7:00 AM ET As Carolina Hurricanes top-line center Sebastian Aho explained to ESPN in 2019: “Our team’s identity comes from Rod [Brind’Amour].” The team’s coach, who captained the Canes to their only Stanley Cup in 2006, is demanding, but he empowers his players. At 50, Brind’Amour still lives up to his nickname “Rod the Bod,”
6:09 AM ET Sixty British parliamentarians joined campaigners on Wednesday in urging Formula One to commission an independent inquiry into the human rights impact of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Rights groups said in an open letter to chief executive Stefano Domenicali that they also wanted him to seek “redress for those victims of abuses directly
4:32 AM ET Players from two Premier League clubs will wear mouthguards embedded with microchips in training sessions to help monitor the impact of headers as part of research into brain injuries, the BBC reported. The mouthguards, which are already used in rugby union and rugby league, will collect and send data to coaching and
12:34 AM ET Associated Press Uriel Antuna scored the winner as Mexico defeated the United States in in Guadalajara on Wednesday night. ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images Uriel Antuna scored following a sloppy giveaway by Sebastian Soto in the 45th minute as Mexico beat the United States 1-0 in Guadalajara on Wednesday night in qualifying for
5:58 AM ET Adriana Garcia Brazilian clubs have approved a historic proposal from the country’s Football Association that will limit them to make one coaching change throughout the campaign from next season. Until now, there has been no limit when it came to clubs hiring coaches. The new rule means that each club can only
5:32 AM ET Daniel Guerini was on loan at Torino before returning to Lazio. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Italian football was in mourning on Thursday following the death of Lazio youth player Daniel Guerini. The 19-year-old died following a car crash in Rome on Wednesday in which two other people were left seriously injured. The collision involved
6:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United remain committed to handing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a new contract and the Norwegian’s future does not depend on lifting a trophy this season, sources have told ESPN. United are yet to win any silverware under Solskjaer and saw another chance missed when they were knocked out of the
News Nepal legspinner to make first appearance in Vitality Blast Worcestershire have announced the signing of Nepal legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane as one of their overseas players for the Vitality Blast. Lamichhane, 20, first came to attention at the 2016 U19 World Cup and has been a regular on the global T20 circuit since becoming the
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent In July 2015, a few hours after Manchester United had comfortably beaten Barcelona 3-1 on their preseason tour of the United States, Louis van Gaal sat in a Santa Clara hotel room and declared it “the year of Luke Shaw.” It has taken longer than he expected, but the Dutchman’s
12:34 AM ET The Detroit Pistons are trading guard Delon Wright to the Sacramento Kings for guard Cory Joseph and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night. The picks going to Detroit will be a 2021 second-rounder via the Los Angeles Lakers and the Kings’ own 2024 second-rounder, sources told ESPN. The deal