5:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo‘s return at Manchester United as “impressive.” United parted company with coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday after the team’s fifth loss in seven Premier League games but Ronaldo has been United’s talisman. Ronaldo, 36, scored six goals in his first eight appearances in all
4:45 AM ET Manchester United are back in the market for a new manager, for the fifth time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 35-month reign in charge came to an end on Sunday. The absence of a proven — and available — candidate to replace Solskjaer has prompted United
2:07 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Blame the coaches more than the players. That was New York Giants coach Joe Judge’s message following Monday night’s 30-10 blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. “You can put that down tonight. Got that?” Judge said after the loss. “You guys can write
News Chairman Andrew Gaggin describes CA’s treatment of Paine as “appalling” and “the worst since Bill Lawry” Cricket Tasmania chairman Andrew Gaggin has lashed out at Cricket Australia, describing their treatment of Tim Paine as “appalling” and “the worst” of any Australia captain in 50 years. Gaggin released the statement on behalf of the Cricket
8:30 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN It’s a good time to be named Taylor. Just ask Taylor Swift, whose new re-recorded LP, “Red (Taylor’s Version),” is sitting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The singer-songwriter released the re-recorded album earlier in November after she was unable to get ownership of the masters of
6:05 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year contract, the team announced Monday. The contract totals $36 million, as the club locked up the 31-year-old who thrived during
7:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini were named baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year Award winners on Monday night. Posey, the National League winner, sat out the 2020 season after twin girls adopted by him and his wife were born prematurely.
8:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Tre Brown‘s promising rookie season appears to be over. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said early indications are that Brown, Seattle’s starting left cornerback, needs season-ending surgery on the patellar tendon injury he suffered Sunday in Seattle’s 23-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. It happened in the third quarter
6:05 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Left-handed reliever Aaron Loup has agreed to a two-year, $17 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. The club announced the deal Monday for Loup, adding one of the most effective relievers on the free-agent market to right-handed starter Noah Syndergaard in an impressive early offseason haul
7:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics had forward Jaylen Brown back in the lineup for the first time in two weeks Monday against the Houston Rockets after he missed the prior eight games with a right hamstring strain. “He’ll be on limited minutes,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said before the game.