5:08 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has said the club has not reached an agreement to sign Lyon forward Memphis Depay and that he expects to start the season with no additions to his squad. Reports on Monday suggested Barca had agreed to pay an initial €25 million for Depay,
Month: September 2020
5:37 PM ET Associated Press The Florida Gators‘ athletic department reported 61 new positive COVID-19 cases Tuesday, including six for the football team just a little more than a week before its season opener at Ole Miss. The spike in infections coincided with the return of student to campus and the start of classes. The
5:10 PM ET Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson informed the team he would rather be traded if the two sides cannot reach an agreement on a new extension, sources close to the situation told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. The Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday that Robinson made a formal trade request in response to stalled contract
4:32 PM ET New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell, who opened training camp by predicting a career year, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday with a pulled hamstring. Also on Tuesday, the Jets signed former Miami Dolphins running back Kalen Ballage. The Jets tried to acquire Ballage in a trade last month, but the
3:35 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Tuesday the team’s failure to use a timeout late in Monday night’s 16-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans was “totally my fault.” The Broncos had plenty of other foibles during the narrow loss to open the season, but Fangio’s decision to forgo using
4:00 PM ET ESPN.com Staff Major League Baseball has announced the schedule for the unique 16-team 2020 MLB playoffs, which are set to open with the wild-card round beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, and continuing through the first neutral-site World Series in MLB history scheduled from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Globe Life
4:28 PM ET Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said he expects goaltender Braden Holtby to enter free agency. “Yeah, I would expect him to go to free agency,” MacLellan said Tuesday. “The goalie market is probably a little unusually deep this year. I talked to his agent last week briefly about where he’s at
3:57 PM ET In announcing Peter Laviolette as his new head coach, Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan used an unusual phrase, saying they were fortunate to “have him available at a time of need for our organization.” One often hears buzzy managerial language in situations like this — “taking us to the next level”
3:36 PM ET A Power Five university chancellor and at least one U.S. senator say they are among those that believe the NCAA should limit the amount of money college coaches make. Rebecca Blank, chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, testified in a Senate hearing Tuesday morning that she would “be more than happy” to
4:39 PM ET Arkansas State has postponed Saturday’s game against Central Arkansas to Oct. 10 because of player availability issues within one position group. The Red Wolves upset Kansas State 35-31 on the road last week. According to a news release, “[The reason] was not the volume of total players unavailable, but rather the inability