7:40 AM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ursula is happy about the Rays. She is Australian and drives for Uber. Her Wednesday morning was a busy one, as visiting baseball fans headed for the airport in Tampa to catch flights back to Houston. Many of them wore orange Astros T-shirts and were unhappy, but they
Month: October 2019
6:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Daniel Jones‘s first memory of Tom Brady stretches back to when he was 6 years old. It’s not one he recalls fondly. Jones, the No. 6 overall pick in this year’s draft and now the New York Giants‘ starting quarterback, was a Carolina Panthers fan born and raised
7:28 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Ask New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick about the New York Giants, and why the organization holds such a special place in NFL history and his heart, and the first words to come out of his mouth are simply, “There’s so much history there, you could write a book
By Andrew Cesare Richardson and Julien Laurens After Jose Mourinho reportedly turned down a job at Lyon, the FC crew break down his job prospects. Is managing a club close to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table a good move for Arsene Wenger? Neymar found the back of the net in a 1-0 win
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday night, the United States men’s national team opens their CONCACAF Nations League campaign at Audi Field. The opponent? Cuba, the 178th best team in the world and 25th best team in CONCACAF, according to the most recent FIFA rankings. It’s a game the Americans should not just win, but dominate.
England go to Prague! The Exploding Heads use FIFA 20 to predict the Czech Republic vs. England. Trent Alexander-Arnold is taking things one game at a time for both England and Liverpool. PRAGUE – Raheem Sterling has said that England’s players will “give UEFA a chance” to resolve any potential incidents of racially-motivated abuse during the
6:50 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Sebastian Vettel admits events at the Russian Grand Prix could have been handled better after he ignored team orders to let Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc past during the race. Although Mercedes ended up winning in Russia, Ferrari stole the headlines after a pre-race agreement between its drivers turned sour.
7:04 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — John Isner served his 1,000th ace of the season but it wasn’t enough to stop defending champion Novak Djokovic from moving into the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-3 win on Thursday. Top-seeded Djokovic is on a 24-0 sets winning streak in Asia dating back to last
6:04 AM ET Two other names have surfaced in the Los Angeles Angels‘ managerial search. John Farrell and Buck Showalter joined Joe Maddon as candidates for a job left vacant after the firing of Brad Ausmus, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The LA Times first reported the news. Buck Showalter and John Farrell
5:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Rich Hill scoffed at the notion that Clayton Kershaw carried the blame for the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ stunning elimination. “No,” Hill said forcefully, “we wouldn’t be here without him.” And then, for nearly 15 seconds, Hill paused, gathering himself, trying desperately to avoid breaking down with the cameras recording