Shaka Hislop unveils his latest club power rankings, then has to answer to the rest of the baffled FC crew. Mark Donaldson presents his fantasy roster for ESPN’s Fantasy La Liga, where he has a tough time choosing between Real Madrid and Barcelona players. Alexis Nunes challenges Paul Mariner in predicting La Liga’s fixtures during
Month: November 2018
12:09 PM ET Leicester City shared a 0-0 draw with Burnley at the King Power stadium on Saturday when football again took a back seat with emotional tributes to the club’s late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Thousands of supporters walked to the stadium from the city centre before the Premier League game, which was preceded by
The Premier League’s strugglers took centre stage on Saturday, with Newcastle and Cardiff picking up crucial victories. Salomon Rondon scored a double for Newcastle in their 2-1 win over Bournemouth, while Cardiff won 2-1 against Brighton. Rondon drilled home on seven minutes for his first league goal for the club and then powered in a
11:41 AM ET Travis Sawchik wrote an interesting piece for FiveThirtyEight.com recently about how the baseball industry is running away from major investments in players in their early 30s, and this is especially true for position players. Here is the list of infielders, outfielders or catchers who got multi-year deals last winter, at age 32
8:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — One series into Monday’s game against the Tennessee Titans, Ezekiel Elliott had 29 yards on five carries. It looked like he was primed for a huge game that would lead the Dallas Cowboys to a much- needed win to get back to .500 at the midway point of the
11:33 AM ET ESPN News Services President Donald Trump has included three sports figures among his first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as former New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and nine-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Alan Page are set to be honored. The Presidential Medal of
Nigeria’s preparation for the crucial Africa Cup of Nations Group E qualifier away to South Africa on November 17 was hit by a spate of high-profile injury-enforced withdrawals last week. The timing of injuries sustained by Francis Uzoho and Odion Ighalo couldn’t have been worse for the Super Eagles. However, despite the major concerns arising
11:23 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jeffrey Earnhardt saw what Ryan Preece was able to do by competing in select Xfinity Series races in some of the best equipment, and that is how he hopes to
10:28 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Former French Open finalist Lucie Safarova will retire after the Australian Open in January due to health concerns and will not play in any tournaments before then. The 31-year-old Safarova announced her decision Saturday in Prague ahead of the start of the Fed Cup final between the Czech
10:05 AM ET Steve KimESPN It’s been a rather tumultuous period of time for WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (20-0, 17 KOs), who tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a main ingredient in cocaine, under the WBC Clean Boxing program in mid-September in a test that was administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). Sampson Lewkowicz,