6:13 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia‘s new coach achieved the first big victory of his tenure on Monday when quarterback Brennan Armstrong said he has given no thought to transferring. Coach Tony Elliott met with the Cavaliers for the first time on Sunday night, and Armstrong — who threw for 4,444 yards
Month: December 2021
7:00 AM 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. — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. reached up to make a two-handed grab in the end zone, then went high for
4:19 PM ET Justin Verlander‘s two-year, $50 million agreement with the Houston Astros has been given formal approval by Major League Baseball, industry sources told ESPN, even at a time when the owners have locked out the players in the ongoing labor battle. Verlander reached an agreement with Houston last month before the expiration of
10:09 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are in discussions with the Premier League about postponing their fixture against Brentford after the club were forced to close down their training ground because of an outbreak of COVID-19. United shut their Carrington training base on Monday after confirmation of positive coronavirus cases following PCR testing. –
10:01 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid are furious with UEFA over their “shameful” handling of the Champions League round-of-16 draw, sources told ESPN, with the club accusing European football’s governing body of “lying” over the problems that led to the process being repeated. Madrid were initially paired with Benfica on Monday before
2:04 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sergio Ramos has said he would have preferred Paris Saint-Germain to avoid his former club Real Madrid in the Champions League round-of-16 draw. PSG were pitted against Madrid in Monday’s redraw — after issues with the initial draw, which had paired PSG with Manchester United and Madrid with
2:55 PM ET San Diego Wave FC announced on Monday that they have signed United States women’s national team forward Alex Morgan ahead of their inaugural National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season. Morgan joins Wave FC from the Orlando Pride, where she has played since 2017 besides a short stint with Women’s Super League team
12:38 PM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team made its closing written argument on Friday in a bid to overturn the dismissal of its equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, calling the lower court’s original decision “flatly wrong.” The USWNT’s primary argument stayed the same: that the women were paid at
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola believes New York City FC striker Valentin Castellanos is ready to leave MLS and take the next step in his career in Europe. Castellanos, 23, finished the regular season with 19 goals before adding three in the play-offs as New York City claimed the first MLS Cup triumph
11:07 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain must win the Champions League the hard way after being paired with Real Madrid in the re-drawn Round of 16 on Monday, following a software error that led to the initial draw — which had PSG facing Manchester United — being declared void by UEFA. – Champions League draw: PSG-Real