10:23 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN One of the most prominent members of USC’s athletic department is leaving for the NFL. Brandon Sosna, USC’s chief of staff for athletics who oversees the football program, is taking a job with the Detroit Lions, sources told ESPN. Sosna began informing co-workers of his decision earlier this week, sources
9:41 AM ET Players and tournaments will share profits 50-50 from 2023 on the men’s ATP Tour while total prize money will surge thanks to an agreed expansion of top-tier tournaments, the global governing body of the men’s circuit announced Thursday. The ATP said its strategic plan for widespread reform has received the green light,
Jun 9, 2022 Pete ThamelESPN NORMAN, Okla. — Perhaps no image better encapsulates the eye-popping intensity of Brent Venables than the pictures of Clemson’s get back coach struggling to tug the school’s longtime defensive coordinator back to the sideline. It’s fitting that in his first season as a head coach at Oklahoma, Venables’ go-to “Good
7:58 AM ET Naoya Inoue scored an impressive second-round TKO victory over Nonito Donaire in their rematch of the ESPN 2019 fight of the year and solidified his spot as the No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs), 29, of Japan, received more votes than ever before from our 16-member panel,
7:00 AM ET The New York Rangers return to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday following two straight wins by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Sunshine State that evened the series at 2-2. “We’re one of three teams left here. You expect their best. You want their
6:30 AM ET Christian Pulisic raised more than a few quizzical eyebrows when he reported for a USMNT training camp in Austin, Texas, this week with a bold new hairstyle. 2 Related The Chelsea star pitched up alongside the rest of the squad at St. David’s Performance Center sporting a fresh set of frosted tips
3:47 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Once again, the Celtics found themselves being pummeled by the Golden State Warriors in a third quarter. And as Stephen Curry‘s 3-pointer fell through the basket with 3 minutes, 45 seconds to go in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, capping
Jason Holder will miss Bangladesh’s tour of West Indies, having been granted his request for a period of rest and recovery. He was not part of the 12-man squad named by Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the first Test of that tour, which starts on June 16. Kemar Roach is also not part of this
4:31 AM ET Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will be a producer on an movie about Formula One starring Brad Pitt. The untitled project, confirmed by Apple this week, will be directed by Joseph Kosinski, the man behind Pitt’s Top Gun: Maverick. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the storyline will see Pitt, 58, play a
2:36 AM BST Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed his three Giteau Law picks for the upcoming series with England, while also indicating some players may miss out on his 35-man squad on Sunday with an eye on getting them game time in the Australia A program instead. Rennie was on hand as the opening