10:21 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The Carolina Hurricanes have been a perennial preseason sleeper team, but after nine-straight years of missing the playoffs, they want to be Cinderella at the end of the season — and not have midnight strike in early spring. Enter new coach Rod Brind’Amour, the man tasked with bringing them there.
Month: October 2018
8:00 AM ET With both the Dodgers and Brewers bidding to close out their opponents with three-game sweeps, we could see the National League postseason field whittled down to just two teams before Monday. Six or seven months ago, few would have been surprised about the Dodgers being one of the two teams likely to
8:06 AM ET Former USC and San Diego Chargers safety Kevin Ellison died Thursday at the age of 31. According to records from the Los Angeles Coroner’s office, Ellison died on a freeway. An autopsy has been scheduled. His brother Chris Ellison told the Los Angeles Times that Kevin Ellison had been walking along the
10:29 AM ET ESPN News Services John Gagliardi, the winningest coach in college football history, has died at the age of 91. Gagliardi’s daughter Gina Gagliardi Benson announced the former coach’s death Sunday morning on Facebook. “John was a winner in so many ways, but mostly in his ability to connect with others,” she wrote.
Nick Miller breaks down all the highs and lows from matchday eight of the 2018-19 Premier League season in our Weekend Review. Goal of the weekend After an uncomfortable first season at Everton, Gylfi Sigurdsson looks back to his best. His astonishing goal against Leicester — a perfect Cruyff turn followed by a thumping shot
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno explains how Barcelona’s defensive frailties are impacting all aspects of their game. VALENCIA — Gerard Pique told his critics to “come out of their caves and enjoy the sun” as Barcelona’s winless run in the league extended to four games with a 1-1 draw at Valencia on Sunday. Ezequiel Garay took
6:10 AM ET Connor McDonagh Charles Leclerc has labelled Kevin Magnussen as “stupid” after the pair collided during the Japanese Grand Prix. Leclerc was attacking Magnussen down the start-finish straight on lap four at Suzuka. In a bid to defend, Magnussen quickly moved right to block Leclerc from going down the inside into Turn 1
Shaka Hislop doesn’t think that Manchester United’s comeback victory against Newcastle United will help Jose Mourinho to regain the confidence of his side. ESPN FC’s Sebastián Salazar and Shaka Hislop recap Saturday’s Premier League action, including Manchester United’s thrilling comeback victory against Newcastle United. The agent for Zinedine Zidane said the former Real Madrid coach
4:37 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Sebastian Vettel refused to accept responsibility for his incident with Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix, one that has seen his title challenge fall in a heap. A round-up of the main talking points from the Japanese Grand Prix, where another disastrous weekend for Ferrari all but handed
3:00 AM ET Victoria 332 all out (Handscomb 80, Harris 73, Maddinson 58, Coulter-Nile 3-50) beat Western Australia 269 all out (Inglis 64, Maddinson 4-29) Glenn Maxwell and Peter Handscomb celebrate a wicket Getty Images Some rollicking batting from Peter Handscomb and Marcus Harris and an allround effort from Nic Maddinson completely outplayed defending champions Western