4:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE – For eight years, Giannis Antetokounmpo has worked toward the moment he and the Milwaukee Bucks find themselves in right now: one win away from an NBA championship. So it should come with little surprise that Monday afternoon, a little more than 24 hours before playing the biggest game
11:19 AM ET Lewis Hamilton might not have won his home British Grand Prix on Sunday without the race being halted after he and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen collided on the opening lap, according to Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin. The seven-times world champion won his home race for the eighth time, slashing Verstappen’s
1:47 PM ET AC Milan have signed attacking midfielder Brahim Diaz on a two-year loan from Spanish side Real Madrid, the Serie A club said on Monday. The 21-year-old returns to Milan having also spent last season on loan at the San Siro, where he scored seven goals for Stefano Pioli’s side in all competitions.
10:22 AM ET Arsenal have announced the signing of Albert Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht on a long-term contract. ESPN reported that Arsenal were close to agreeing a deal to sign the 21-year-old midfielder last month. – Arsenal fail to win for second preseason game– Arsenal sign Tavares from Benfica Lokonga made his senior debut for
12:09 PM ET Steven Berghuis has signed a four-year deal for Ajax, the club announced on Monday. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images Ajax have signed Steven Berghuis from Feyenoord on a four year deal, the club announced on Monday. The Dutch international’s move has caused controversy in the Netherlands due to rivalry between the two sides, especially between
4:26 PM ET LAFC is nearing a deal to acquire Millonarios FC forward Cristian Arango, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Official terms have not been agreed to but there is an expectation the deal will get done, possibly by the end of the week. Arango has scored 20 goals in 46 games for the
4:00 AM ET It’s one of the byproducts of the COVID-induced cash crunch in football, and it has created an unprecedented situation across Europe. At no point in recent history have so many key players at big clubs found themselves in the final year of their contract, as is the case heading into the 2021-22
2:40 PM ET As the Seattle Kraken select their first roster of players in Wednesday’s expansion draft, some of the city’s most famous athletes will be announcing their names. Scheduled to reveal players selected by the Kraken in the expansion draft (8 p.m. ET Wednesday, ESPN2) are Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, Seattle Sounders FC
2:41 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced Monday that the presidents and chancellors of the conference approved a new diversity initiative to establish an expectation for athletics department hiring processes around key leadership roles. Sankey pointed out that while LSU hired the league’s first Black president, William Tate, in May there
2:22 PM ET HOOVER, Ala. — SEC media days kicked off on Monday with commissioner Greg Sankey announcing that six of the league’s 14 football teams have reached 80% vaccinations. “That number needs to grow and grow rapidly,” Sankey said. “We have learned how to manage through a COVID environment, but we do not yet