5:54 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — For a club that has endured some agonising luck in the Champions League over the years, Manchester City will feel that they hit the jackpot on the night that Pep Guardiola’s team qualified for the quarterfinals by sending Real Madrid crashing out of the competition with a 2-1 victory.
Month: August 2020
5:58 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Tyrod Taylor says he knew what to expect from the Los Angeles Chargers this offseason after he watched veteran quarterback Philip Rivers depart in free agency. “I
6:35 PM ET The NFL and the NFL Players Association have tweaked their coronavirus testing procedures in an attempt to separate “false-positive” results from active infections, the league said in a memo sent to clubs Friday. The policy will apply to any Tier 1 or Tier 2 employee — including all players and coaches —
7:11 PM ET The Washington Football Team released running back Derrius Guice Friday night, less than two hours after he was arrested on domestic violence charges in Loudoun County. Washington wasted little time in releasing Guice, saying in a statement that it had learned of a domestic violence charge Thursday. The team alerted the league
5:10 PM ET Associated Press Darlington Raceway has gotten state approval to have fans in the stands when it runs NASCAR’s Southern 500 next month. The state commerce department gave the track “Too Tough To Tame” an exemption to have up to 8,000 fans in the stands, according to an agency spokesman. South Carolina Gov.
6:32 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Terri Harper held on to her WBC world junior lightweight title in a first defense after an entertaining points draw with English rival Natasha
6:05 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken have hired Everett Fitzhugh as the club’s first broadcaster, the team announced Friday. Fitzhugh is believed to be the first Black team broadcaster hired by an NHL franchise. He has spent the past five seasons as the director of media relations and broadcasting for the
5:22 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO – Cameron Tringale was disqualified after the second round of the PGA Championship for signing an incorrect scorecard. The PGA of America said Tringale signed for a score lower than he actually shot on the par-3 eighth hole at TPC Harding Park. His scorecard had been officially certified, and Tringale
6:48 PM ET Associated Press WARE, England — Andy Sullivan carded a blistering 28 on the back nine to sit at the top of a leaderboard filled with home favourites after the second round of the English Championship on Friday. The 2016 Ryder Cup player turned in 34 then made seven birdies on his way
6:53 PM ET The Rose Ladies Series Grand Final was suspended on Friday when a wildfire broke out at Chobham Common in Surrey, England and spread towards the Wentworth club. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said 10 fire engines and other emergency vehicles were dispatched to the tend to the fire as golfers, caddies and