6:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES — He showed up late, then homered early. How fitting. Yasiel Puig spent more than half a decade tantalizing the Los Angeles Dodgers with his talent and tormenting them with his indiscretions. It was only right that he’d do the same to his new team upon returning to his old
Month: April 2019
9:00 AM ET Panic! Doom and gloom! The sky, yeah, it’s falling. Oh wait, it’s mid-April and the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees actually aren’t that bad — so we decided to leave the worry behind for a minute and focus on what has gone right — and how high the ceiling still
8:09 AM ET Los Angeles Angels slugger Shohei Ohtani had a follow-up appointment Monday to check on his progress from Tommy John surgery and was cleared to hit live pitching in about a week. “All is good,” manager Brad Ausmus told reporters. “Everything came back good. The doctor was pleased and he’s going to continue
With only a handful of weeks left in the 2018-2019 season, it’s time to have a look back at what has happened so far this campaign in Ligue 1 and what could still occur. PSG were super dominant once again yet never far from controversy and disappointment (take Sunday’s 5-1 humiliation at Lille, for example).
7:05 AM ET ESPN staff Although he sympathises with their situation, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned Ferrari it might have set a dangerous precedent with its use of team orders so far in 2019. . Sebastian Vettel has criticised the media for what he feels has been unfair coverage of Ferrari’s implementation of team
7:03 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN A nasty fight between Alex Ovechkin and Andrei Svechnikov, multiple offensive outbursts and a dazzling rookie debut highlighted Monday night’s action in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of every playoff game on ESPN+), and what to watch for tonight, in today’s
Perth Glory faced a challenge in the form of Roy O’Donovan early on but hit back in the second half to claim a 1-0 victory and take home the silverware. A late goal proved enough for Melbourne as they were forced to work hard against Central Coast Mariners. Alexander Baumjohann’s second half equaliser was enough
4:54 AM BST http://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/26521226/israel-folau-prepared-exit-rugby-legal-fightVeteran halfback Nick Phipps has praised rugby bosses for acting quickly over the Israel Folau furore, admitting its been a distraction for the NSW Waratahs at a crucial time. Wallabies and Waratahs fullback Folau has been stood down and facing the sack after copping a breach notice from Rugby Australia over his
2:49 AM ET Bangladesh have named pace bowler Abu Jayed as part of their 15 for the World Cup. Jayed, who is yet to debut in ODIs, had impressed with his swing bowling during the Tests in New Zealand last month. Middle-order batsman Mosaddek Hossain, who last played for Bangladesh in the Asia Cup in
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants Qatar to have a co-host and will present an expansion proposal at June’s congress in Paris. ESPN FC’s Jeff Carlisle reports from the FIFA council meeting in Miami, which opened the door for a 48-team World Cup in Qatar in 2022. The draw for the first phase of Asia’s qualifying