9:08 AM ET It’s 10 things time: 1. DeMar DeRozan, stepping in, and the Spurs’ retrograde shot selection DeRozan’s dabbling in real 3-point shooting has ended, probably at the wishes of both DeRozan and his new team. Almost by organizational fiat, DeRozan launched 3.6 triples per game last season, more than double his career rate.
Antoine’s Griezmann’s mascot could barely have looked happier as the Atletico Madrid star tied his shoelaces for him. As well as being a darn fine footballer, Antoine Griezmann proved that he is also a careful and considerate soul before Atletico Madrid’s Champions League match against Monaco. As the camera panned down the Atleti players before
Unai Emery reinforced his decision to omit Mesut Ozil from the starting line-up after Arsenal beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League. The Europa League game between Arsenal and FC Vorskla in Kiev will go ahead as scheduled, UEFA have confirmed to ESPN FC, after the Ukrainian team had expressed doubts over whether it could
5:56 AM ET Max Verstappen wishes he’d had a chance to fight a competitive Fernando Alonso in their time on the grid together. In an exclusive interview, Fernando Alonso gives his reasons for leaving F1 and explains why he has no plans to come back. Fernando Alonso is leaving F1 with just two world titles
‘Don’t play my football in France, but yo Memphis at least I can dance’ Earlier in the week, Memphis Depay treated us all to a rap video in which he celebrated passing five million followers on Instagram. Filmed on a Parisian rooftop, the Dutchman jigged around in an expensive velvet coat and toked on a
The Champions League’s best performers from this week. The Champions League is down to its final matchday, but who were the stars of the penultimate group edition? Here’s the best XI from Matchday 5. Goalkeeper — David De Gea (Manchester United) Pick your eight-man team and compete in the Champions League, Premier League, La Liga
While Mauricio Pochettino feels Argentina’s struggles with the natural team are cultural, he’s not quite sure how to fix the problem. Tottenham produced a fantastic display at Wembley to end Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season. Toby Alderweireld has said the north London derby is arguably the biggest in the world as Tottenham prepare to
4:45 AM GMT Rugby Australia has resisted Jake White’s gun-for-hire offer and ruled out making a play for South Africa’s former World Cup-winning coach to take charge of the Wallabies. RA boss Raelene Castle had agreed to a telephone hook-up with White following an approach from the former Springboks and Brumbies mentor. But that hook-up
Gerard Houllier, right, takes credit for kickstarting Gerrard’s Liverpool career but the truth is that even he needed convincing to give the kid a chance. LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on Nov. 29, 1998, 20 years ago on Thursday, is remembered for an event that was overlooked by most at the
3:29 AM ET Jake McLeod continued his strong home season with a 6-under-par 66 to take a share of the lead alongside compatriot Matt Jager after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast Thursday. Queenslander McLeod, who claimed his maiden professional title at the New South Wales Open earlier this