Jim Pallotta, Roma club president, has personally donated €50,000. AS Roma and club president Jim Pallotta have made a combined donation of €150,000 to a trust fund set up to help the family of Liverpool fan Sean Cox with his medical and rehabilitation costs. Cox was left in critical condition following an attack outside Anfield on April
Month: November 2018
9:27 AM ET Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor appears ready to move on from the Jimmy Butler drama that overshadowed the start of the season, saying he had spent “too much of my time on things that were negative.” As the Wolves sort through what’s left after one of the most embarrassing episodes in franchise
France striker Olivier Giroud believes that it is “impossible to be openly homosexual in football” and that the idea that the sport is a long way from accepting openly gay players is an “understatement.” Speaking with Le Figaro, the 32-year-old recalled the “emotional” time when former Germany international Thomas Hitzlsperger came out back in early
12:40 PM ET Former world titleholders David Lemieux and Sadam Ali will highlight the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez-Rocky Fielding undercard, Golden Boy Promotions announced Thursday. Former middleweight titlist Lemieux will face Tureano Johnson in the 12-round co-feature on the card on Dec. 15 (DAZN) at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ali will face
11:48 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Maurice Hooker, with a smile on his face the whole time, seemed as relaxed as could be without care in the world when asked for his feelings about defending his junior welterweight world title in his opponent’s hometown. Hooker has made the trip from his home in Dallas across
11:23 PM ET Roger Federer produced his best performance yet at the ATP Finals to overcome Kevin Anderson and ensure his place in the semifinals in London. The Swiss world No. 3, aiming for his 15th semifinal in 16 appearances at the season-ending event, was dominant on serve and showed moments of absolute class to
11:23 PM ET Dominic Thiem overcame Kei Nishikori in straight sets to record his first win at the 2018 ATP Finals and keep alive his slim hopes of qualifying for the semifinals. The Austrian world No. 8 — already beaten by Kevin Anderson and Roger Federer in his first two round-robin matches — flew out
1:01 PM ET For the first time in his professional career, Jorge Masvidal may go a full calendar year without a fight in 2018. He is anxious to return though, and wants it be against the best name possible. The UFC has already offered him a fun one: welterweight Nick Diaz, who hasn’t fought since
11:25 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will not play Thursday against the Lightning with an upper-body injury, and he could miss more time. “Sid will not play tonight,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “Right now his status is day-to-day, but my sense is it’s going to be a week.” Sullivan stressed
11:08 AM ET Unretiring former two-division world titleholder Robert Guerrero, former heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola, a strawweight world title fight and up-and-coming light heavyweight Anthony Yarde will highlight the non-televised undercard of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight on Dec. 1 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The main event and three