3:36 AM ET Patrice Evra has attacked Manchester United and accused people at Old Trafford of being arrogant and lacking respect for the club’s history. Evra, who won five Premier League titles, the Champions League and the Club World Cup in eight-and-a-half seasons at United between 2006 and 2014, made the claims in an extraordinary
5:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Luis Suarez is furious with Barcelona after the club backtracked on an agreement to let him leave for free when it emerged he was close to signing for Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN. Suarez is now considering holding a news conference alongside his lawyers if the situation
3:45 AM BST The South African Rugby Union (SA Rugby) has placed the Southern Kings into voluntary liquidation because of debts of R55 million ($3.37 million) and no chance of generating any income this year. The Kings, based in Port Elizabeth, were withdrawn from all competition last month due to their financial position following a
2:01 AM ET Drew Brees chuckled when asked about the growing narrative that he might be showing signs of decline to start his 20th NFL season. “Well, my job is to execute the offense. … My job’s not to have the most air yards or throw the ball down the field most or anything like
12:56 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — With a pair of first-period assists in Game 2, Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov matched — then surpassed — Tampa Bay’s record for most points in a single postseason. With 28 points (six goals, 22 assists), Kucherov bettered Brad Richards‘ franchise record, which was set during the team’s
6:44 AM GMT “I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I’m with isn’t it, and what’s it seems weird and scary to me, and it’ll happen to you, too.” Many a cricketer at the mercy of selection whims will find something empathetic in Grandpa Simpson’s line about
11:47 PM ET Drew Brees looked his age, and the rest of the team followed suit as the New Orleans Saints went bust in Las Vegas on Monday night. Brees, 41, had his second straight lackluster performance in the Saints’ 34-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, completing 26 of 38 passes for 312 yards,
11:21 PM ET Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant is banged up again as he left Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with right oblique tightness and is day-to-day, according to manager David Ross. “I definitely feel like it’s frustrating,” Ross said after the Cubs’ 5-0 win. “He was pretty emotional [in the clubhouse]. It’s
12:40 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics clinched their first American League West title since 2013 on Monday, with an assist from the rival Houston Astros. Houston lost 6-1 to the Seattle Mariners, ending its three-year reign as division champion and making the A’s the first team in the majors to
11:10 PM ET After a 4-1 win for the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning evened things up in Game 2 on the strength of a three-goal first period. The Stars would prove a tough out, bringing it to a one-goal deficit and fighting to the end,