2:58 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — After riding a stout, organized defense to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup, the United States men’s national team failed to bring the same sharpness to the round of 16 in a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. The US conceded just one goal, and none
3:59 PM ET Lionel Messi spearheaded Argentina‘s charge to the World Cup quarterfinals by helping to secure a 2-1 victory against Australia on Saturday. In his 1,000th career match, Messi scored the opening goal with a sublime effort before Julian Alvarez scored in the second half to set up a quarterfinal tie against the Netherlands
12:28 PM ET AL RAYYAN, Qatar — The US men’s national team are out of the 2022 World Cup after falling 3-1 to the Netherlands in a round-of-16 matchup. First-half goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind — both assisted by Denzel Dumfries — staked the Dutch to a lead they would never relinquish. The
3:44 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Va. — Virginia Military Institute has hired Danny Rocco as its football coach. The school made the announcement Saturday. Rocco replaces Scott Wachenheim, who resigned after eight seasons last month. “He is clearly someone who believes in developing his players into leaders of character in perfect alignment with VMI’s
12:35 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles have reached an agreement on a one-year contract with right-handed starter Kyle Gibson, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. The deal is pending a physical, sources said. Gibson had spent the past 1½ seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, who had acquired him in a trade deadline move from
11:13 AM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey, the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year, is skipping the Panthers’ bowl game. Kancey, a junior, alluded to a health issue in an Instagram post as the main reason behind the decision. “Thanks to the best trainers in the country at Pitt,” Kancey
8:00 AM ET At 2:44 p.m. ET on Oct. 27, roughly five hours before the Brooklyn Nets were set to take on the Dallas Mavericks at home, Kyrie Irving hit send on a tweet. The post, without any text, was an Amazon link to a movie called “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” centered
With South Africa still figuring out their best XI for the Test tour of Australia, former captain Graeme Smith believes they should stick to an “aggressive mindset” and play six batters and five bowlers. “I’d like to see South Africa back their six batters,” Smith told ESPNcricinfo. “I think there’s always that fear because the
8:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Coastal Carolina is “cautiously optimistic” that star quarterback Grayson McCall will be able to return for the Sun Belt title game at Troy on Saturday, sources told ESPN. McCall will be a game-time decision with a foot injury, according to sources, and the optimism stems from the way that he
England and Pakistan have promised a fight to the finish in the first Test at Rawalpindi, in spite of the turgid nature of the pitch, with both Joe Root and Abdullah Shafique insisting that their teams will be pushing for victory over the final two days of the game. England reached the close on day