Will the World Cup be full of tired stars? Assessing burnout, minutes played across top leagues If it seems like elite players like Virgil van Dijk look a little error-prone or rusty this season, could it be that they’re all just exhausted? How many players are facing burnout ahead of the World Cup?
2:20 PM ET Son Heung-Min came off the bench and scored a quick-fire hat trick as Tottenham Hotspur rallied to a dominant 6-2 victory over bottom-place Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. The South Korean, the Premier League’s joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham’s first eight games and had lost
6:03 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — New York Yankees right-hander Frankie Montas will undergo an MRI on his shoulder a day after lasting just 3⅓ innings in a 7-6 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Montas has gone 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts for the Yankees, who acquired him for four prospects
4:52 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols went hitless in his quest for 700 homers as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. Pujols started at first base and hit second for the first time this season. He went 0-for-3 with
Sep 17, 2022 Canelo Alvarez is a heavy favorite over Gennadiy Golovkin and attracting big bets in their super middleweight championship bout Saturday in Las Vegas. After opening as a -410 favorite, the price on Alvarez had grown to -500 Saturday at Caesars Sportsbook, where Golovkin was listed as a +400 underdog. The betting has
5:31 PM ET A year ago, the world was a very different place. A high school team named Bishop Sycamore was the talk of the country. Now, it’s a college team called Nebraska making questionable financial decisions off the field and looking embarrassing on it. A year ago, college football fans could not escape an
4:24 PM ET Michigan‘s backup quarterback Cade McNamara will likely be out for a few weeks after he sustained a leg injury Saturday late in the first half of the 59-0 win over UConn. Coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters after the game that it’s probably not a season-ending injury but said McNamara will most likely
5:28 PM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska interim coach Mickey Joseph took full responsibility for his team’s performance in a 49-14 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday, repeatedly saying in his postgame press conference, “This is on me.” Joseph was promoted to interim coach last Sunday, after Scott Frost was fired following a 1-2 start to
12:59 PM ET Free agent guard P.J. Dozier is signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dozier is returning from a torn ACL in his left knee, suffered in November while a member of the Denver Nuggets. He played for the Nuggets under new Wolves president Tim Connelly. Dozier’s rights were later
4:48 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Falcons have placed running back Damien Williams on injured reserve with a rib injury, it was announced Saturday. The move to IR, which means Williams will miss at least the next four games, comes one day after he was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Los