4:49 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, Mesut Ozil and Arsenal’s strained relationship is in the spotlight. Plus: Liverpool are keen on USMNT star Weston McKennie. Jump to: USMNT’s McKennie a man in demand | Martinez to Barca gets
Month: July 2020
6:58 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff On the eve of the 3TC tournament in Centurion, Reeza Hendricks has replaced Heinrich Klaasen as the Kingfishers’ captain after the organisers lent their support to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Kagiso Rabada was originally named captain of the side, but had to pull out following the death of
8:44 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Long shot Cole Custer (200-1) got his first Cup Series victory last Sunday. The rookie emerged after a late restart and finished just ahead of Martin Truex Jr. to win the Quaker
7:25 AM ET We left the NBA just after trade and buyout season. Top teams were incorporating new players and adjusting after injuries. Here are 13 new or newish lineups I’m excited to watch when the games start. Shake Milton (!), Josh Richardson, Ben Simmons, Tobias Harris, Joel Embiid: 0 minutes. Just when I think
7:24 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It was looking as if Joseph Benavidez might just get the job done. Early on in his Feb. 29 fight with Deiveson Figueiredo, Benavidez looked sharp. He escaped a submission threat in the opening minutes and, after getting the fight back to standing, was landing hard, straight punches that started
8:53 AM ET Tennessee defensive lineman Emmit Gooden, who was featured on the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has been dismissed from the team following his arrest Thursday on a felony charge of aggravated domestic assault. According to an arrest warrant, police have accused Gooden, 22, of hitting his girlfriend with a glass jar candle
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Only once since 2014 has a rookie draft pick started all 16 games for the Carolina Panthers. Only 12 times in team history has a rookie draft pick started all 16 games, and never has more than one out of a class started the entire season. That could change
6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN Maybe the line that John Schneider has repeated most often in his decadelong run as Seattle Seahawks general manager is that the organization wants “to be in every deal.” It’s his way of saying that they’ll look into every potential acquisition they feel could make their team better, and it’s
7:00 AM ET John Hynes began the 2019-20 NHL season as head coach of the New Jersey Devils, a position he had held since 2015. But after 26 games, having amassed only 22 points in a highly hyped season, Hynes was fired on Dec. 3. He wasn’t out of a gig for long: On Jan.
7:30 AM ET ESPN staff NEARLY HALF OF major college football and men’s basketball coaches have taken voluntary pay cuts in response to the financial crisis facing higher education because of the coronavirus pandemic, but most of the highest-paid coaches have not, an ESPN survey found. Eight of the 10 top-paid football coaches and at