7:51 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — An arbitrator has awarded Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi a $3.5 million, one-year contract. The ruling was issued Tuesday, two days after the case was heard. The 25-year-old Bertuzzi has scored 21 goals in consecutive seasons. He was an All-Star during the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season and
4:39 PM ET Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido doesn’t understand why he hasn’t received more recognition for his achievements compared to other Mexicans in Major League Soccer. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) The 29-year-old former Chivas striker has impressed so far in MLS, scoring six goals and contributing
5:17 PM ET Josep Maria Bartomeu said Barcelona have agreed to join a new European Super League as part of a 35-minute speech on Tuesday in which he confirmed he was stepping down as the club’s president. Bartomeu said joining the venture would guarantee Barca’s financial sustainability moving forward after the club announced earlier this
5:51 PM ET Liverpool fended off feisty FC Midtjylland 2-0 in a Champions League group stage match at Anfield on Tuesday that saw defensive platoon man Fabinho exit early with a leg injury. The Brazil international had transitioned from his defensive midfielder role to centre-back to fill in injured duo Virgil van Dijk and Joel
6:03 PM ET Real Madrid scored two goals in the final minutes with Karim Benzema and Casemiro to rescue a 2-2 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach in their Champions League Group B match on Tuesday and snap a three-game losing run in the competition. Marcus Thuram fired in for the lead in the 33rd minute and
6:21 PM ET Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the Champions League group stage clash with rival Lionel Messi after the Italian champions failed to declare the Portugal international had tested negative in time to face Barcelona. The Serie A champions announced Ronaldo tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 13 and UEFA protocol states a
6:31 PM ET Tom Fenton Liverpool sealed a 2-0 win over FC Midtjylland on Tuesday night, though the game won’t exactly live long in the memory for all those who witnessed it. The Reds failed to spark into life for much of the game, with the Danish visitors having the best of the first-half chances
8:32 PM ET The game between North Texas and UTEP scheduled for Saturday in El Paso has been postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 in the region, North Texas announced Tuesday. “We are disappointed to have our first postponement of a Conference USA game, but the health and safety of our student-athletes, staff and
4:56 AM BST It’s the nature of sports that, over time, you watch a player’s journey from its beginning to end and all the triumphs and defeats, the joy and heartache that come and go along the way. As a rugby player in Australia, that means their start in club rugby, rise through the professional
6:23 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Two years removed from coaching in the NBA, Stan Van Gundy was looking for a “great opportunity” before returning. He believes he’s found just that in the New Orleans Pelicans, a team equipped with what he called two of the more unique talents in the league in Zion Williamson and