4:49 PM ET CHICAGO – The Green Bay Packers might not have to rely on quarterback Aaron Rodgers as much anymore. At the very least, they can survive until Rodgers and first-year head coach Matt LaFleur can get things rolling — and not have to do it against a defense as fierce as the one
Month: September 2019
11:28 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Brian Moran became the first player in major league history to make his debut while facing his brother on the mound, striking out younger sibling Colin in the Marlins’ 10-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. Brian (1-0) entered in the fourth inning with the Marlins
11:10 PM ET Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura will miss Japan’s final two FIBA World Cup games because of knee discomfort and general fatigue, it was announced. “While everyone had hoped for Rui to finish the World Cup with Team Japan, the Wizards and Japan Basketball believe it is best for Rui to not play
Sid Lowe says he’s pleased Gareth Bale expressed his true thoughts about being a scapegoat at Real Madrid. Gareth Bale reflects on a summer of speculation about him leaving Real Madrid that ended with him staying with Zinedine Zidane’s side. The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories,
6:46 AM ET All but one of the division races are looking settled, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t storylines that capture the imagination around baseball. Here’s what has our attention this weekend: The two National League teams with the best chance of knocking off the Dodgers right now seem to be the Braves and
Michael Owen opens up on his Twitter spat with Alan Shearer, saying that the Newcastle legend uses him as a scapegoat for Newcastle’s relegation in 2009. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.” Shaka Hislop’s famous power rankings are back, and of course the FC crew
5:47 PM ET Russia recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Scotland 2-1 away in their Euro 2020 Group I qualifier on Friday. John McGinn raised Scottish hopes by knocking in a loose ball for his first international goal after 11 minutes but Russia fought their way back into the game and Artem Dzyuba
Klagenfurt’s Woerthersee Stadion hosted several fixtures during the 2008 European Championship. An Austrian soccer club has temporarily moved out of its 32,000-capacity stadium so that a forest of 300 trees can be planted on the field. Swiss artist Klaus Littmann has installed the exhibit entitled “For Forest: The Unending Attraction of Nature” on the pitch
5:32 PM ET Slovenia ended Poland’s 100% record in the Euro 2020 qualifiers when goals from Aljaz Struna and Andraz Sporar gave them a shock 2-0 win over the Group G leaders on Friday. Poland had not even conceded a goal in the section heading into the game but their defensive wall was finally breached
9:16 PM ET Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello will not play on Saturday against USC, coach David Shaw announced Thursday. The senior quarterback exited just before halftime of last week’s 17-7 win against Northwestern after receiving a hit to the head. Redshirt sophomore Davis Mills will start in his place. Costello was going into a sliding