Category: Sports

Eddie George landed the Bowling Green job after four seasons of resurrecting Tennessee State. Avery Zuercher/BGSU Athletics BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Resting against the wall in Eddie George’s still sparsely furnished office at Bowling Green is a framed poster of the Heisman Trophy, signed by every winner of the award from its inaugural season in 1935…

After Wrexham won their third successive promotion — the first-ever team in the history of organized English soccer to do so — their billionaire, superhero co-owner had a message for the haters. “I remember the first time I did a press conference there,” Ryan Reynolds said, “and one of the media people asked me, ‘How…

Aug 8, 2025, 10:10 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith and defensive end Maxx Crosby were captured on videos making obscene gestures toward Seattle Seahawks fans as they entered the field before their preseason game Thursday night. Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was fined $10,128 for making a similar gesture…

Texas and Ohio State lead the pack in Tier 1, followed by Oregon, Penn State and Georgia. ESPN Illustration If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the debate among the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Big 12 over the future of the College Football Playoff, it’s that committees are awful. They get it wrong nearly every…

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. could return to practice as soon as Saturday after sustaining a dislocated right pinkie in Thursday night’s preseason opener, sources told ESPN. Richardson was sacked forcefully by unblocked Baltimore Ravens linebacker David Ojabo in the first quarter, leaving the smallest finger on his throwing hand bent at an…

The 2025 NFL preseason kicked off Thursday with several rookies playing their first snaps. Week 1 of preseason games serves as a first look into the new players on each team, whether they are rookies or offseason acquisitions. To keep you updated on how players fared in their first game action, our NFL Nation reporters…

Aug 6, 2025, 08:00 AM ET When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it had been five years since the franchise’s last NBA postseason appearance, a drought as antithetical as it gets for a team that before that dry spell had missed the playoffs only five times in its 65-year existence.…

Fans at the FedEx St. Jude Championship this weekend can be just like Scottie Scheffler. Netflix is presenting “Scottie’s Chicken Shack” at the event, a nod to the four-time major winner’s role in “Happy Gilmore 2.” In the film, released on Netflix on July 25, Scheffler makes a playful cameo that includes him punching the…

Aug 7, 2025, 01:45 PM ET NEW YORK — The Mets will honor the 60th anniversary of the Fab Four’s performance at Shea Stadium, where they will host the Mariners on Aug. 15 for The Beatles Night at Citi Field. The 1965 performance was a milestone because The Beatles became the first rock band to…

Aug 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Will Ohio State claim the Big Ten title in 2025, or will Penn State finally break through in 2025? The college football season is less than a month away, and it looks like these two perennial Big Ten powers will have the best shot to not just win the…