6:20 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — What a strange day in Manchester. It started with one club, Manchester City, worrying about their Champions League fate and ended with the other, Manchester United, in a state of anxiety about their own prospects when everybody else expected it to be the other way around. City’s success in
Month: July 2020
1:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and five other “Tier 1” individuals did not attend the team’s Monday morning practice as they await results of their COVID-19 tests from Saturday. The team said in a release that it expects the results later Monday. “We’ve decided to do the prudent thing,
10:00 AM ET We’re going to have baseball this summer after all, although the season will be only 60 games long — a little more than a third of a normal campaign. We might see some surprise statistical leaders, given the relatively small sample size, which got us thinking: What happened the last time the
6:01 PM ET Associated Press Corey Crawford was absent Monday when the Chicago Blackhawks practiced for the first time since the NHL season was suspended, casting doubt on the goaltender’s availability for their qualifying series against Edmonton. The 35-year-old Crawford was “unfit to play or to participate,” coach Jeremy Colliton said — sticking closely to
5:39 PM ET Seattle Seahawks tight end Greg Olsen has signed a deal to be the No. 2 NFL television analyst for Fox Sports after he retires, a league source confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday. The New York Post first reported the deal, citing sources. Olsen, 35, signed a one-year, $7 million deal with Seattle
5:00 PM ET The Washington NFL team might be changing its name, but those who shaped the team’s history say their accomplishments will not be altered. Washington announced Monday it will retire its nickname. The franchise is in the process of selecting a new one. The reaction from several key alumni ranged from acceptance to
1:17 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Since NBA players first arrived in the Orlando bubble for the summer restart, several players have shared social media posts with complaints about their living conditions. But not Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. His path from experiencing poverty in Greece to becoming a multimillionaire MVP included sacrifice, which he refuses
3:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said Monday he has been playing All-Star Ben Simmons “exclusively” at power forward in practices inside the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World Resort and has been thrilled by what he’s seen. “He’s so dynamic,” Brown said on a conference call with reporters. “Let’s just
12:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Houston Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo unintentionally broke quarantine, making him subject to an extended quarantine period and enhanced coronavirus testing, the NBA announced on Monday. After players entered the league’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort last week, anyone caught leaving for an unauthorized reason or breaking the initial
2:18 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As NBA players arrive at games during resumed play in Orlando, they will have the freedom to wear clothing from their own wardrobes while walking from the team bus to the venue’s locker rooms, according to a league spokesperson. Initially, ESPN was misinformed by a league spokesperson that a “concrete”