11:43 AM ET The NFL Referees Association said Wednesday that it expects umpire Roy Ellison to be cleared after an NFL review of a confrontation between him and Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes following Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins. “Video from last week’s game shows [Ellison] was verbally threatened by a player who
Month: December 2018
Orlando City joined MLS in 2015. Luiz Muzzi is set to join Orlando City and head up the organization’s soccer operations, a league source has told ESPN FC. A formal announcement is expected in the next two weeks. Muzzi, 49, was promoted as FC Dallas’ vice-president of soccer operations in September after Fernando Clavijo was
11:22 AM ET HARBOR CITY, California — On Aug. 8, 2008, Brian Ortega held one of his dearest friends on the side of the street as he bled to death from a gunshot wound. A local report said the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m., when a silver vehicle rolled up on a group of
10:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports At the end of November, Jimmie Johnson traveled to Bahrain for the fun of testing a Formula One car, and Chad Knaus actually took a short vacation. But don’t expect either one to
11:30 AM ET While Ohio State players and staff piled onto a stage in the middle of Lucas Oil Stadium in the very first minutes of the first Sunday of December, Ryan Day stood some 20 yards behind the fray next to his wife and children and surveyed the Buckeyes enjoying their second consecutive Big
7:00 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Royals utilityman Whit Merrifield was the closest the AL came to having a first baseman receive any MVP consideration last season. Ed Zurga/Getty Images Here’s a trivia question you can bring to your
11:01 AM ET ESPN News Services Vegas Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves and Washington’s oft-suspended Tom Wilson renewed their fierce rivalry, with several brutal hits that ignited the crowd, including a vicious shoulder-to-shoulder connection that ended Wilson’s night in the second period of Tuesday night’s game. After trading shots and verbal jabs throughout the first
The Italian Super Cup match between Juventus and AC Milan will go ahead in Jeddah on Jan. 16. The Italian Super Cup clash between Juventus and AC Milan will take place in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 16, organisers Serie A have announced. The two clubs had been asked by Amnesty International to boycott the event in protest
11:10 AM ET Richard Mann Max Holloway has cemented himself as the undisputed UFC featherweight champion, ushering in a new era for the division with back-to-back victories over former champion Jose Aldo. In the main event of UFC 231 on Saturday night in Toronto, he looks to turn back a challenge from undefeated Brian Ortega.
9:19 AM GMT A Premiership club will be relegated this season after RFU chief executive Nigel Melville branded the idea of ring-fencing English rugby’s top flight as “wishful thinking”. Just four points separate the bottom seven clubs in the table with historically significant clubs such as Leicester, Bath and Northampton all involved in the fight