5:43 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will remain in the league’s health and safety protocol for an indefinite period and continue to be tested daily for the coronavirus, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Porter, 22, has been in the protocol since last Thursday as a result of contract tracing. He has missed
Month: January 2021
4:04 PM ET Real Madrid were trapped on a plane for more than two hours on Friday after ice on the runway of Barajas airport prevented their plane from taking off as a snowstorm buffeted the country. – Lowe: Will Sergio Ramos stay at Real Madrid?– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The
11:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has given his full backing to compatriot Karim Benzema after the French forward found out this week he is set to stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to attempt blackmail. Versailles prosecutor’s office accuse the Real Madrid forward of having pressured his former France
1:31 PM ET Three of English football’s minor leagues said on Friday they wanted their season halted and declared null and void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Southern, Northern Premier and Isthmian Leagues — whose clubs form the seventh and eight tiers of the football system — issued a joint statement reviewing the implications
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged midfielder Donny van de Beek to stick with it at Manchester United after suggestions he should try to leave in January to avoid losing his place in the Netherlands team ahead of the European Championships. Van de Beek has made just two Premier League starts
4:37 PM ET Sadio Mane scored twice as Liverpool eased past a youthful Aston Villa side 4-1 in their FA Cup third-round tie at Villa Park on Friday night. Aston Villa fielded a heavily rotated XI due in part to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club — with manager Dean Smith not on the sidelines
4:14 PM ET Jim Harbaugh has signed a contract extension to remain Michigan‘s coach, he told 247 Sports on Friday. A source confirmed to ESPN that it is a five-year extension that includes a lower base salary and many performance incentives. Harbaugh had one year left on his initial contract at Michigan, which paid the
3:42 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have activated defensive lineman Michael Brockers from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Friday. The move comes a day
4:49 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints are still hoping to get offensive stars Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas back in the lineup for Sunday’s playoff opener against the Chicago Bears. But they ruled out one of their top defensive playmakers, defensive end Trey Hendrickson, with a neck injury on Friday. Hendrickson
4:48 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan and defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will not be returning to the Dallas Cowboys for the 2021 season, the team announced Friday. Last season, the Cowboys (6-10) allowed the most points in franchise history (473) and finished 31st in the league in run defense. In