Dec 17, 2024, 06:50 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After a nearly two-month delay, the Pinellas County Commission voted Tuesday in favor of its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, part of a plan to keep the team in St. Petersburg for another 30 years. The overall plan,…
Dec 17, 2024, 05:00 AM ET To nobody’s surprise, 17-year-old Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal was crowned Europe’s “Golden Boy” for 2024 (presented by Italian sports outlet Tuttosport) on Monday night — though bizarrely he was handed the trophy several weeks before the awards ceremony actually took place — while Barça Femení star Vicky López scooped…
Dec 17, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Manchester City and Liverpool look set to battle it out for Fulham defender Antonee Robinson, while São Paulo have been linked with a move for Argentina international Paulo Dybala. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Join us for the latest transfer…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 17, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The NWSL is closing in on Denver as its latest expansion franchise, having entered into exclusive negotiations with an investment group led by IMA Financial Group CEO Rob Cohen, a source told…
Dec 17, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Four of golf’s biggest names are set to face off in The Showdown at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The PGA’s Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will play against LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in a made-for-TV event over…
Turron Davenport, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can…
Dec 17, 2024, 02:42 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The NBA’s All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing Tuesday that it has finalized plans to use a different format for the upcoming midseason showcase in San Francisco. And scoring is sure to be down — way, way,…
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 17, 2024, 04:10 PM ET The folks behind the Super League are back. A22 Sports, the company charged with organising an alternative competition to the UEFA tournaments (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) announced on Tuesday that they had petitioned UEFA to recognize their new cross-border tournament, the…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 17, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Two-time World Cup winning defender Becky Sauerbrunn, a mainstay with the United States women’s national team for over 15 years, as well as in the NWSL, announced her retirement from professional soccer…
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. SALT LAKE CITY — Dwyane Wade and his wife, Gabrielle Union, tried to mix in at the back of a crowd outside…