Aug 23, 2024, 01:40 PM ET The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a series of changes to its annual selection process on Friday, including the reduction of the waiting period for coaches from five seasons to one. That means six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots could receive his bronze…
Aug 23, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Arsenal forward Fabio Vieira is set to return to former club Porto on loan, sources told ESPN’s James Olley. Negotiations are at an advanced stage between the two clubs over a straight-loan deal that doesn’t include any option or obligation to buy. The 24-year-old moved to the Emirates Stadium…
Aug 23, 2024, 04:19 PM ET World No. 1 Jannik Sinner confirmed he had parted ways with fitness coach Umberto Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi after the two were deemed responsible for Sinner’s two positive tests for a banned substance in March. Speaking to reporters for the first time since the doping results and subsequent…
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast…
Aug 23, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the BMW Championship with a lower back injury Friday, one day after he shot an opening-round, 5-under 67 to sit one shot off the lead. Matsuyama has dealt with back and neck injuries for the past few years. Matsuyama recorded the 10th PGA Tour title…
Aug 23, 2024, 09:56 AM ET Inter Miami head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Friday that Lionel Messi will soon be ready to join the team for training and insisted he will return to the field before the end of the MLS regular season. Messi has been sidelined with an ankle ligament injury since exiting…
Alexa Philippou, ESPNAug 23, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Tuesday wasn’t the best offensive night for Marina Mabrey,…
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…