2:09 AM ET Gyasi Zardes scored twice, Lucas Zelarayan had a goal and two assists and Youness Mokhtar had a goal and an assist as the Columbus Crew defeated FC Cincinnati 4-0 in their first Group E match of the MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports on Saturday. A weather delay
Month: July 2020
8:04 AM ET Alex Kirkland Zinedine Zidane has refused to rule out James Rodriguez playing for Real Madrid for the remainder of the season and said he “won’t disregard any player” as the club close in on the La Liga title. Madrid play their last three league games in just seven days this week —
7:03 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann is set to miss his side’s final two La Liga games after picking up a thigh injury during Saturday’s 1-0 win over Real Valladolid. Griezmann, 29, was brought off at half time after suffering the knock and the club released a
9:03 AM ET Toronto FC‘s MLS is Back Tournament clash with D.C. United, originally scheduled for Sunday, has been postponed after the Washington-based club posted a positive coronavirus test and the Canadian team had one inconclusive. The comeback event, held in Florida, marked a return to men’s football in the United States, following the stoppage
7:50 AM ET Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper says he is concerned about right-hander Michael Kopech, who recently opted out of the upcoming 2020 season. Kopech, 24, missed the entire 2019 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery but was expected to contend for a spot in Chicago’s rotation this year. He has
9:26 AM ET Ferrari teammates Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc collided on the opening lap of the Styrian Grand Prix, forcing both out of the race. Ferrari has endured a tough weekend so far in Austria, hosting its second F1 race in two weeks, and it unraveled even further in the opening moments of the
Jul 10, 2020 This weekend’s north London derby is precisely the type of occasion the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was built for. It is a £1.2 billion ($1.5bn) bricks-and-mortar manifestation of the club’s decades-long struggle to emerge from Arsenal‘s shadow, something they achieved to an extent under Mauricio Pochettino on the pitch and are now attempting
8:00 AM ET A small army of third basemen was on the move last winter. Anthony Rendon got the biggest deal ever doled out by Arte Moreno and signed with the Angels. Josh Donaldson signed with the Twins for $92 million. The Cubs made it known they were open to dealing Kris Bryant for the
5:00 AM ET Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. First checkpoint for players: To quarantine or not to quarantine, that is the question for Patriots players this week. The simple math highlights how Tuesday represents the first checkpoint for the team in an unprecedented year. The current expectation is
3:01 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Well, UFC fans? Was that good enough? Has Kamaru Usman finally, belatedly, laboriously earned his recognition as a champion to celebrate? Usman methodically beat down Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 251 on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as the UFC launched its Middle East residency