Liverpool are the subject of that familiar football mantra that you should buy from a position of strength, with the Premier League leaders being linked with a move for Teun Koopmeiners. The Dutch midfield man with a name that should please retro gamers has been racking up the points with Atalanta this season, his box-to-box bursts helping him contribute eight goals and four assists for the Serie A outfit. A fee of €45m has been mooted according to reports in Italy and, not surprisingly, others are keeping a beady eye on him too, especially teams in black and white stripes: Juventus and Newcastle.

It doesn’t stop there for the Reds with Jürgen Klopp keen to fill both his starting XI and bench full of attackers who can smash the ball int…

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson was disappointed last year when she wasn't named the most valuable player in the WNBA. At the ESPY Awards Thursday in Los Angeles, however, she won another big prize, announced as Best Athlete, Women's Sports. Wilson bested Caitlin Clark, nominated for her achievements at Iowa, golfer Nelly Korda and U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff. Wilson wasn't in attendance but sent a video message. "I could not miss an opportunity just to say thank you to all my fans out there," Wilson said. "I wouldn't be the player I am today without you guys' support. It does not go unnoticed. It's great to think that a young girl that didn't even want to play basketball … won an ESPY, which is truly, truly special to my heart.&…

In a season that many say shouldn’t have been played because of the clear dangers of a pandemic, college football pushed through, hell or high water, to its version of a Final Four. As the games kick off, let’s take a look at some of the most embarrassing and most unforgettable moments in CFP history. Let’s begin with most embarrassing: Florida State forgets how to play football, 2015 source: Getty Images Jameis Winston and his defending champ Florida State teammates came into the first ever CFP semifinal in 2015 riding a 29-game undefeated streak … and got summarily smacked down in Pasadena by Oregon. The Ducks made the Seminoles look like their feet were stuck in quicksand for the majority of the game. It didn’t end well for the team from Tallahassee as Oregon would roll 59…

The Rays and Dodgers are of the same cloth. Though the more accurate way to convey this series through Spider-men is to have your original, Stan Lee Spider-man of the 60s pointing at Tom Holland’s tricked out Spidey with Stark Industries upgrades and systems. Both Los Angeles and Tampa Bay are essentially Andrew Friedman creations. The Dodgers are run by Friedman and he came from Tampa, where he designed the self-aware development system the Rays have used to construct this team. The Rays are a product of expert drafting and even more expert scouting of other team’s systems, robust development through finding undervalued players and maximizing what those other teams couldn’t harvest. The Dodgers are all of that, but just with all the money in the world. And having that look allows…

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is unlikely to faces charges stemming from his alleged role in a home invasion and robbery in July that put his ex-girlfriend, Delicia Cordon, in the hospital, according to reports this morning from Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport. Cordon and McCoy had been in a dispute over her presence in his house, and McCoy had previously tried to evict her. In her 911 call immediately after the robbery, Cordon said that she believed McCoy had someone attack her, and in August, Cordon filed a lawsuit holding McCoy and a friend of his liable for the robbery and beating. However, according to these reports today, police have found “no incriminating evidence” against McCoy, and the running back won’t face any kind of suspension from the NFL “unless s…

Yes, many people are already writing their Top 10 movie lists for
2013. We're saving ours for the last week of the year. While we wait
for this terrific movie year to wind down, we're going to start
looking back at some highlights. Today, it's our favorite forgotten performances: These won't be rewarded come Oscar time, but they stuck with us nevertheless. Leitch: Julie Delpy, Before
Midnight. The brilliant, wrenching last half hour of Before Midnight has torn me apart the
three times I've seen it. It's
shocking and painful and full of the truth and nastiness that only two people
who have known and loved each other a very long time can muster. It also
establishes the secret of the whole Before
Sunrise franchise: These movies have been about Celine all al…

Longtime baseball analyst Peter Gammons also shares his insight and knowledge via his Twitter account. Even when the season is over, Gammons will offer up his aperçus about baseball and life in general. Here are his best tweets from 2012. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8. 9.10.11.12.13.14.15.…

Two weeks ago, we revealed that CNBC'S Darren Rovell was duped by a teenager who claimed to have a fake escort service. This evening, ex-Fox Sports PR guy Vince Wladika tweeted this: Well, an ESPN spokesman confirms that they are "in discussions" with Rovell. From what we hear: There's a very good shot he's heading back to ESPN. Rovell left ESPN for CNBC in 2006. There has been no chatter about Rovell leaving. Update, 8:20 p.m.: Last week Adam Schefter tweeted (and deleted) the following (h/t Brandon): Update, 10:05 p.m.: Jim Miller, the author of the ESPN book Those Guys Have All The Fun, has a few more details: …

data-mm-id=”_k41thkh2e”>The Cowboys' 37-18 win over the Giants last night will be forever known as the game where a black cat got on the field. But the cat's interruption wasn't the only extracurricular activity going on during the NFC East clash. There was also crowd punching. A Giants fan was caught on video getting punched in the face by a Cowboys fan and visibly enjoying the experience. At one point, you can even hear the man loudly saying, "I love it!"Nobody has had more fun getting his ass kicked than this guy pic.twitter.com/lUknBiDmso— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 5, 2019If this Giants fan was trying to build a reputation, he just got one. Sure, he could have been known as the man who got punched, then delivered a returning knockout at…

data-mm-id=”_fg8qhrfew”>Throw another name into the running for Tom Brady.According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Raiders, ready to move into their new stadium in Las Vegas, will pursue six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady in free agency if he does not re-sign with the New England Patriots this offseason.Raiders are poised to pursue quarterback Tom Brady if he doesn't re-sign with the Patriots before free agency begins, league sources told ESPN.https://t.co/rAloZCF2W1— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 2, 2020The Brady-to-Vegas idea gained credibility after rumors surfaced that Brady purchased real estate in Nevada, as well as sightings of Brady and Raiders owner Mark Davis side-by-side at a UFC event at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.pic.twitter.com/qXbPt…