8:00 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Major League Baseball is back. With legalized sports betting available in 20 states (and Washington D.C.), America’s pastime may induce more bettors than ever before. And with a full, 162-game season on tap, there are plenty
1:18 PM ET The U.S. Open Cup was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The U.S. Soccer Federation announced that due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup field has been reduced to 16 teams, resulting in the cancellation of the previously planned
1:25 PM ET RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate is edging closer to a move to Liverpool with the 2019-20 Premier League champions ready to pay his €41.5 million release clause, sources have told ESPN. Liverpool have struggled defensively this season as injuries to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have reduced their options
2:27 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer After the United States men failed to qualify for the Olympic Games on Sunday, former Mexico national team assistant coach Mario Carrillo said he felt the U.S. made a mistake to not include the core of promising players under the age of 23, including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Weston
3:08 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, the club has confirmed. Aguero’s contract at the Etihad Stadium will expire in the summer when he will leave on a free transfer. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Aguero, City’s record goal scorer with
12:25 PM ET World Cup qualifying kicked off across Europe last week and there was plenty of drama involving top national teams as they began on the road to Qatar in 2022. Portugal were furious for Saturday’s draw vs. Serbia, England picked up a couple of tidy victories and Germany showed their best — and
3:12 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson said owner Jimmy Haslam gave him a contract extension midway through a winless 2017 season and that he was lied to from the start about the team’s rebuilding plans. During a wide-ranging radio interview Monday with ESPN 850, Jackson said the Browns’
12:39 PM ET Have you caught your breath yet? Twenty-four hours on from the first race of the 2021 Formula One season and there is a huge amount to talk about. For those wanting a little more analysis of how the race panned out, click here, and if you’re still unsure why Max Verstappen’s overtaking
News Sachin Tendulkar, Yusuf Pathan, and S Badrinath had earlier tested positive for Covid-19 Irfan Pathan has become the fourth player to test positive for Covid-19 from among those who played in the recently concluded a T20 tournament that pitted former players from India, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, South Africa and Sri Lanka against each
2:36 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt announced a $300 million project Monday to improve football and basketball facilities and a new Vandy United Fund to raise money for athletics programs. The Vandy United Fund already has $200 million committed with $100 million from the university along with $90 million from anonymous donors