6:00 AM ET CLEVELAND — Over and over, both late Monday night and then Tuesday, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski refused to admit to any moral victory. Sure, his team went toe-to-toe with the defending AFC North champions and the reigning MVP. But ultimately, Stefanski noted, the Browns lost to Baltimore, 47-42 — game
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12:49 PM ET USC got off to a fast start in the college football early signing period with ESPN 300 quarterback Jaxson Dart committing to the Trojans on Wednesday. Dart is the No. 73-ranked recruit overall. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound signal-caller from Draper, Utah, is the second-highest-ranked commit in the Trojans’ class. He chose USC over
12:28 PM ET Virginia Tech has opted out of a bowl game, ending the nation’s longest bowl streak at 27 straight years. Coach Justin Fuente said Wednesday he met with the team, and the players decided they wanted to bypass any postseason opportunity. Virginia Tech finishes the season 5-6 and joins Boston College, Pitt, Virginia
11:16 AM ET Maryland flipped ESPN 300 linebacker Branden Jennings from Michigan on Wednesday, giving the Terrapins their second top-100 linebacker commit in the class. Jennings is the No. 67-ranked recruit overall and joins linebacker Demeioun Robinson, the No. 35-ranked prospect. Jennings is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound prospect from Jacksonville, Florida, and was the second-highest-ranked commit
Paralympic champion Jon-Allan Butterworth has retired from professional cycling. Butterworth – a three-time silver medallist at London 2012 – joined British Cycling in 2007, 10 weeks after having his arm amputated because of injuries suffered in Iraq. “I have enjoyed a long and successful career,” Butterworth said. “My proudest achievement is becoming the first British
11:38 AM GMT Eddie Jones has been cleared to continue as a consultant for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath after the Rugby Football Union said there is no conflict of interest despite England and Japan being drawn in the same 2023 World Cup pool. “Eddie has had a consultancy agreement with Suntory for over
10:11 AM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that the NCAA has said blurred “the line between student-athletes and professionals” by removing caps on education-related money certain football and basketball players can receive. The case will be argued in 2021 with a decision expected before
9:25 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh‘s season is over. Quarterback Kenny Pickett‘s college career is not. The senior announced late Tuesday night he will return in 2021. Pickett had participated in Pitt’s Senior Day festivities against Virginia Tech last month, an indication he was going to enter the NFL draft. Apparently not. “One
9:50 AM ET Omar Vizquel has been accused of domestic abuse by his wife, Blanca, who alleged multiple instances of physical violence from the former star shortstop in a report published Wednesday by The Athletic. Blanca Vizquel told The Athletic that her husband physically abused her in 2011 — before they were married in 2014
10:37 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins is out for the season. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Atkins, 32, has been battling a shoulder injury he suffered during training camp. The 11th-year player out of Georgia was limited in his usage throughout the entire season because of the
6:03 AM ET [Editor’s note: With one tweet, the Bottom 10 season was over. But not before the final word from the Power 5 likes of Kansas, Arizona, Vanderbilt and Florida from the Big 12, Pac-12 and even the mighty SEC.] Inspirational thought of the week When you walk away from meThere is no place
8:30 AM ET During Jimbo Fisher’s first practice at Texas A&M, he made a proclamation about who was in charge and what he expected. “It ain’t how it used to be,” Fisher barked. “It ain’t gonna be how it used to be.” Late in his third season, Fisher’s Aggies have already proved him prophetic in
6:30 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN In a year many would like to forget, Buffalo Bills players Gabriel Davis and Matt Milano gave one fan a gift and a memory he’ll keep for the rest of his life. Jackson DeLude, an 8-year-old double-amputee and Buffalo resident, received a dream vacation to Disney World with a twist
6:15 AM ET Tim Tszyu asked for a world title shot, and on Wednesday evening he proved that’s exactly what he deserves. The Australian backed up his defeat of former welterweight world champion Jeff Horn with yet another clinical performance, flooring Bowyn Morgan inside two minutes at Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium, in a fight dubbed a
5:54 AM ET Paul Gallen has overcome former UFC star Mark Hunt in a high-quality heavyweight fight at Bankwest Stadium. The NRL legend earned a unanimous points decision to stay undefeated as a professional boxer, before calling out former UFC middleweight champion Rob Whittaker. Australian users can personalise their ESPN experience by downloading the app.
7:00 AM ET College football’s national signing day is here. Despite the NCAA enacting a recruiting dead period amid the COVID-19 pandemic since March, meaning recruits haven’t been able to take official visits, the early signing period has remained firm. The early signing period begins Wednesday and lasts until Friday. High school recruits are able
4:46 PM ET Liverpool have proved themselves the Premier League’s irresistible force in the past 18 months, and we’re about to find out whether Tottenham Hotspur can become the immovable object at the top of the table this season. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp put it slightly differently in his Tuesday news conference, labeling Spurs a
7:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Trevor Lawrence has admired the Manning family since he was a kid. He wears No. 16 at Clemson because Peyton donned it at the University of Tennessee, Lawrence’s favorite school growing up. Two summers ago, he attended the Manning Passing Academy and spent time with Peyton and Eli.