The combination of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez was too much for Atletico to handle, as Barcelona all but wrapped up the La Liga title race at the Camp Nou. Former Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan talks Atleti’s exit from the Champions League vs. Juventus and advises on Antoine Griezmann’s future. Stevie Nicol feels Atletico
Month: April 2019
9:06 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout is hopeful he won’t be out of the Los Angeles Angels‘ lineup for long, but he remains cautious since it is early in the season. The star outfielder was out of the lineup Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers in order to rest the right
7:48 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas says he has no hard feelings toward the Seahawks despite his tumultuous final year in Seattle. He even thinks he’ll sign a ceremonial contract to officially finish his career there when the time comes. Thomas said as much during an interview with the Rich Eisen
9:43 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN In a significant blow to the Boston Celtics‘ hopes of a long postseason run, guard Marcus Smart has suffered a torn left oblique and could miss the opening two rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Boston issued a statement Wednesday night saying Smart would resume basketball activities in four to
6:46 PM ET Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier must report to jail by May 1 to start serving a criminal sentence for his handling of a complaint about Jerry Sandusky showering with a boy, under a judge’s order made public Wednesday. Judge John Boccabella said Spanier may do his
7:38 PM ET Vishal Dikshit Kieron Pollard last played an ODI in October 2016 but may still have hopes of making it to the West Indies World Cup squad because of a new set-up running Cricket West Indies (CWI). After smashing his highest IPL score – 83 off 31 balls – to help Mumbai Indians
6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Slava Voynov is appealing the suspension imposed by the NHL after it determined he committed acts of domestic violence. Jonathan Weatherdon, a spokesman for the NHL Players’ Association, said Wednesday that the organization had filed an appeal on behalf of Voynov. Players have the right to
7:20 AM ET What’s the best draft class of all time? If you asked a football fan to identify the best draft pick ever, it would take about two seconds to point to Tom Brady as the 199th pick of the 2000 draft. Likewise, if you asked someone which team had the best single draft
6:50 PM ET ESPN News Services AUGUSTA, Ga. — It took three extra holes, but Matt Wallace is taking home a trophy from the Masters after winning the annual Par 3 contest on Wednesday. Wallace and 61-year-old Sandy Lyle, the 1988 champion who hasn’t made a cut at Augusta the past four years, finished the
6:06 PM ET Associated Press Researchers may be closing in on a way to check athletes while they’re alive for signs of a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to frequent head blows. Experimental scans found higher levels of an abnormal protein tied to the disease in a study of former National Football League