Pep Guardiola has joked that Manchester City‘s FA Cup fourth round win at Leyton Orient saved his job. City were facing one of the great shocks in the competition’s history as League One side Orient led at the break through a Stefan Ortega own goal as Jamie Donley’s stunning 45-yard strike hit the crossbar and […]
Super Bowl LIX kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with the Philadelphia Eagles facing the two-time reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs. This is a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, after the 2022 season, in which the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35. Kansas City is looking to make history by becoming the first NFL […]
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side’s last-gasp winner against Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth-round showed the team believed until the final whistle, but it had “nothing to do with Fergie time.” In one sense, Friday night’s result brought a familiar feeling from the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, when late winners […]
Real Madrid have approached VinÃcius Júnior‘s agent to start talks about renewing his contract, a source has told ESPN. The Brazil forward’s contract runs until June 2027. Typically, the Spanish club only begins negotiations on renewals with star players when they have two years left to remaining on their deals, but the source said Madrid […]
Pep Guardiola has denied that Manchester City‘s January recruitment drive was motivated by concern within the club that they could be hit with a transfer embargo. City spent £175 million ($217m) on Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez in the January window — more than any other Premier League side. It was […]
As introductions to English football go, this was about as unceremonious as it gets. Two of Manchester City‘s four mid-season signings made their debuts in Saturday’s FA Cup fourth round win, 2-1, at League One minnows Leyton Orient. Nico Gonzalez lasted 22 minutes before injury struck and Vitor Reis was taken off at half-time. It […]
Baxter HolmesFeb 7, 2025, 08:18 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Nate Robinson has a new kidney. The ex-NBA guard received the new organ […]
Eli Manning isn’t dwelling on his omission from the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The former New York Giants quarterback, speaking a day after the four-person class was announced, said he’s happy for those who made it and isn’t letting what happened sour his outlook on his career or the Hall of Fame […]
STORRS, Conn. — RJ Luis Jr. scored six of his 21 points in the final 2:16 to help No. 12 St. John’s extend its winning streak to 10 games with a 68-62 comeback victory over No. 19 UConn on Friday night. St. John’s 10-game conference win streak is its longest since a 14-game streak during […]
Turron DavenportFeb 7, 2025, 10:07 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 follow […]