this spring. Trojans coach Lincoln Riley said Wednesday he’d welcome any assistance Carroll can give his football program while in Los Angeles, too. “I’d…
Formula One is back after the summer break and heads to Zandvoort in the Netherlands for Max Verstappen’s home race, the Dutch Grand Prix. It is the first race weekend of a doubleheader, with Monza in Italy to follow next week. Zandvoort first held a grand prix in 1952 but dropped off the calendar in…
Dan Hajducky, ESPNAug 23, 2024, 07:20 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. CLEVELAND — Up close, the front and back of Babe Ruth’s faded, gray flannel New…
Aug 23, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said boredom has helped inspire him to develop new tactical ideas as he bids to win a fifth straight Premier League crown. Guardiola, 53, began his ninth season at City last Sunday with a comfortable 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. He said…
Aug 23, 2024, 07:00 AM ET This page will be updated throughout the summer, so please continue to check back for the latest content. As the weather heats up, so does our excitement about the 2024 fantasy football draft season. Whether you play in a casual re-draft league, an intense deep dynasty format or anything…
Andreas Hale, ESPNAug 23, 2024, 10:12 AM ET In the 1984 film “Revenge of the Nerds,” characters Lewis Skolnik (played by Robert Carradine) and Gilbert Lowe (played by Anthony Edwards) lead a group of nerds to stop the ongoing harassment from the bully fraternity Alpha Betas at the fictional Adams College. At the film’s end,…
Michael Voepel, ESPN Senior WriterAug 21, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The 2024 WNBA playoffs tip off Sept. 22. If the regular season ended…