9:33 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr. was excused from practice for a second consecutive day Thursday, according to a source, as the wide receiver’s representation and the Cleveland Browns continue to work on the resolution for his future. Beckham was told not to attend Wednesday’s practice one day after his father posted
Month: November 2021
6:27 PM ET With two rounds remaining in the Champions League group stage, it’s all to play to reach the knockout rounds — or book a consolation place in the Europa League. Here’s the state of play across all eight groups, showing what each team needs to maintain hope of progressing. Group winners and runners-up
8:00 AM ET Matchday 4 of the Champions League group stage saw round-of-16 places clinched by Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Ajax, while Manchester United conjured another late show and there were narrow Barcelona and Real Madrid wins, but Paris Saint-Germain slipped up and Atletico Madrid and AC Milan continued to struggle. We asked James
8:00 AM ET Stephen Curry actually surprised himself. With the clock winding down in the first half of an Oct. 28 game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Curry took a pass from longtime teammate Andre Iguodala and tried to pull off the same two-for-one possession swing that he has accomplished hundreds of times in his illustrious
7:13 AM ET Ex-Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg has ruled out a move to IndyCar in 2022, citing “personal reasons”. Hulkenberg has been looking for a full-time drive since leaving Renault’s Formula One team at the end of 2019. The German driver made two stand-in appearances for Aston Martin last season as a COVID-19 substitute
7:00 AM ET SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST DR. Kevin Elko was sitting across from Alabama coach Nick Saban in 2019, relaying postgame gossip he’d seen online. Not only had LSU beaten the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, apparently the Tigers had made a spectacle of it, toasting themselves as if they’d won the national championship in early November.
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Among the year’s most baffling storylines is the disappointing results from many of the preseason’s Heisman hopefuls. Spencer Rattler was benched. D.J. Uiagalelei has struggled mightily. D’Eriq King got hurt. JT Daniels has barely played. And North Carolina‘s Sam Howell — he’s disappointed, too, right? That seems to be the
7:51 AM ET The final two months of 2021 offer a range of big fights for women: Claressa Shields returns to the ring. Katie Taylor fights again. Mikaela Mayer and Maiva Hamadouche fight on Friday night (8 p.m. on ESPN+) to start to unify the junior lightweight division and a week later, Dina Thorslund and
7:37 AM ET Morgan Mularski DENVER — Trevor Wittman starts off every morning reciting five things for which he’s grateful. Then he repeats the mantra “externalize the internal champion,” a saying he lives by and aims to instill in others. Wittman encourages those in his life to embrace their inner being and passions. Wittman has
6:51 AM ET Sergio Perez said he understands that Red Bull will have to consider team orders if he is ahead of Max Verstappen at the Mexican Grand Prix. Perez arrives at his home race with the best chance of winning since the venue arrived on the calendar in 2015. Teammate Verstappen leads Lewis Hamilton