10:46 PM ET Everton announced Marcel Brands had left his position as director of football on Sunday but said under-fire manager Rafa Benitez has their “full support.” Everton’s 4-1 defeat by Liverpool on Wednesday stretched their winless run to eight games and left them 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone.
Month: December 2021
5:05 AM ET Adriana Garcia Ramon Ramos Lima said he was involved in a car crash that resulted in the death of a cyclist. Photo by Silvia Izquierdo-Pool/Getty Images Flamengo right-back Ramon Ramos Lima has confirmed he was involved in an accident on Saturday evening that killed a cyclist in Rio de Janeiro. Ramon, 20, ran
2:00 AM ET Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner has told Sweden that he won’t accept their invitation to play in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Lehner is the first high-profile NHL player to announce he won’t participate in the Beijing Games, which will feature restrictive COVID-19 protocols and potentially lengthy quarantines for those who test
2:52 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LOS ANGELES — Nine days and three fights later, we’re still not much closer to finding true clarity in boxing’s loaded lightweight division. Gervonta Davis remained undefeated on Sunday night with a tougher-than-expected unanimous decision victory over Isaac Cruz. For the first time in Tank’s career, he was extended the
News The captain discusses the performances of India’s young trio in Mumbai Three players, who haven’t been Test regulars lately, had a significant impact in India’s Test win over WTC champions New Zealand in Mumbai. Virat Kohli, on his return to Test captaincy after a short break, spoke glowingly of all three of them as
11:28 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The 126th touchdown of Adrian Peterson‘s Hall of Fame career helped the Seattle Seahawks snap their three-game losing streak with a 30-23 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. It also moved the veteran running back one spot up on the NFL’s all-time TD list. After beginning
11:15 PM ET Those of us in the word business are running out of ways to say that the AFC playoff picture is complete chaos. There are teams near the top that have a decent chance to fall out of the race entirely, and there are teams outside the top seven that could still wind
10:13 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Miles Bridges scored 32 points and the Charlotte Hornets, without four players, leaned on their best 3-point shooting game of the season to beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-127 on Sunday night. Bridges made each of his four shots in the fourth quarter when he scored 13 points.
10:21 PM ET ESPN 300 linebacker Kobie McKinzie decommitted from Oklahoma on Nov. 28, after news broke that football coach Lincoln Riley was leaving for USC. Now, a week later, McKinzie has committed to Texas. McKinzie, out of Lubbock-Cooper High in Lubbock, Texas, is ESPN’s No. 95-ranked prospect overall and its No. 3 inside linebacker.
10:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger isn’t talking about his future. At least, not right now. Fresh off a 20-19 comeback victory against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, Roethlisberger was mum about any potential plans to conclude his 18-year career in Pittsburgh at the end of the 2021 season. The quarterback is quietly