Sep 14, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Arsenal are ready to rival Barcelona for 19-year-old Palmeiras left-back Luiz Benedetti, while Manchester United and Liverpool are tracking Lille‘s 17-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades…
Sep 14, 2025, 06:17 AM ET Arch Manning scuffled through another shaky performance in Texas‘ victory over UTEP. This time, Longhorns fans let Manning hear their frustration. Manning and the vaunted Texas offense were booed loudly by the crowd at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium at one point Saturday during the first half. Despite the Longhorns’ 27-10…
Dubai, Cricket’s most celebrated rivalry will once again take center stage today as Pakistan and India meet in a Group A encounter of the T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium. This marks the second time in six months that the two arch-rivals are clashing, following their earlier contest in the Champions Trophy. Both…
Jesse RogersSep 13, 2025, 03:26 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. CHICAGO — Nearly a decade after helping the Chicago Cubs to its first World Series title in 108 years, former first baseman Anthony Rizzo returned to Wrigley Field on Saturday to officially retire from playing…
Eli LedermanSep 13, 2025, 03:14 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Oklahoma defensive lineman R Mason Thomas will be suspended for the first half of the Sooners’ Week 4 visit from…
Sep 13, 2025, 03:35 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ty Simpson threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns, including two to returning star Ryan Williams, and No. 19 Alabama overpowered Wisconsin for the second consecutive year, winning 38-14 on Saturday. Simpson completed 24 of 29 passes, with two of his misses being drops by Williams…
Todd ArcherSep 13, 2025, 04:34 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have made left guard Tyler Smith the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in…
ESPN.com Sep 13, 2025, 04:14 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Anthony Rizzo made Moises Ballesteros‘ first major league home run extra special. The longtime Chicago Cubs first baseman was at Wrigley Field on Saturday for a retirement ceremony, where he was officially named an ambassador for the team. After the ceremony, Rizzo took…
Dubai,India’s cricket team has responded to growing political calls for a boycott of their upcoming Asia Cup match against Pakistan, with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak stressing that the players remain focused solely on cricket. The high-stakes encounter, scheduled for Sunday, will mark the first meeting between the two rivals since border tensions escalated in May…
Sep 13, 2025, 09:00 AM ET The Minnesota Lynx enter the playoffs as the favorites to win the championship. But what might stand in the way of the No. 1 seed? Who are their biggest challengers? And which players will have the most impact when all four first-round series tip off Sunday (1 p.m. ET,…
