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Sep 22, 2023, 07:48 PM ETThe summer transfer window has closed for Europe's top leagues, but there are still moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!TOP STORY: Weston McKennie is playing to win a new contract at JuventusThe hopes of a contract renewal for U.S. men's national team midfielder Weston McKennie at Juventus hinge on his upcoming performances, according to Calciomercato.The 25-year-old has not always been among the first names on the team sheet at the Allianz Stadium and went…

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 02:06 AM ETCloseNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has led ESPN's coverage of the Niners' 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick's protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam's subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team's relocation and stadium saga. You…

Week 4 of the college football season is upon us and with it comes the start of conference play for most leagues and matchups of unbeaten teams.There are eight matchups between teams that are 3-0 or better Saturday, the most in a single day since the FBS/FCS split in 1978, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.The most anticipated of those games games: No. 6 Ohio State travels to South Bend to take on No. 9 Notre Dame (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC), and No. 19 Colorado faces a huge test at No. 10 Oregon (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC).In Saturday's other…

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 01:41 PM ETCloseCourtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles called an impromptu news conference Thursday to address the fallout from a litany of events at Halas Hall on Wednesday that…

Michael Voepel, ESPN.comSep 21, 2023, 02:16 AM ETCloseMichael Voepel covers the WNBA, women's college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women's basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Kim Mulkey, coach of the national champion LSU Tigers women's basketball team, was one of six legendary athletes for Louisiana Tech honored by the school with statues unveiled Wednesday night in Ruston, Louisiana.The NBA's Karl Malone, the WNBA's Teresa Weatherspoon and the NFL's Terry Bradshaw, Willie Roaf and the late Fred Dean were the other honorees. The statues are on the Sarah and A.L. Williams Champions…

Alexa Philippou, ESPNSep 20, 2023, 08:30 AM ETCloseCovers women's college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati EnquirerMinnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve sat at the podium at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday alongside stars Napheesa Collier and Kayla McBride. Her team had just defeated the Connecticut Sun to force a winner-take-all Game 3 in the first round of the 2023 WNBA playoffs, and she couldn't help but reflect on how far her group had…

Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2023, 06:35 AM ETCloseSarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated. You can follow her on Twitter @sarahbarshop.LOS ANGELES -- Puka Nacua's 10th catch on Sunday set the record for most catches in a rookie's first two games. His 11th put him over 100 yards receiving for the second game in a row. But his 12th…

Sep 19, 2023, 10:15 PM ET"Dana White's Contender Series," which is in Season 7, has been the path for many of the talented fighters on the UFC's roster today, including UFC men's bantamweight champion "Suga" Sean O'Malley, former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill and men's flyweight Alex Perez and women's flyweight Taila Santos, who fought for titles in 2020 and 2022, respectively.Some of the top signees from Season 6 have already had success inside the Octagon. Joe Pyfer, who famously was the only fighter to get signed during Week 1 last year, has scored first-round knockouts against each of his…

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 19, 2023, 05:05 AM ETThe U.K. television broadcaster of Manchester United's trip to Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week billed the match as a clash between "two of the biggest teams in the world" in their advertising push, but Erik ten Hag and his players will arrive in southern Germany amid an undeniable feeling that their club is now a shadow of its former self.There are metrics by which United can still be considered a heavyweight of European football, but most of them have nothing to do with football at all. In July, they announced…

Brooke PryorCloseBrooke PryorESPN Staff WriterPreviously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman.Jake TrotterCloseJake TrotterESPN Staff WriterJake 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.Sep 19, 2023, 12:05 AM ETPITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers used defensive touchdowns in the first and fourth quarters to defeat the Cleveland Browns 26-22 on Monday night at Acrisure Stadium, leaving the Browns winless in Pittsburgh in the regular…