1:23 AM ET BALTIMORE — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora pushed back against recent media discussion of what could be perceived as a racial divide in the Boston clubhouse ahead of the team’s trip to the White House on Thursday. Cora and several Red Sox players will not attend the ceremony with President Donald
Month: May 2019
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs up who will stay and who will go at Barcelona following their UEFA Champions League exit against Liverpool. Mark Donaldson presents his Fantasy La Liga lineup; be sure to join him in the action at ESPN.com/FantasyFC. Liverpool completed another historic Champions League comeback, overcoming a 3-0 deficit from the first
12:49 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Facing the famous New York Yankees for the very first time, Yusei Kikuchi really stuck it to ’em. Maybe he had a little illicit help. Kikuchi pitched brilliantly into the eighth inning and Ryon Healy had four extra-base hits as the Seattle Mariners routed New York 10-1
12:47 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Before important games, a Bucks front-office staffer often shoots a text message to a few of Milwaukee’s players. “Don’t play with your food,” he will write. “Put that child to sleep early tonight.” The messages are meant to be friendly reminders to players that he believes they possess
2:21 AM ET BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox are at .500 for the first time since the second game of the season, something nobody expected to say about the defending champions as the schedule approaches mid-May. Celebrating climbing back to .500 shouldn’t represent a major achievement, but that’s where Boston is right now after
12:14 AM BST Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
Ross Dyer and Steve Nicol share their thoughts on the latest transfer rumours, including who’s in and who’s out at Manchester United. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol believes Tottenham’s defense will be more of a problem for Liverpool than Ajax’s would have been in the Champions League final. Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop examine where things
12:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — In the wake of the Boston Celtics seeing their disappointing season end with a 116-91 obliteration at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal, Boston coach Brad Stevens pointed to one man as the reason for his team’s failures: himself. “I’ll
Pavelski leads Sharks past Avalanche 3-2 in Game 7 Captain Joe Pavelski made a triumphant return from a gruesome head injury by posting a goal and an assist in the first period that helped send the San Jose Sharks into the Western Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game…
Well, that was ludicrous. And brilliant. Liverpool overcame a 0-3 first-leg deficit against Barcelona to win 4-0 in front of a boisterous Anfield crowd, while Tottenham rallied from 0-2 down in the first half of the second leg (0-3 on aggregate) to score three second-half goals and stun a packed Amsterdam Arena. As we look