ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti explains what a Superclasico in the Copa Libertadores final means to the players and supporters alike. River Plate and Boca Juniors have had identical Copa Libertadores 2018 campaigns: six wins, five draws and one defeat. However, their paths towards the biggest clash in South American soccer history couldn’t have been more
Month: November 2018
10:31 AM ET Pietro Fittipaldi, the grandson of two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, will join the Haas F1 team as a test driver next year and make his F1 debut at this year’s end-of-season test in Abu Dhabi. Fittipaldi, 22, has raced in IndyCar and Japanese Super Formula this year and was due to take
10:23 AM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — America’s chances of retaining the Fed Cup this weekend improved on Friday when two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was ruled out of the opening singles for the Czech Republic due to illness. Kvitova was the second top-10 player lost to the Czechs, after Karolina Pliskova was ruled out
With the Manchester derby preparations at fever pitch, relive the best derby day celebrations from Manchester City. Stewart Robson takes a look at the tactics that Jose Mourinho could deploy against City in the Manchester derby. ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden sits down with Man City’s David Silva to discuss how the Manchester derby has evolved
This is a wonderfully literal manifestation of the ‘pushy parent’ phenomenon. Competitive parents aren’t usually hard to come by at youth football matches, with the tension on the sidelines regularly far more intense than the action on the pitch. For example, take this wonderfully literal manifestation of the “pushy parent” phenomenon from a bloke stood
10:12 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. — Suspended crew chief Rodney Childers vowed that the illegal rear spoiler on Kevin Harvick‘s car did not win Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, arguing that other teams were working
11:00 AM ET Corey Kluber will be 33 years old next April and if he was about to hit free agency, there would be important questions about the high risk of a long-term investment in a pitcher with more than 2,000 innings logged in professional baseball. But Kluber, the Cy Young award winner in the
11:05 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Hockey Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2018 on Monday. It includes a women’s hockey icon (Jayna Hefford), a sentient Lady Byng Trophy winner (Marty St. Louis), a well-deserving international star (Aleksander Yakushev), someone who waited way, way too long (Willie O’Ree) and someone who probably needed to
8:52 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — During Gordon Hayward‘s injury-imposed time away from basketball, between the long hours of rehab and the quality time with his family, the Boston Celtics forward would find an hour or so to slip away, log onto his computer and jump into “League of Legends,” the popular
7:00 AM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley is blitzing a little more than he did in years past, trying to limit explosive plays in the backfield before they pick up steam. Bradley said sometimes as a defensive playcaller he’d like to bring pressure into a jet sweep, but