12:17 AM ET Austin FC got goals from Sebastian Driussi, Julio Cascante and Jared Stroud while rolling past visiting Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Wednesday in an important late-season Western Conference match. Austin played like anything but an out-of-contention team and put a huge kink in Sporting K.C.’s hopes to win the Western Conference. With
Month: November 2021
News Under-19 tour includes five ODIs in preparation for next year’s World Cup England have named a clutch of youngsters with county experience in a Young Lions squad to tour Sri Lanka later this month. The Under-19 tour will include five ODIs and is key to preparations for the ICC Mens’ Under-19 World Cup, which
1:58 AM BST Motivated by the stunning return of Quade Cooper, Kurtley Beale is hoping to add his own influence to a Wallabies team on the up and keep his dream of a fourth Rugby World Cup appearance alive. The veteran Test back is enjoying a first taste of Dave Rennie’s Wallabies environment, after being
2:52 PM ET Australia’s Alexei Popyrin advanced to the ATP Paris Masters third round on Wednesday after his opponent, third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas, retired with a suspected arm injury. Tsitsipas was trailing 4-2 in the first set when he bowed out citing a longstanding issue to his right arm. The result means Popyrin will advance to
11:12 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Boston Celtics had a players-only meeting ahead of Wednesday’s 92-79 win in Orlando over the Magic, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The meeting came in the wake of Boston’s fourth-quarter meltdown Monday against the Chicago Bulls, as Boston went from being up 14 at the start of the fourth
9:35 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. — Standing in front of a Los Angeles Rams backdrop and surrounded by two dozen media members, Von Miller sported a blue and yellow
6:31 PM ET Liverpool raced to early lead against Atletico Madrid and didn’t look back. OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool were determined to ensure it was going to be different this time. Atletico Madrid‘s last visit to Anfield in March 2020 was a calamitous affair on and off the field. The Reds
9:53 PM ET Notre Dame earned a commitment from ESPN Junior 300 linebacker Drayk Bowen on Wednesday, giving the Irish six in the 2023 class. Bowen, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound linebacker from Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, chose the Irish over Auburn and Clemson. He is the No. 44-ranked prospect in the class of 2023,
4:35 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds traded veteran Gold Glove catcher Tucker Barnhart to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday in exchange for infield prospect Nick Quintana. Barnhart, a 31-year-old left-handed hitter and reliable backstop, leaves Cincinnati after eight years. In the last six seasons, he led the Reds in starts behind
5:58 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is leaving the Seattle Mariners after the team declined a club option on the All-Star and Kikuchi opted for free agency. Kikuchi could have exercised a one-year player option but instead is choosing a fresh start elsewhere after struggling over the second half of