7:47 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chase Elliott held on to one of his NASCAR titles Thursday night when fans voted him most popular driver for the fourth consecutive year. Elliott was both the reigning Cup champion and most popular driver this season, but he was ultimately beaten by new Hendrick Motorsports teammate
Month: December 2021
3:41 PM ET Associated Press Justin Faulk was scratched minutes before the St. Louis Blues‘ game at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, and the team confirmed the defenseman had entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Faulk’s absence came hours after goaltender Jordan Binnington went into protocol and put the Blues in a tough spot
News Maddinson is on Australia A duty while former captain Aaron Finch will be sidelined for a period due to his knee Kane Richardson is set to captain Melbourne Renegades in the absence of new skipper Nic Maddinson with coach David Saker confident he is well placed to juggle the leadership and his bowling duties.
1:16 PM ET The Columbus Crew signed attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan to a new three-year contract that will keep him with the team through at least 2024, the team announced on Thursday. The Designated Player deal also contains a club option for 2025. Zelarayan, 29, spent the last two seasons with the Crew, leading Columbus
4:23 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur moved up to sixth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Brentford in north London on Thursday night. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Spurs took the lead just past the 10-minute mark when a dangerous Son Heung-Min cross deflected off Bretford’s Sergi Canos
8:12 PM ET Atletico Mineiro, led by Hulk and Diego Costa, have the won Brazilian league title. Buda Mendes/Getty Images New Brazilian soccer champions Atletico Mineiro are to treat fans with free tattoos to celebrate their first title win in half a century, a radio station in the club’s home city of Belo Horizonte said on
4:30 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the 800th goal of his career for club and country with his strike for Manchester United against Arsenal. The 36-year-old is the leading scorer in men’s international football (115), the Champions League (140) and the European Championship (14). – ESPN FC 100: The top male players and managers
5:32 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Interim Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has left the club with immediate effect, it was announced on Thursday. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Michael Carrick has decided to leave Manchester United following his stint as caretaker manager, the club have announced. United released a statement within minutes
7:59 PM ET Michigan will wear a special patch in the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday to honor the victims in the Oxford High School shooting that took place this week. The shooting occurred on Tuesday when a 15-year-old student at Oxford High School shot and killed four students and injured seven others, including
6:26 PM ET Felicia Spencer, a former UFC title challenger who has competed against some of the top female fighters of all time, is retiring from mixed martial arts, she confirmed Thursday with ESPN. “I’ve made the decision to be done with my fighting career, if you want to call it a career,” Spencer told