LONDON — Arsenal overcame the absence of key midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard to win the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and move into second in the Premier League ahead of next week’s clash with leaders Manchester City. Gabriel’s 64th-minute header was enough to seal a 1-0 win against Ange Postecoglou’s […]
College football Week 3 highlights – top plays, games, takeaways
If college football were a cartoon, there would’ve been a moment last December, just after the committee snubbed an undefeated Florida State team from the playoff, when Mike Norvell would’ve concluded this was as bad as things could get, all while unknowingly standing beneath a piano perilously being lifted up to a 20th-floor window. Of […]
UFC 306 live: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili results and analysis
Sean O’Malley makes the second defense of his UFC men’s bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili in the main event of two-title-fight UFC 306 on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Las Vegas. The event, which the fight promotion is billing as Noche UFC becauase it falls on Mexican Independence Day weekend, also features a women’s flyweight title […]
Man United ratings: De Ligt makes impact in win at Southampton
Manchester United got back to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday as they beat Southampton 3-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium. The visitors almost fell behind after a slow start when Diogo Dalot gave away a penalty following his challenge on 18-year-old Tyler Dibling, who was making his first Premier League start for Saints. […]
NFL Week 2 picks, schedule, odds, injuries, fantasy tips
The Week 2 NFL schedule for the 2024 season is stacked with great matchups, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, and analytics writer Seth Walder makes a bold prediction for each matchup. The ESPN […]
RB Christian McCaffrey out for Vikings game as 49ers mull IR
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When it comes to San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey‘s availability, no guesswork is needed this week. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan on Friday officially ruled McCaffrey out for Sunday’s game at the Minnesota Vikings after McCaffrey didn’t feel right with limited participation in Thursday’s practice. Putting McCaffrey on injured reserve, […]
What we know (and don’t know) about 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
You might have missed it, but further details about the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup were released last week. The inaugural tournament, in which 32 teams from across the globe will compete over four weeks in the United States, now has an official emblem. That’s right; on Sept. 4, FIFA released the logo and audio […]
Stewart to Sadaoui and Pereyra Diaz: Top 5 transfers going into ISL 2024-25
The 2024-25 season of the Indian Super League (ISL) is upon us, and naturally, the 13 clubs involved have made some big moves. There was plenty of transfer activity all summer as clubs fine-tuned their squads owing to the managerial continuity across the league. Mohun Bagan continued to make big splashes in the market, but […]
How running QBs have changed NFL: Dual-threat history, value
Let’s say you were a lapsed fan who hadn’t watched professional football in, oh, about 40 years. If you tuned in to an NFL game for the first time in decades in Week 1, what would have stood out as different? I’m guessing some of the technological advancements would have been the first thing you […]
Man United’s summer business is a sign of a brighter future
The point at which Manchester United knew they were making progress in the summer transfer window — the club’s first under the new leadership team put together by Sir Jim Ratcliffe — came in mid-July. With Matt Hargreaves, director of football negotiations, locked in complicated talks with Marseille over a deal for Mason Greenwood, United […]