4:19 PM ET Duvan Zapata and Papu Gomez are just two of the seemingly endless number of attacking weapons at high-scoring Atalanta. Photo by Federico Proietti/DPPI/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Part of the fun of a football goal is its rarity. Every one of them is a miniature miracle, because we don’t know how long we’ll
12:51 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays will use right-hander John Curtiss as their opener and the Houston Astros will go with rookie Luis Garcia in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday. Curtiss was 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 25 innings during the regular season. He has a 10.38 ERA
5:18 PM ET Steve KimESPN WBO middleweight champ Demetrius Andrade will face Dusty Hernandez Harrison in a 10-round non-title fight on Nov. 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The card also features former two-time titlist Daniel Jacobs vs. Gabe Rosado. Andrade (29-0, 18 KOs) is fighting for the first
4:41 PM ET Unrestricted free agent Joe Thornton has taken his talents to Switzerland while he doesn’t have an NHL contract and everyone waits to see when the season will begin. HC Davos announced that they have signed the 41-year-old, and he could play for them as soon as Saturday. His deal does not preclude
4:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Rangers agreed to terms Thursday with goaltender Alexandar Georgiev on a new contract. Georgiev was a restricted free agent. The 24-year-old is expected to back up Igor Shesterkin next season after the Rangers bought out longtime face of the franchise Henrik Lundqvist. Georgiev went
12:04 PM ET Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down, sources told ESPN. In the aftermath of Houston’s elimination from the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida, Morey approached owner Tilman Fertitta with the idea of leaving the job and the sides quietly worked through an exit agreement to conclude his 13 seasons running
2:31 PM ET Ty Lue is finalizing a five-year deal to become the next coach of the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Lue, who has served as an assistant with the Clippers, has been the front-runner for the team’s vacancy since Doc Rivers was dismissed on Sept. 28, sources had told
3:59 PM ET The NFL is following a policy that requires players and team staff members to isolate if they experience COVID-19 symptoms, even if their most recent test result was negative, chief medical officer Allen Sills said Thursday. As a result, there likely will be an uptick in missed practices and perhaps games as
4:42 PM ET Vaughn McClure, a member of ESPN’s NFL coverage team since 2013, died this week at his home near Atlanta. He was 48. McClure joined ESPN to cover the NFL, and he settled in on the Atlanta Falcons beat as part of NFL Nation. He covered the team during its run to Super
8:11 PM GMT The ECB has confirmed it is in talks with the PCB about a short tour to Pakistan in late January or early February The tour, first revealed as a possibility by ESPNcricinfo on October 8, is likely to consist of three T20Is and would be England’s first visit to Pakistan since late