3:51 PM ET There has never, in the chequered history of Spanish football, been a prologue to a season like this one. Whether the next nine months of LaLiga — watch LIVE all season long on ESPN+ (U.S. only) — can produce drama that lives up to the last handful of weeks, I swear I
Month: August 2021
4:19 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Finnish forward Janne Kuokkanen has signed a two-year contract to return to the New Jersey Devils. General manager Tom Fitzgerald said the 23-year-old restricted free agent will earn $1.6 million this season and more than $2 million in 2022-23. Kuokkanen had eight goals and 17 assists in
2:30 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF ruled Monday that Triller must stage the undisputed lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos in a location that doesn’t require quarantine, according to the decision obtained by ESPN. That means Triller’s plan to reschedule the event on Oct. 17 in Sydney, Australia, is scrapped. The
4:26 PM ET Euro 2020 ended barely five weeks ago, Copa America barely four. Hell, the Olympics ended last week, and now the new European club season is already here. Ligue 1 is already underway, and the rest of Europe’s Big Five leagues (German Bundesliga, English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A) will begin
3:29 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former lightweight titleholder Robert Easter Jr. was charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with an alleged assault Saturday in Toledo, Ohio, according to a Toledo Municipal Court complaint obtained by ESPN. The 30-year-old is accused of punching a woman, rendering her unconscious. The officer observed that the woman had a
1:13 PM ET Associated Press Andy Murray moved into the field for the US Open on Monday when another past champion at Flushing Meadows, Stan Wawrinka, pulled out because he still is recovering from foot surgery. Murray is a former No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam title winner, including in New York in 2012. His
England skipper Joe Root scored a century in the second innings of the first Test match against India.© AFP England head coach Chris Silverwood on Monday admitted that batsmen apart from Joe Root also need to start contributing more to ease off the pressure on the Three Lions skipper. The first Test between India and
Olympic mountain bike gold medallist Tom Pidcock will race in the Vuelta a Espana for Ineos Grenadiers alongside fellow Briton Adam Yates. Yates, 29, will be racing the 10th Grand Tour of his career. The race begins in Burgos and covers 21 stages before finishing on 5 September. Pidcock’s long-term coach at Ineos, Kurt Bogaerts,
7:51 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is into its final month for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market before the new season begins. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Where to now
6:00 AM ET Georgia is the inspiration for the underachiever tiers. The last 40 years in college football have featured some surprising droughts, including extended lulls without conference championships for former powers Tennessee (1998), Nebraska (1999), Miami (2003) and Michigan (2004), and well-positioned programs such as Texas A&M (1998) and UCLA (1998). But I keep
7:30 AM ET College football is two things at once. At the top, it is as stolid and inflexible as it has been since the 1970s. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma have each finished in the AP top 10 for at least six straight years (Bama is at 13 straight) and have hogged 20
9:53 AM ET Shaedon Sharpe, the No. 6 prospect in the ESPN class of 2022, says he’s narrowed his list of options to five: the G League Ignite, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State. Sharpe made a strong case for consideration as the best long-term prospect in high school basketball with an outstanding spring and
8:12 AM ET There were big winners all over the main card of UFC 265. Jose Aldo proved he has something left in the tank and potential in the bantamweight division with his victory over Pedro Munhoz. Tecia Torres defeated Angela Hill to win her third in a row, a victory that will continue her
6:25 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler pitched a two-hitter and struck out 11, Bryce Harper homered and the first-place Philadelphia Phillies finished off a three-game sweep for their eighth straight victory, 3-0 over the fading New York Mets on Sunday. Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto also homered for the Phillies, who
7:00 AM ET The NHL free-agency frenzy of 2021 started 27 days later than the usual opening day of July 1, but it was as wild as any in recent memory, with more than $500 million spent on deals on the first day alone. A number of valuable players remain who have yet to make
7:00 AM ET The Kansas City Chiefs may have lost Super Bowl LV, but they are still the NFL team to beat this season, according to the new ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) projections for 2021. FPI, which launched Monday, is a forward-looking projection model that includes ratings and projections for every team, from projected
ENG vs IND: The first Test between England and India ended in a draw.© AFP The Indian contingent was off to London on Monday ahead of the second Test against Englandat Lord’s though replacement players Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw remained in Nottingham to complete their quarantine. It is learnt that the entire Indian contingent left for London at
BMX freestyle could have its first national competition after “capturing the attention” of the UK at Tokyo 2020. BMX made its Olympic debut, with Charlotte Worthington and Declan Brooks winning medals in the freestyle event. More than £1m is also being invested in community facilities at five UK sites. “We have begun the serious business
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