LONDON — If there’s one thing Unai Emery thinks he can learn from Jurgen Klopp, it’s to smile more. The Arsenal coach will go up against Klopp on Saturday for the first time since besting the German in the 2016 Europa League final with Sevilla, knowing that this Liverpool side has come a long way
Argentine President Mauricio Macri is allowing opposing fans to attend the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate this month. The decision is at odds with a 2013 ban on visiting fans in Argentine football that is aimed at reducing violence and is expected to be a major security challenge for authorities. But
3:25 AM ET Associated Press SHIGA, Japan — So Yeon Ryu shot a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic. Nasa Hataoka of Japan and South Koreans Jiyai Shin and In-Kyung Kim were a stroke back after rounds of 66 on Friday. Ten other players were
2:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — When Gordon Hayward went up to attempt to block a layup try by Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton midway through the second quarter of the Celtics’ 117-113 victory at TD Garden, it looked like simply one moment among many in what easily was Hayward’s best game of the
6:25 PM ET Marc J. Spears OAKLAND, Calif. — Can you see DeMarcus Cousins possibly returning to the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent next offseason? Pelicans star forward Anthony Davis can. “He will be a free agent next year. Hopefully, down the line we can reconnect,” Davis told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Wednesday
1:17 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jon Gruden stood by his claim that players are “dying” to play for the Oakland Raiders in 2019, adding that he doesn’t believe his current players took it as a message that they are not good enough. “I’m just trying to get people excited about the Oakland Raiders,”
12:40 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken right forearm in the third quarter of Thursday night’s win over the Oakland Raiders. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said he wasn’t told whether Mostert was done for the
2:48 PM ET Vinod Rai, the chairman of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) that is overseeing the BCCI, has categorically denied that he acted unilaterally in dealing with the controversy surrounding the sexual-harassment allegations raised by an anonymous person against BCCI chief executive officer Rahul Johri. Rai’s role came into focus after it emerged that
10:48 AM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006.
12:10 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Patrick Eaves is in the Anaheim Ducks‘ lineup for the first time this season following a health scare that cost him much of the 2017-18 season. Eaves returned for a game Thursday night against the New York Rangers. He played in only two games last season. He