2:15 PM ET Professional soccer players are in constant search of the perfect situation. It’s one where the player’s talent, role, the team, the manager and the city all come together to allow that performer to show the best version of his or her self. For some, that goal is achieved early in their careers.
Month: December 2021
9:06 PM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has
8:32 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The GMS Racing majority purchase of Richard Petty Motorsports will be called Petty GMS Motorsports going into next season and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty will be chairman of the new two-car Cup Series team. Petty GMS Motorsports revealed its plans for 2022 at the NASCAR
7:00 AM ET Matt Duchene heard all the warnings. Everything will change after you hit 30, they said. Even elite athletes can’t outrun Father Time. Maybe not. But Duchene, at least, is making the man wait. With his 31st birthday looming in January, the Nashville Predators‘ star is enjoying a career revival. And it’s come
8:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has been diagnosed with a pneumothorax in his right lung, the team announced Tuesday night. A pneumothorax is a collapsed lung, and it was discovered Tuesday after the veteran underwent a CT scan. On Saturday, in the fourth quarter of a game against
5:44 PM ET MILAN — Champions League glory has always eluded Zlatan Ibrahimovic, despite a glittering CV that has seen him play for Europe’s biggest clubs for 20 remarkable years. And now, following AC Milan‘s 2-1 defeat against Liverpool in San Siro, the 40-year-old might just have played his last game in the competition. Milan
8:15 AM ET Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Ohio State and Utah will head to Pasadena, California, coming from opposite directions. The Buckeyes appeared destined for
12:08 PM ET After four decades of covering Major League Baseball, longtime writer and ESPN analyst Tim Kurkjian is the 2022 winner of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Career Excellence Award (formerly the J.G. Taylor Spink award). The award, the highest honor awarded by the BBWAA, is given out annually “for meritorious contributions to
4:10 PM ET ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian is headed to the Hall of Fame — and we couldn’t be prouder. We also couldn’t miss the opportunity to express just how much he means to us around here. So, as Cooperstown calls for our colleague, we wanted to share just a few of our favorite
2:45 PM ET The Cleveland Browns placed tight end David Njoku on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, putting his availability for Sunday’s key NFC North game against the Baltimore Ravens in question. The Browns (6-6) also could be without tight end Harrison Bryant, who suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 12 against the Ravens in
4:05 PM GMT England’s Simon Middleton has become the first coach of a women’s team to win World Rugby Coach of the Year, the sport’s governing body announced on Tuesday. Middleton guided England’s “Red Roses” to their third successive Six Nations title in April and the team finished the year with an unbeaten record, winning
4:21 PM GMT Leicester Tigers have signed South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard ahead of the 2022-23 season, the English Premiership leaders said on Tuesday, to replace departing fly-half George Ford. Pollard, who has won 60 caps for South Africa since making his debut in 2014, will join Leicester next season after leaving French
10:56 AM ET Any unvaccinated NBA player with temporary visa status who leaves the country will be unable to reenter the United States, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. For example, a player who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 would be unable to reenter the United States after playing in
Mark Cavendish has signed a one-year contract extension with Deceuninck Quick-Step until the end of 2022. The British sprinter, 36, won four stages and the Green Jersey at this year’s Tour de France after rejoining the Belgian team for 2021. A stunning return to form saw him equal Belgian legend Eddy Merckx’s record of 34
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff Conference championship weekend: when a quarterback threw for 577 yards and four touchdowns, and lost. When a historically good defense surrendered 41 points. When a fake slide led to a 58-yard touchdown run. When a freshman running back threw a 75-yard touchdown pass. And to think, the week started with
File image of Hanuma Vihari© Instagram Wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan and skipper Hanuma Vihari hit a fifty each to take India A to 229 for six in reply to South Africa A’s 268 all out at stumps on the second day of the third unofficial Test here on Tuesday. At the close of play, Kishan
9:20 AM ET NHL goalies are some of the most powerful athletes in sports. They can be the reason a goal is or is not scored, the deciding force between victory and defeat. They can rescue a teammate from a defensive miscue, or paper over holes in the lineup. They can be the reason a
6:00 AM ET Barcelona might crash out of the Champions League this week, while Erling Haaland‘s Borussia Dortmund already have, and 40-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic could inspire a dramatic round-of-16 qualification for AC Milan. If you still needed convincing that the Champions League is just fine as it is, the next two days should offer unequivocal
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