5:56 PM ET LONDON — It is easy to understand why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is so reluctant to change his Manchester United team, but how many more times can this line-up go to the well? United were below their best in this 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, needing the sort of officiating
Month: July 2020
6:29 PM ET Fifteen women who previously worked for the Washington Redskins organization have alleged sexual harassment and verbal abuse by former scouts and members of owner Daniel Snyder’s inner circle, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Among those accused of misconduct are former director of pro personnel Alex Santos and former assistant director of pro
3:04 PM ET CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs veteran Kyle Hendricks will get his first Opening Day start next Friday, getting the nod over teammate Yu Darvish. Darvish will pitch Game 2 against the Milwaukee Brewers. “I’m just excited to get back on the field and having them start to count,” Hendricks said on Thursday, in
3:29 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Tony Taylor, a former Philadelphia Phillies infielder and coach, died Thursday. He was 84. The Phillies said in a statement that Taylor died from complications of a stroke suffered in 2019. He batted .261 with 2,007 hits, 1,005 runs and 234 stolen bases in 2,195 career games. Taylor,
3:53 PM ET The NCAA Sport Science Institute on Thursday released extended guidelines to help schools continue to navigate a return to fall sports in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, including testing and results within 72 hours of competition in “high contact risk sports,” but NCAA president Mark Emmert conceded the virus is trending
Jul 16, 2020 ESPN staff A group of South African rugby coaches and former players have expressed their support for international cricketer Lungi Ngidi and the Black Lives Matter movement. The 49-member group — which includes former Springboks coach Peter de Villiers and players Ashwin Willemse, Hilton Lobberts and Adrian Jacobs — offered public backing
1:53 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Ian Mitchell will have to wait until next season to join the Chicago Blackhawks. The 21-year-old Mitchell, one of the organization’s top prospects, agreed to a three-year contract in April. But there was some question about when the defenseman’s entry-level deal might begin. Mitchell is ineligible for the
2:00 PM ET Six weeks into its return to golf, the PGA Tour is reporting that it has had nine positive coronavirus cases among the players and caddies tested each week. This week, one caddie tested positive at the Memorial Tournament, according to the tour, but the person was not named. So far, six players
Jofra Archer has been dropped for the second Test © Getty Images Jofra Archer‘s decision to go home between Tests “could have been a disaster” which cost English cricket “tens of millions of pounds,” according to Ashley Giles. Archer was dropped from the England side for the second Test against West Indies after it emerged
3:44 PM ET Emphasizing that “we want to play,” Houston Texans star J.J. Watt posted a list of questions that NFL players need answered before training camps can open. The Texans are supposed to open the regular season Thursday, Sept. 10, at Kansas City, with rookies for both teams scheduled to report to camp on