5:08 PM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona are considering the Belgium coach Roberto Martinez as a possible alternative to Ronald Koeman if they decide to move on from the Dutchman this summer, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. Koeman, along with his agent, Rob Jansen, met with Barca president Joan Laporta on Tuesday at
5:59 PM ET Alex Kirkland Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid coach, a source has told ESPN’s Rodrigo Faez. Real beat Villarreal 2-1 in their final game of the La Liga season on Saturday, but that wasn’t enough to overtake rivals Atletico Madrid, who secured a dramatic 2-1 comeback win at Real Valladolid to
5:59 PM ET Villarreal beat Manchester United in an epic penalty shootout in the Europa League final in Poland on Wednesday night after the match finished 1-1 in regular and extra time. In the first European final to be played in front of a crowd in two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Villarreal survived a
5:44 PM ET Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a strained left hamstring suffered in Tuesday’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hoerner, 24, had been a big part of the Cubs’ success in May. He was hitting .338 and playing high-caliber defense. The injury occurred as
4:51 PM ET The Atlanta Braves will be without slugger Marcell Ozuna for about six weeks after he fractured his middle and ring fingers on Tuesday night. “If there is a good thing, there’s not a surgical process,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said Wednesday afternoon. Ozuna, 30, injured himself sliding into third base in a
6:21 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Cleveland Indians right-hander Zach Plesac will not need surgery after breaking the thumb on his pitching hand while yanking off his undershirt following a rough outing. “Other than it being broken, it was a pretty upbeat visit to the doctor,” Indians manager Terry Francona said Wednesday. Francona said
8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Yankees right-hander Corey Kluber is expected to miss at least two months with a right shoulder injury, and first baseman Luke Voit is also headed to the injured list with a right oblique strain. New York manager Aaron Boone announced the diagnoses Wednesday shortly after the
8:42 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Giovanny Gallegos got into a sticky situation with the St. Louis Cardinals clinging to a one-run lead and two on in the seventh inning. It quickly became a heated one. Umpire Joe West ordered Gallegos to switch caps because apparently there was sunscreen on the bill. Cardinals
4:18 PM ET Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway, accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and mistreatment, has been placed on the ineligible list, banning him from Major League Baseball at least through the end of the 2022 season. Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement that an investigation found that “Callaway violated
8:57 PM ET Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Danielle Kang and Inbee Park made themselves right at home at Shadow Creek in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play. Kang, a Las Vegas resident and ambassador for course owner MGM Resorts, routed Albane Valenzuela 7 and 6 on Wednesday in the most-lopsided match