7:30 AM ET When Kevin Love picked up his phone on July 1 after the announcement, he ended his message to LeBron James with: “I love you.” He said it again last month when the two former teammates got together in New York and Love got the chance to say it to James’ family as
Month: October 2018
12:00 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Philadelphia 76ers franchise center Joel Embiid has signed a five-year deal with Under Armour that is expected to make him the highest-paid player at his position. But the reason why, Embiid says, goes beyond money or sneakers. As part of the deal, Embiid and Under Armour will partner not just
7:36 AM ET Missouri will likely go into its game with No. 1 Alabama on Saturday without top wide receiver Emanuel Hall, according to coach Barry Odom. Odom told reporters on Tuesday that Hall likely won’t be ready to face the Crimson Tide after missing last week’s loss to South Carolina with a groin injury.
8:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies women have called up the uncapped 20-year old Sheneta Grimmond from Guyana for their title defence at the Women’s World T20 that begins at home in November. However, they retained the bulk of the squad that lifted the trophy in 2016, naming 11 of them in a 15-member
The FC crew question Pep Guardiola’s decision to pick Riyad Mahrez to take a penalty against Liverpool following his less-than-impressive track record. After a scoreless draw between Liverpool and Man City, Craig Burley says we’re in for an exciting title race with three teams tied at the top. After a scoreless draw between Liverpool and
With criticism surrounding Paul Pogba at Man United, the FC guys feel time away on France duty in the UEFA Nations League will do him a deal of good. France’s Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba is misunderstood by football fans who think he only cares about himself but that he actually plays to get the
MILAN — Shifts from one generation to the next rarely happen as cleanly and as publicly as the one that saw the Italian goalkeeping burden truly pass from Gigi Buffon to Gigio Donnarumma during the Italian Cup final in May. It was nearly the end of Buffon’s career with Juventus, and he collected a clean
Belgian police have carried out a series of raids at football clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday, detaining several people for questioning about financial fraud and possible match-fixing, Belgian prosecutors said. A total of 44 searches were carried out at top Belgian clubs and residences, federal prosecutors said in a statement. At the
7:03 AM ET Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Tianjin Open with a comfortable win over Polona Hercog. The No. 1 seed defeated Hercog 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday to progress to the last eight. The world No. 6 could potentially face compatriot Barbora Krejcikova in the next round, if she can get past
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.