7:33 PM ET Chelsea star Sam Kerr received a yellow card for flattening a pitch invader during the Blues’ 0-0 Champions League draw with Juventus in London on Wednesday. The man, who ran onto the pitch and was trying to take a picture with Chelsea captain Magdalena Eriksson, was greeted with the Australia international’s shoulder
Month: December 2021
2:29 PM ET Two-hundred-thirty-eight days ago, 27 teams had visions of lifting MLS Cup. That dream has long been extinguished for all but the Portland Timbers and New York City FC, who contest the league’s showpiece event on Saturday (3 p.m. ET, stream live on ABC). For the first time, the Rose City plays host
1:00 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Always look out for the people (and canines) who hold you down. This is a rule of
10:17 AM ET EA Sports is making women’s teams available for the first time in its NHL video game series. Starting in early 2022, International Ice Hockey Federation women’s national teams and the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship will be added to NHL 22, making Team USA and Hockey Canada stars, among others, playable
1:50 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes will not be locked out of their arena later this month. Following a report on Wednesday night that the team was at risk of losing access to Gila River Arena because of more than $1.3 million in unpaid city and state taxes, Arizona has since come current on all
2:21 PM ET The Vancouver Canucks have hired Jim Rutherford as team president and interim general manager, it was announced Thursday. Rutherford will lead the search for a permanent GM. “It is time for a new vision and a new leader who will set a path forward for this team,” Canucks chairman Francesco Aquilini said
9:30 AM ET Marc J. Spears The Basketball Africa League’s second season will begin March 5, 2022, in Dakar, Senegal, sources told ESPN’s The Undefeated. The 2022 season will include 12 club teams from 12 African countries that will also play games in Cairo and Kigali, Rwanda. The BAL season will also expand to a
2:23 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans guard Kira Lewis has torn the ACL and suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Thursday. The injury occurred in the Pelicans’ 120-114 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on
10:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors separately announced Thursday morning that they had canceled practice out of “an abundance of caution” because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Both teams played home games Wednesday night, with the Pacers defeating the New York Knicks and the Raptors losing to the
2:41 PM ET Jamal Collier Chicago Bulls forward Derrick Jones Jr. entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, making him the fifth Bulls player sidelined during what has become a teamwide COVID-19 outbreak. Jones joins DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Coby White and Javonte Green all entering the league’s protocols in a nine-day span.