10:12 PM BST England head coach Eddie Jones has said he thought the red card shown to New Zealand’s Scott Barrett against Australia on Saturday was “ridiculous”, urging World Rugby to address their high-tackle law ahead of the Rugby World Cup in September. Speaking after England’s 33-19 win over Wales on Sunday, Jones said referees
Month: August 2019
10:14 PM ET ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza was involved in a motor vehicle accident this weekend and had to miss her regular Sunday Night Baseball broadcast. Mendoza’s vehicle was rear-ended on Friday but she escaped serious injury. She is recovering at home and is expected to return to the SNB broadcast booth next Sunday
9:30 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III has told USA Basketball that he is withdrawing from consideration for the roster that will be sent to China this month for the FIBA World Cup. Bagley’s decision was revealed Sunday, two days before he was to report to El
Fourteen-year-old Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko netted six times on his under-19 debut on Sunday as his side thrashed Wuppertaler SV. Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko scored six goals on his under-19 debut on Sunday. After a record 50 goals in 28 matches for Dortmund’s U17s last season, the 14-year-old was promoted to Borussia’s U19
9:23 PM ET Ask and you shall receive, Dan Hooker. Al Iaquinta vs. Hooker has been verbally agreed to for UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne, Australia, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight is expected to be signed in the coming days. Hooker (18-8) knocked out James Vick last month in San Antonio. Following
The English Premier League is back – and so are we! The EPL — and Ligue 1 — kicked-off the 2019-20 season for the top European leagues, and brought with it that familiar concoction of drama, goals, and madness. Last year’s pace setters picked up where they left off – Liverpool beat newly promoted Norwich
8:16 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — It was a quaint, throwaway line at the time, a backhanded compliment thrown Patrick Reed‘s way in the aftermath of his 2018 Masters victory, a first major title and a win solidifying his place among the game’s young elite players. Tiger Woods, who had taken Reed under his
Craig Burley says Alisson’s injury is a blow for Liverpool, but the recent signing of Adrian lessens the sting of losing the Brazilian. Another weekend profit for the column after we tipped up Mohamed Salah to score first against Norwich and Lyon to beat Monaco at 11/8. Plenty of games coming up this week including
10:36 PM ET Things are getting serious, my friends. Citi Field was rocking and shaking; the Milwaukee Brewers drew more than 121,000 fans for a three-game series against the Texas Rangers; Yordan Alvarez is still mashing; Aristides Aquino is making us learn his name; and Hyun-Jin Ryu keeps rolling along. Nowhere was the baseball more
7:32 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles pulled off one of the biggest MLB upsets in the past 15 years Sunday. The Orioles, who were listed as high as +420 underdogs at some U.S. sportsbooks, knocked off Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 8-7. The Washington Nationals beat the Minnesota Twins as +390 underdogs in 2007,