Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 24, 2024, 09:00 PM ETDUBLIN -- For a school that churns out astronauts and engineers with numbing efficiency, spontaneous moments of joy are easily traced to meticulous preparation.And that's why the bruising hugs, violent fist pumps and relentless excitement that Georgia Tech unleashed on Aviva Stadium after upsetting No. 10 Florida State 24-21 on Saturday night in Ireland represented both a celebration and a culmination.In beating a […]

Aug 24, 2024, 07:17 PM ETCASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a player who should be competing to win and thinking about playing in the matches.He certainly looked the part Saturday in the BMW Championship, all while hearing the occasional "U-S-A! U-S-A!" cheer as he made his way across windswept Castle Pines for […]

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentAug 24, 2024, 05:24 PM ETHansi Flick lauded goal-getter Robert Lewandowski after the striker netted the winner in Barcelona's 2-1 win against Athletic Club at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.Lewandowski celebrated turning 36 this week by following up last weekend's brace against Valencia with his third goal in two LaLiga games.Flick, who worked with Lewandowski at Bayern Munich, has been especially impressed with his fitness and work […]

Aug 24, 2024, 09:23 PM ETInter Miami clinched a slot in the 2024 Major League Soccer playoffs after triumphing 2-0 over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, thanks to two goals from Luis Suárez.Despite a red card to Tomás "Toto" Avilés late in the first half at Chase Stadium, the South Florida side saw out the win in the second half against second-place Cincinnati.Miami was again without […]

Aug 24, 2024, 06:26 PM ETLiverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has revealed he rejected interest from the cash-rich Saudi Pro League this summer, saying that the time was not right for a move while he is still "really happy" at the Premier League club.The Brazil international, who joined Liverpool in 2018, saw former teammates Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and Jordan Henderson leave Anfield last summer to accept lucrative offers from Saudi Arabia.But, […]

Aug 24, 2024, 11:47 PM ETDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Out of his ride and far removed from the playoff picture, Harrison Burton changed his fortunes with a lap to remember Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.Burton, 23, passed two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch on the final lap in overtime to pick up his first career victory and a spot in NASCAR's postseason.Burton, who already lost his ride in the […]

Aug 20, 2024, 10:00 PM ETEach year, at the conclusion of the ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon, members of our ESPN Fantasy crew and other ESPN personalities get together to conduct a mock draft.Play the No. 1 fantasy gameWe're back with another year of ESPN Fantasy Football and it's time to get started. Create a league with friends and family and draft before the start of the season! Sign Up Now […]

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 20, 2024, 05:15 PM ETCloseSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaThe final major championship in women's professional golf this season, the AIG Women's Open, will be played at the Old Course at St. Andrews Links in Scotland on Thursday.Along with battling the Hell Bunker and famous Road Hole, the best women's golfers in the world […]

Phil Foden has completed an individual award double by being named as the 2024 Professional Football Association (PFA) Player's Player of the Year -- three months after winning the FWA Footballer of the Year award following Manchester City's fourth successive Premier League title.Foden, 24, has become the fourth City player in five years to be voted as Player of the Year by his fellow professionals, with Kevin De Bruyne (2020, […]