1:41 AM ET NEW YORK — After winning his US Open semifinal on Friday, Rafael Nadal was asked if he was eager to win the tournament in order to extend the remarkable streak of Grand Slam success by tennis’s Big Four. Puzzled by the question, Nadal replied: “We don’t need to hold this era anymore.
Month: September 2019
1:20 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — So much for that new-look offense without Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Those players were missed on a miserable night of football for the Pittsburgh Steelers, whose 33-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday left their quarterback placing blame squarely on himself. “I wasn’t good enough,” said
Major League Soccer doesn’t do international breaks. Not fully, anyway. Like the workaholic half of a committed couple, MLS can never seem to pull itself when a great opportunity for a little rest and relaxation is presented. Always checking email poolside. Put the Blackberry down. It’s supposed to be a vacation! This week’s limited schedule
1:00 AM ET As part of ESPN’s year-long initiative marking the 150-year anniversary of college football, we set out to rank the 150 greatest college football single-season teams of all time. The panel of 150 media members, athletic administrators and former players and coaches selected these teams from 210 finalists initially identified by ESPN’s Sports
12:25 AM ET SHENZHEN, China — Jayson Tatum returned to Team USA practice after an ankle injury but will miss a third consecutive World Cup game Monday when the team faces Brazil (8:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+). Kemba Walker missed Monday’s shootaround with illness but was listed as probable to play in the final second-round game.
11:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Imagine this a week ago: US Open fans going crazy for Daniil Medvedev. The guy they loved to boo, who defiantly told them the more they jeered him, the more he would win, was suddenly hearing cheers Sunday. Medvedev earned them with the way he played. And
12:07 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The Boston Red Sox fired president Dave Dombrowski on Sunday. The team plans to elevate assistant general manager Eddie Romero to lead its baseball-operations department, sources told ESPN. Dombrowski, 63, was the
Former U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller says Gregg Berhalter’s style of play “hasn’t worked” and he has to get better at making adjustments. International soccer match promoter Relevent Sports has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation on Monday. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges
The Premier League transfer window has closed, but the rest of Europe remains open for business until Monday. Plus, it’s never too late to look forward to January! Click here to view the latest transfers and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. All the major completed transfers | European transfer review TOP STORY:
7:31 AM ET The first Sunday of the NFL season featured several six-figure bets, a seven-figure swing on a touchdown with six seconds left and a $30,000 bet with a $600,000 twist. Welcome to Week 1 of Notable Bets, our weekly wrap up the most notable sports betting storylines from over the weekend. NFL notable