8:00 AM ET Let’s talk head-to-head matchups. Except these won’t be played out on the field. The two-team battles we’re discussing today will be waged behind the closed (Zoom?) doors of the College Football Playoff selection committee. We’re asking the question: If it came down to these two teams, in these exact scenarios, which would
2:52 PM ET Didier Deschamps’ weekends have become really tricky in 2020. The France head coach wants to watch as many of his players featuring for their clubs every Saturday or Sunday, but the problem is that there are too many contenders now to make the squad that he and his assistants are struggling to
7:44 AM ET It’s not easy being king. Hidden in the never-ending conversation about when ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, Terence Crawford, will have his much-awaited superfight against Errol Spence Jr. or Manny Pacquiao, is the fact he has a worthy challenge Saturday as he defends his WBO welterweight world title against Kell Brook inside
12:39 PM GMT The Autumn Nations Cup game between France and Fiji on Sunday is likely to be cancelled following a string of positive coronavirus cases within the Fiji team, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The source, who declined to be named because they are not allowed to discuss
2:45 PM ET The Los Angeles Chargers will be without defensive end Joey Bosa and running back Justin Jackson when the team faces the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Bosa has been in the concussion protocol since last Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Jackson left that same game with a knee injury that will
5:55 PM ET Saturday’s WBO welterweight title fight between champion Terence Crawford and Kell Brook was made official on Friday, as both fighters made weight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs), the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to ESPN, weighed in at 146.4 pounds, while Brook (39-2,
Nov 12, 2020 Patricio Freire already has the best résumé of any fighter in Bellator history. Now he’s trying to add the title of Grand Prix champion to his already prodigious legacy. “Pitbull” stopped Pedro Carvalho by knockout at 2 minutes, 10 seconds of the first round to retain the Bellator featherweight title Thursday night
7:03 PM ET Projected No. 1 overall pick LaMelo Ball conducted an individual workout in front of head coaches and executives for the Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons on Thursday in Southern California, sources told ESPN. Those three teams own the Nos. 2, 3 and 7 picks, respectively, in next week’s NBA
3:00 PM GMT Leicester Tigers have parted company with director of rugby Geordan Murphy after a disappointing 2019-20 season, the Gallagher Premiership club said on Friday, bringing an end to his 23-year association with the club. Murphy spent 16 seasons at Leicester as a player, making more than 300 appearances, before becoming the team’s head
6:07 PM ET Full redemption can only come when overcoming bigger challenges but the faith Manchester United and England have shown in Harry Maguire is starting to reap dividends, as it did in England’s 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland on Thursday. It was on this same Wembley pitch just 29 days ago that