Massimiliano Allegri was happy with Juventus’ 3-1 win over Napoli, but admits the team must improve to secure the Serie A title this season. ESPN FC’s Mina Rzouki & Paolo Bandini feel Juventus’ success against Napoli is a credit to Cristiano Ronaldo’s growing comfort with Mario Mandzukic. Outgoing Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta has said
Month: October 2018
2:34 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Forward Scott Hartnell has announced his retirement after playing 17 NHL seasons. Hartnell posted news of his retirement to Twitter on Monday, just a few days before the regular season begins. The 36-year-old Hartnell was unsigned after spending last season in Nashville. Known for his feisty attitude
Oct 2, 2018 Bob Pockrass Close NASCAR • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Ricky Craven Close Ricky Craven is a driver with wins in all of NASCAR’s top three series, including rookie of the year titles in both the 1992 Nationwide Series and 1995 Sprint
2:47 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When the New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Josh Gordon in a trade on Sept. 17, they assigned him a vacant locker next to quarterback Tom Brady. Perhaps the thinking was that if the two were to connect on the field, they first had to do so off it.
2:24 PM ET After missing the end of the Boston Bruins‘ playoff loss to the Lightning last season with an ankle injury, defenseman Torey Krug is out again with another ankle problem. Boston general manager Don Sweeney said that the 27-year-old was injured during a preseason game against the Flyers on Sept. 29. His foot
2:31 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford has been medically cleared to play, coach Joel Quenneville announced on Monday. Crawford will accompany the team on its season-opening trip to Ottawa and St. Louis, though Quenneville told reporters in Chicago not to “read too much into that.” Quenneville said last week that it “might
2:09 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski‘s ankle injury, which prevented him from finishing Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins, is not considered serious, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wide receiver Josh Gordon made his debut with the Patriots and called it an ‘awesome experience.’ Quarterback Tom Brady said he got
2:24 PM ET Ankur Dhawan in Mumbai Test cricket needs saving and the players can be its saviours by embracing day-night Tests, Sanjay Manjrekar said at the Dilip Sardesai memorial lecture. Manjrekar felt that cricket’s “cocky” attitude towards fans and archaic traditions in dissension with the changing times were impeding the format’s popularity. He expressed
12:53 PM ET Betting Alabama and late-night games in Arizona doomed bettors on Saturday. The Jaguars made some folks out there unhappy on Sunday also. Here are the weekend’s worst bad beats: Saturday Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns at Alabama Crimson Tide Line: Alabama -48.5 Saturday was yet another dominating performance by Alabama. At halftime, the Crimson
10:11 AM ET Notable bets is a regular Monday roundup of wagers — some sharper than others — made recently at sportsbooks across the nation. On a day full of NFL overtime sweats, the breaks went the bettors’ way for once and left some Las Vegas sportsbooks staring at a subpar Sunday. Or, as one