6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At every stop of his athletic career, awards and recognition have been standard for San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. At Punahou High in Honolulu, Buckner was a first-team all-state defensive lineman and basketball player. At Oregon, Buckner landed All-America honors and was named the Pac-12 Defensive
Month: October 2019
Herculez Gomez explains what needs to change in Liga MX after Miguel Herrera directed a homophobic slur at a referee. MEXICO CITY — Club America head coach Miguel Herrera escaped with a three-game ban after insulting the referee in front of journalists following his team’s 5-2 loss to Cruz Azul last Saturday in Estadio Azteca.
Another busy weekend in Europe means it’s time for another bumper edition of Monday Musings. Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer. Jump to: Juve too good for Inter | Man City in crisis? | Barca ride their luck again | Man United go from bad to worse | Real continue
5:02 AM ET Associated Press SHANGHAI — Andy Murray continued to make progress in his comeback from injury by winning his first-round match at the Shanghai Masters on Monday. The former No. 1 defeated Juan Ignacio Londero 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 for his fifth tour-level victory since undergoing right hip surgery in January. The three-time Grand
Chicago Fire end their season with a rout of fellow playoff outsider Orlando City. Watch MLS on ESPN+. Orlando City fired manager James O’Connor on Monday, a day after the Lions concluded their season with a 5-2 home defeat to the Chicago Fire, finishing in 11th place in the 12-team Eastern Conference. Orlando, which has
A new filing from the plaintiffs in a pay discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Soccer alleges that if members of the women’s national team were paid under the same terms as the men’s national team, they would have earned roughly three times as much as their actual compensation. The information comes in a new brief filed
As Man United continue to slip in the table, how long will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remain with the team? Now winless in five matches, Craig Burley says Manchester United look like a team going nowhere. Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been forced to pull out of the England under-21 squad after picking up an
The FC guys break down how Wolves shut down a potent Manchester City attack in their 2-0 upset at the Etihad. Craig Burley says Manchester City need to get healthy after falling eight points behind Liverpool. Manchester City have caught Liverpool once in a Premier League title race and can do it again, according to
2:56 AM BST Prop Andrea Lovotti and replacement Nicola Quaglio will miss Italy’s final Rugby World Cup Pool B game against New Zealand after both receiving three-match bans for a lifting tackle, a judicial committee said on Sunday. Lovotti was sent off for dropping Duane Vermeulen on his head in the 43rd minute of Friday’s
2:49 AM ET WASHINGTON — Patrick Corbin had spent the last two years terrorizing Los Angeles Dodgers hitters, relying mostly on a biting, tilting, low-80s slider that closely resembles his fastball until it’s too late to adjust. But Russell Martin remembered this one key tidbit in a postseason pregame meeting that outlined Corbin’s tendencies: With