3:42 PM ET French football authorities have opened an investigation into Neymar’s claims of racist abuse during a contentious loss to Marseille on Sunday and banned him two matches for fighting in that same game. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Paris Saint-Germain star was sent off after a fight broke
Month: September 2020
12:19 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England duo Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver have joined the Melbourne Stars for the WBBL Sciver previously played for the Stars in the first two seasons of the WBBL before switching to the Perth Scorchers while Brunt also has past experience with the Scorchers. Sciver has scored 952 runs at
7:17 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is hopeful that the poor air quality in Western Washington will improve in time to not affect Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field. Smoke from wildfires around Washington state has blown into the Seattle area and compromised the air quality
7:12 PM ET The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a measure that will prohibit Division I student-athletes from practicing and competing on the first Tuesday after Nov. 1 every year to allow them to vote in elections or participate in other civic activities. The Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee proposed the legislation and
7:32 PM ET Associated Press A 16-team spring playoff in FCS college football advanced to its final step when the NCAA Division I Council voted to recommend it to the governing body’s Board of Directors on Wednesday. The board will consider the recommendation during a meeting on Tuesday. The FCS championship committee developed the playoff
6:27 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran center Eric Staal in a trade that sent forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. The trade was the first completed by newly hired Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, who took over after Jason Botterill was fired in June. Adams
6:43 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said settling the team’s volatile goaltending situation with Robin Lehner and Marc-Andre Fleury is his top priority this offseason. “Those are exactly the types of decisions that we’re going to be working on immediately. We don’t have those answers right now. The first order of
2:47 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Phase 1 of the NBA in-market bubble has started for the Detroit Pistons, but veterans Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose, and free agents Christian Wood and Langston Galloway aren’t participating right now, according to coach Dwane Casey. “All of our young guys are here. Derrick Rose and Blake are not
3:49 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made history Wednesday when he was named to a 16th All-NBA team in his 17-year career, which snapped a tie with Hall of Famers Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in NBA history. James was
3:57 PM ET Cincinnati Bengals president Mike Brown will miss his first regular-season game in franchise history on Thursday, he told the team’s website. The team’s top executive said he will not attend Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Browns because of COVID-19 concerns. “I’m the age I am and I check all the boxes and