9:30 PM ET The MLS’ Western Conference playoff race is getting tight. Only five points separate second place from eighth, with the top seven teams making the postseason. Two of those teams will meet Saturday night, when the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy play in Carson, Calif. The Galaxy (13-11-1, 40 points) moved from
Month: August 2019
9:17 PM ET Davy Arnaud makes his debut as head coach of the Dynamo on Saturday when Houston plays host to the Colorado Rapids. Arnaud, 39, was promoted from his assistant’s job of the past three seasons to interim coach when Wilmer Cabrera was fired on Tuesday. The Dynamo (9-13-3, 30 points) have lost four
9:12 PM ET The Columbus Crew try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games and keep their flickering postseason hopes alive when they host Toronto FC at Mapfre Stadium on Saturday. It will likely be a case of too little, too late for the Crew (7-14-5, 26 points). Yes, they’re 2-0-3 mark in the
12:54 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals cornerback Robert Alford has a fractured tibia after he was injured during an outdoor practice Tuesday, a source confirmed to ESPN. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Alford is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks. After Arizona’s 33-26 preseason loss to the Oakland
12:54 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals cornerback Robert Alford suffered a lower leg injury during Tuesday’s outdoor practice and will miss an “extended amount of time,” coach Kliff Kingsbury said after Arizona’s 33-26 loss to the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Alford will miss “about two
Julien Laurens discusses Zinedine Zidane’s future at Real Madrid after reports claimed he is unhappy his transfer requests have not been fulfilled. The FC crew examine Zinedine Zidane’s options for how he’ll manage Gareth Bale, with the Welshman content to stay and fight at Real Madrid. Sid Lowe provides the latest surrounding Neymar’s future amid
Niroshan Dickwella cuts © Getty Images Innings Sri Lanka 267 (Dickwella 61, Lakmal 40, Patel 5-89) lead New Zealand 249 by 18 runs After being ignored for the 2019 World Cup and then missing the cut for the ODI series at home against Bangladesh, Niroshan Dickwella proved his worth to the Test side with a
12:13 AM ET Will this be the moment? Can one swing, one 413-foot home run launched at 113 mph and 40 degrees into the night sky in Philadelphia turn around a season? Maybe turn around the trajectory of the next 13 years? That, no doubt, is an overly dramatic reading of the events that unfolded
12:21 AM ET The show Antonio Brown put on in running routes and catching passes from Derek Carr on the State Farm Stadium grass before the Oakland Raiders’ 33-26 exhibition defeat of the Arizona Cardinals Thursday night has coach Jon Gruden hopeful. As in, Gruden hopes Brown practices with the Raiders before the team breaks
12:09 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Chicago Cubs wasted a near record-setting outing by right-hander Yu Darvish on Thursday as he became only the second pitcher to go four consecutive starts with eight-plus strikeouts and no walks. “He’s been doing that for a while,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said after a 7-5 loss to the