1:00 PM ET ESPN Stats & Info College football is back, albeit with far fewer games than a “normal” Week 1 slate. Here are some betting trends and stats to know prior to kickoff, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information. All odds are courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill and are subject to change.
6:54 AM ET Moneyball man Billy Beane has bought a 5% stake in AZ Alkmaar. Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Moneyball guru Billy Beane has bought a minority share in Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar. Beane, executive vice president of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, has bought a 5% share in Alkmaar, strengthening his
1:49 PM ET The call landed late on Wednesday night in San Francisco, Sean Marks reaching out to Golden State’s Bob Myers to tell him the Brooklyn Nets had recruited one more MVP from the Golden State Warriors. This time, Steve Nash. The Nets GM made a leap that Myers had done twice in searches:
6:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Eric Bledsoe has heard the talk. How he was outplayed by fill-in starter Terry Rozier, who rankled Bledsoe on and off the court, causing him to average just 13.6 points per game on 44% shooting in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ seven-game loss to the Boston Celtics in 2018. How a year
7:20 AM ET Close your eyes and try to picture it: When was James Harden‘s last capital “M” playoff moment before his flying block on Luguentz Dort to help seal the Houston Rockets‘ Game 7 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder? Unless you include the bad ones — we’ll get to those — you might
8:57 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United‘s hopes of making a breakthrough in their attempts to sign Jadon Sancho hinge on reaching a compromise over wages and agent fees, sources have told ESPN. United continued to work on a deal for Sancho while also securing the services of Ajax
9:56 AM ET Chris Armas was 33-27-11 with the Red Bulls after taking over for Jesse Marsch. Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images Chris Armas has been fired as head coach of the New York Red Bulls, the MLS club announced on Friday morning. Assistant coach CJ Brown has also departed the club, which
1:14 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Orlando Pride striker Alex Morgan is expected to return to full team training Monday and may be available in some capacity for the NWSL’s fall season, coach Marc Skinner said Friday. “I
10:28 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has agreed to join Juventus, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported earlier this week that Italian champions Juve were in talks to sign the 33-year-old Uruguay international but expected a deal to be “difficult.” – Stream FC Daily on
12:10 PM ET United States men’s national team under-17 international Zach Booth has signed with Leicester City, the club has announced. Booth, whose older brother Taylor plays with Bayern Munich‘s reserve team, first caught the eye of Leicester in February, when he was playing with the U.S. U-17s in a tournament in England. Booth had