MANCHESTER — “We’ve got a point; we’ve got a point,” chanted the Wolverhampton Wanderers fans in the corner of Old Trafford at the end of Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United. You can understand their surprise after 11 Premier League defeats in a row, but it won’t have come as a major shock to the…
Dec 30, 2025, 07:06 PM ET Barcelona have already made a move to sign Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic on a free transfer next summer, while Juve star Kenan Yildiz is being tracked by Liverpool as they look to plan for life after Mohamed Salah. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around…
Dec 29, 2025, 08:49 AM ET Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III sustained a quad injury Sunday night that is not thought to be serious, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Burden suffered the injury on the final play of Chicago’s 42-38 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He attempted to walk off…
Dec 29, 2025, 01:54 PM ET LAGOS, Nigeria — Anthony Joshua, the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion from Britain, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday after being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two people who were close friends and team members, his promoter said. Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing said on…
Bill BarnwellDec 29, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with…
This has been a year of championship upheaval in the UFC, even if 2025 is ending with belts wrapped around many familiar waists. Of the 11 current UFC men’s and women’s champions, four were titleholders at the start of the year. Two others began 2025 as former champions, and another was in the second year…
Jeff BorzelloDec 29, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Close Jeff Borzello is a basketball recruiting insider. He has joined ESPN in 2014. With the calendar about to turn to 2026 and nonconference play making way for the full swing of conference schedules, we’ll start to see more separation in the national pecking order of college basketball….
Dec 29, 2025, 03:56 AM ET Napoli want Real Madrid midfielder Franco Mastantuono on loan, but he won’t be allowed to move this month, while Fulham are interested in signing USMNT and PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers home page | Men’s…
Brooke PryorDec 28, 2025, 02:19 PM ET Close Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman. CLEVELAND — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington sustained…
Max OlsonDec 28, 2025, 01:19 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska North Texas running back Caleb Hawkins, a true freshman who leads the FBS with 29 touchdowns, said Sunday he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Hawkins is expected to be one of…
