The Las Vegas Raiders have fired head coach Antonio Pierce after one season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Pierce, who was hired last season as the team’s coach after serving as the interim coach in 2023, led the Raiders to a 4-13 record this season. He had said at his media availability…
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJan 7, 2025, 03:07 PM ET Diego Kochen and Pedro Soma used to play on rival teams in Miami when they were kids. Now they both play for Barcelona. They’re not the only players on the brink of the first team at the Spanish giants who were born in the United States…
Michael Voepel, ESPN.comJan 7, 2025, 02:43 PM 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. Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner said she has had an enjoyable WNBA offseason — highlighted…
Turron Davenport, ESPNJan 7, 2025, 10:48 AM 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…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 7, 2025, 11:29 AM ET Manchester City are exploring a deal to sign striker Omar Marmoush, a source has told ESPN, but accept that it will be difficult to prise him away from Eintracht Frankfurt this month. Marmoush has caught the attention of a number of top clubs after scoring 13 goals…
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 7, 2025, 10:27 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The 2025 LIV Golf schedule will include 14 tournaments in nine countries, including six in the U.S., and a new location for the season-ending team championship, the…
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 7, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Gotham FC defender Crystal Dunn and San Diego Wave center back Naomi Girma headline the 26-player roster named by U.S. women’s national team manager Emma Hayes for a week-long training camp set…
The 2025 NFL playoffs are here and the wild-card round begins Saturday with a doubleheader featuring Justin Herbert and Los Angeles Chargers facing C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans at 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS/Paramount+). In the prime-time slot, Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens for the third…
Brazil forward Neymar has addressed the possibility of reuniting with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez at Inter Miami, saying that “football is full of surprises.” The 32-year-old is contracted to Al Hilal until June 2025 and there has been regular speculation around his club future given his lack of playing time since…
Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderJan 7, 2025, 01:25 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Designated hitter Brent Rooker and the Athletics are in agreement on a five-year, $60 million contract extension, sources told ESPN late Monday night, continuing a winter of…
