8:05 PM ET Italy manager Roberto Mancini said watching three years of hard work come to fruition with Euro 2020 glory on Sunday reduced him to tears at Wembley after his side edged England on penalties. The Italians went behind early to a Luke Shaw goal but equalised in the second half through Leonardo Bonucci,
6:05 PM ET Mark Ogden Italy claimed a first European Championship since 1968 after goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved twice in a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout victory in the Euro 2020 final against England at Wembley on Sunday. After a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes, Donnarumma saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka — Marcus Rashford
7:36 PM ET LONDON — England‘s biggest demon still remains. Gareth Southgate and his players have done so much this summer to redefine the country’s relationship with major tournaments, but the biggest psychological ghost at the feast has wrecked another dream: The Three Lions lost another a penalty shootout. Chalk up another year of hurt.
8:19 PM ET LONDON — Roberto Mancini had promised a change when he took over following the Italy national team’s lowest point, after they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. And he delivered. While history will record him as the coach who led Italy to the 2020 European Championship (on June 11, 2021,
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3:33 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Miami Marlins right-hander Pablo Lopez on Sunday became the second pitcher in major league history — and first in the modern era — to strike out the first nine batters of a game. He set the modern-era (since 1900) record in Miami’s game against the Atlanta Braves
2:19 PM ET Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. has worked hard to reach the stratosphere of Major League Baseball. A day after suffering a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee, Acuna vowed to work harder than ever to remain there. “The only thing I can say is that I’m obviously going to put
2:47 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Since its inception in 1965, the Major League Baseball draft has existed on a simple premise: Those who are chosen will sign. But a confluence of events has made 2021 ripe for
6:42 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Brennen Davis saw hitting in Coors Field’s thin air as a fat opportunity, far different from his usual ballparks. “I’m currently playing in Knoxville, Tennessee,” the Chicago Cubs‘ Double-A outfielder said. “It’s noticeable.” The 21-year-old homered twice and earned MVP of the National League’s 8-3 victory over the
6:43 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer to cap a startling six-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, getting his jersey yanked off in a frenzied celebration and lifting the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees 8-7 Sunday. The Astros had been shut out by