Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterAug 7, 2024, 11:00 AM ETCloseJake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three years ago, Emeka Egbuka turned to All-American wideout Garrett Wilson and put the junior on notice. "I'm coming for you!" Egbuka, […]

Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski has expressed concerns over the amount of football being played, adding that he thinks it is contributing to a decline in the quality of games.FIFA on Thursday offered talks with global groups of football leagues and player unions to end a three-month deadlock after they threatened legal action over adding to the packed competitions calendar.Editor's Picks1 Related"This season is going to be more tough than before […]

Fulham have signed Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal in a deal reported to be worth £34 million ($43.7m), a fee which makes him the most expensive signing in the club's history.Smith-Rowe, 24, becomes Fulham's second permanent transfer of the summer as they look to reinvest the money made from João Palhinha's move to Bayern Munich, after Ryan Sessegnon rejoined the club on a free transfer in July.Editor's Picks1 Related"I'm finally […]

Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2024, 11:18 AM ETCloseSam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com.PARIS -- After a strong finish to the group stage inspired dreams of a surprising run for the United States' Olympic men's soccer team, the Americans saw their hopes erased on Friday -- in devastating fashion -- in a 4-0 defeat to Morocco at the Parc des Princes.Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi, playing in […]

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 2, 2024, 12:22 PM ETCloseESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two booksPARIS -- Team USA coach Steve Kerr had an indirect message for those who have been criticizing his lineup decisions during the Olympics: putting the best team on the floor doesn't always mean having the best NBA players together all at once."For us it's very obvious watching […]

Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2024, 02:11 PM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph Northwestern University graduateSAINT-DENIS, France -- As Team USA sprinters seek to use these Olympics to reaffirm their status as the world's fastest, their mixed 4x400-meter relay team made an early statement Friday evening.The team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Kaylyn Brown and Bryce Deadmon did so with an […]

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic's surgically repaired knee did not appear to slow him down a bit as he finally reached a Summer Olympics singles final for the first time, defeating Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night.Djokovic will play Carlos Alcaraz for the gold Sunday. The final will be a rematch of the past two Wimbledon championships, both won by Alcaraz, including three weeks ago. He has four […]

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ETClose College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.TWO MONTHS INTO the whirlwind of being Houston's new coach, Willie Fritz paused briefly to reflect.Fritz had spent most of his career bouncing to different levels of college football, leading five teams before Houston. But after eight seasons at Tulane, Fritz told his wife, Susan, that the tasks and challenges […]

Jul 25, 2024, 07:00 AM ETWith the Tuesday trade deadline quickly approaching, the next week will be interesting for a number of teams -- including some of the clubs at the top of this week's MLB Power Rankings.A number of the best teams have struggled recently, making the deadline even more important to them. The Phillies are 7-9 in their past 16 games, the Orioles are 3-8 in their past […]