7:05 AM ET The 2021-22 NHL season included a great deal of highlights, from the dominance of the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers, to the goal-scoring prowess of Auston Matthews and Chris Kreider, to spectacular goaltending from Igor Shesterkin, Frederik Andersen and Jacob Markstrom. But there can be only one team that gets to raise
12:00 PM ET LONDON — It took until the last minute of the 90 to break West Ham United‘s resolve on Sunday. But after what felt at times like a preseason game of attack vs. defence, Christian Pulisic swept home Marcos Alonso‘s cross to give Chelsea three Premier League points with a 1-0 win at
7:43 PM ET Kellyn Acosta and Danny Musovski scored 20 minutes apart in the second half and Los Angeles FC rallied for a 2-1 win over host FC Cincinnati on Sunday. Down 1-0 in the 59th minute, Acosta found himself in the right spot to drive the ball — off the remnants of star Carlos
3:47 AM ET Didier Drogba lost a controversial bid to become president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation when he was eliminated after the first round of voting at Saturday’s elective congress. The former Chelsea star polled only 21 votes in a three-way race, with the two other candidates, Yacine Idriss Diallo (59) and Sory
2:30 AM ET Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic said he was eager to prove his desire to play more often and was happy to score a “massive goal” after coming off the bench in Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League win over West Ham United. Pulisic’s 90th-minute winner at Stamford Bridge made up for his team mate Jorginho‘s
4:40 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have reached a preliminary agreement with Antonio Rudiger for the Chelsea centre-back to move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer this summer, sources have told ESPN. The club and the Germany international’s representatives are still working on aspects of the deal, but Rudiger, 29, is
4:48 AM ET George Russell finished a surprising fourth for Mercedes in Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix but said his car’s ‘porpoising’ problems were worse than ever and causing him real pain. The Mercedes is struggling to maintain downforce on the straights, noticeably bouncing as aerodynamic ground effects come and go. Other Formula One teams
12:50 AM ET ATLANTA — There were plenty of signs pointing to a potential letdown for the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Miami Heat in Sunday’s Game 4. Kyle Lowry was a late scratch because of a left hamstring strain. The Atlanta Hawks’ defensive anchor, Clint Capela, returned from a hyperextended right knee to make his series
10:52 PM ET DENVER — The Denver Nuggets didn’t just keep their season alive with their 126-121 Game 4 victory. They now see that the Warriors are “beatable.” After being dominated so thoroughly in the first two games that they left San Francisco simply trying to keep things together, the Nuggets avoided being swept for
2:16 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Normally low-key by design, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams had cutting remarks about the officiating after the New Orleans Pelicans took Game 4 on Sunday to even the first-round series at 2-2. The Pelicans shot 42 free throws to the Suns’ 15 and it was a 17-2 disparity in