2:21 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is tired of the Ben Roethlisberger naysayers — so much so that he passionately defended his quarterback after the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first on-field OTA practice Tuesday. “When I hear the badmouthing about him being a not great quarterback and everybody is ready to elevate other quarterbacks, I’m like,
1:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady opted not to take part in the team’s OTA practice Tuesday, instead opting to practice Monday with his veteran teammates at the New York Yankees‘ spring training complex across the street. Arians told veteran players and starters that Tuesday’s optional practice would be for the
6:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo has raised questions about his immediate future at Juventus with an Instagram post where he thanked fans for taking part in his journey. The forward, who has one year remaining on his contract, came under fire in recent months season for his performances, leading to speculation that he
11:41 AM ET Fiorentina have named former Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso as their new head coach following Giuseppe Iachini’s departure, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Gattuso left his role at Napoli after failing to secure Champions League qualification, with the team ending the
9:20 AM ET On the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, MLS’s Black Players for Change (BPC) announced that it is joining forces with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to push for passage of the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives back on
11:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent GDANSK, Poland — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Europa League final against Villarreal will define Manchester United‘s season. United made progress to finish second in the Premier League behind champions Manchester City but Solskjaer said only by lifting the Europa League trophy on Wednesday will be able to brand the
1:25 PM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Ronald Koeman is meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the club’s Camp Nou offices on Tuesday to decide whether he remains in charge of the club next season, sources have told ESPN. Koeman has one year to run on his contract at Barca but ESPN revealed earlier
8:10 AM ET Gareth Southgate has named an expanded 33-man England squad for Euro 2020 including Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson but Nick Pope, Eric Dier and James Maddison all miss out. Southgate will cut seven players next week after assessing various injury situations while also waiting to see if there are any
12:22 PM ET Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, and Alex Morgan have been named to United States women’s national team training camp for three friendlies ahead of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, Chicago Red Stars midfielder Julie Ertz will miss out on the 23-player camp and friendlies as she continues to come back
11:37 AM ET Alex Ovechkin said he is “confident” he will reach a new contract with the Washington Capitals soon. The Capitals’ captain, 35, will become an unrestricted free agent this summer, as his 13-year, $124 million contract is set to expire. For that contract, which was the NHL’s first nine-figure deal, Ovechkin’s mother, Tatyana,