7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN In 2009-10, the New Jersey Devils were confident that 25-year-old Zach Parise would help define their next decade in the NHL. Ditto the Washington Capitals, and their 25-year-old, 40-goal scorer Alex Semin. The Columbus Blue Jackets had a 25-year-old franchise player for the next decade in Rick Nash, having signed
Month: August 2019
Aug 16, 2019 BEREA, Ohio — Growing up, Baker Mayfield admired Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre from afar. But up close, he idolized the quarterback now backing him up on the Cleveland Browns. Long before he emerged into an NFL franchise quarterback, Mayfield was an undersized middle-schooler, dreaming one day he might become Lake
2:05 PM ET RB Leipzig spoiled hosts Union Berlin’s Bundesliga debut on Sunday, crushing the top division newcomers 4-0 with a performance that confirmed their preseason title contenders tag. Marcel Halstenberg fired home from 20 metres in the 17th minute and then pounced on a keeper error to set up Marcel Sabitzer for the visitors’
The FC guys delve into the reports that Mario Balotelli is poised to make a move back to Italy to join his hometown club Brescia. Mario Balotelli has joined his hometown club Brescia on a free transfer, the Serie A side confirmed on Sunday. Balotelli, who was released by Marseille at the end of last
1:22 PM ET Leicester City denied Frank Lampard a first win as Chelsea manager as the Foxes earned a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Mason Mount put the hosts in front in the seventh minute when he dispossessed Wilfred Ndidi in Leicester’s penalty area and fired home a low line drive past Kasper
4:44 AM BST The All Blacks say Wales are welcome to the No. 1 world ranking, relaxed to shed themselves of the long-held status heading into a Rugby World Cup defence that is gathering serious momentum. Coach Steve Hansen was bemused that New Zealand should lose the top spot they’ve held for a decade in
1:36 AM ET Josef Martinez scored for the 11th straight match, a Major League Soccer record, and Atlanta United cruised to a 2-0 win over the Portland Timbers on Sunday night at Portland’s Providence Park. The win was Atlanta’s seventh in the past eight games across all competitions, and it vaulted them into first place
9:22 PM BST AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “Both teams are very talented teams and both teams will go to the World Cup with a good chance of winning it, I think.” That was Steve Hansen’s analysis of a topsy-turvy seven days of rugby between Perth and Auckland that has answered some questions and created a
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer backed Alexis Sanchez to come good at Man United despite speculation he’ll leave Old Trafford. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol examines how a potential loan move to Roma could be the solution to Alexis Sanchez’s struggles at Manchester United. Whether they are finding Paul Pogba a new club or preparing Neymar for Barcelona,
3:22 AM ET Stipe Miocic avenged his 2018 loss to Daniel Cormier and regained the UFC heavyweight championship. Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero had a middleweight exchange on the feet for the ages. And three years removed from his last fight, against Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz made an instant splash. Our panel is here to