11:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung first met Jack Berry at training camp last summer, he promised him that he’d wear the “Jack Strong” bracelet he’d been handed after practice. Ten months later, the fit is better than ever. “I still have my band on. I’m not going
Month: June 2019
12:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Hayden Hurst has gone to a handful of schools over the past month with an important message. “It’s OK to not be OK,” Hurst tells students. Six years before Hurst was a first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens, he was a promising pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor
African football’s image took another hefty blow on Friday when the final of the continent’s top club competition was abandoned after Wydad Casablanca of Morocco walked off to protest a refereeing decision. Amid embarrassing scenes in Tunis, home side Esperance were declared winners of the African Champions League but it took a stoppage of an
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Stewart Robson race across a lake in Madrid to decide if Liverpool or Tottenham will win the Champions League final. The FC crew share their X-factors for the Champions League final, citing solid back-line play as the key to Liverpool’s success. Stewart Robson is given the tough task of ranking
1:44 AM ET Carlos Vela scored in the sixth minute and visiting LAFC went on to spoil the Portland Timbers’ welcome-home party with a 3-2 victory on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to eight games. Diego Rossi added a first-half goal and Latif Blessing scored in the second half as LAFC improved its MLS-best record
12:43 AM ET FC Dallas benefited from a pair of own goals to snap its six-game winless skid with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday in Frisco, Texas. Dallas (6-6-3, 21 points) opened the scoring in the 33rd minute after Ryan Hollingshead‘s header caromed off Seattle defender Xavier Arreaga and into
10:58 PM ET Just seconds after the Colorado Rapids allowed an equalizer, Nicolas Mezquida‘s quick-response goal put the Rapids ahead for good in a 3-1 victory over visiting FC Cincinnati on Saturday. Kekuta Manneh‘s second goal of the season brought Cincinnati level in the 72nd minute, tying the score on the expansion side’s first shot
2:09 AM ET ST. LOUIS — An irritated Joe Maddon didn’t hold back his criticism of home plate umpire Laz Diaz after an apparent missed strike three call in the 10th inning of the Chicago Cubs‘ 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. “Here’s a guy ascending to the major leagues as
A draw at Fiorentina helped Genoa to push Empoli into the relegation zone and ensured safety for both sides playing at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Italian Serie A club Fiorentina have confirmed their owners are negotiating a sale, amid interest from New York Cosmos owner Rocco Commisso. In a statement, the club said their board
3:00 AM ET Big Picture New Zealand’s turbo-aggressive yet endearing cricket turned a rugby-mad nation into a cricket-loving country in 2015. Brendon McCullum, the (Super)man who was at the forefront of New Zealand’s surge then, will breathe easy in the commentary box this time. Sure, Kane Williamson hates it – but the focus will be