11:40 AM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Washington coach Ron Rivera called receiving a cancer diagnosis “overwhelming.” But it’s scenes like Sunday before his team played the Baltimore Ravens that helped provide the necessary support to continue. The Washington Football Team surprised Rivera with a section of approximately 400 cardboard cutouts, purchased by friends and family.
Month: October 2020
10:50 PM ET Wide receiver Josh Gordon and defensive lineman David Irving have been waiting months for decisions from the NFL on their reinstatement from indefinite suspensions — decisions that now are overdue, based on the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Gordon applied for reinstatement in June and Irving applied in July, and the NFL is
11:12 AM ET Although quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for the coronavirus, the New England Patriots will play the Chiefs on Monday night in Kansas City, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The game will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET and air on CBS, sources said. The plan is contingent on negative COVID-19 tests.
9:47 AM ET Alex Kirkland Barcelona’s Patri Guijarro scored the first ever goal in the women’s Clasico. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-0 on Sunday in a historic first ever women’s Clasico in Spain’s Primera Iberdrola. Champions Barca were firm favourites against a Madrid side playing their first competitive match since being officially formed
12:33 PM ET Vinicius Junior celebrates goal with Real Madrid teammate Casemiro. Alex Caparros/Getty Images Goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema plus some top class saves from Thibaut Courtois gave Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Levante on Sunday for a third consecutive La Liga victory. Brazilian forward Vinicius, Madrid’s match-winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 win
8:15 AM ET Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has urged the club to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane rather than Borussia Dortmund‘s Jadon Sancho this summer. Sancho has been United’s top priority and although they have been frustrated with Dortmund’s negotiations, sources have told ESPN they have not given up on signing him before
12:14 PM ET Inter Milan dropped their first two points of the season when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lazio on Sunday in a bad-tempered Serie A match in which one player from each side was sent off. Lautaro Martinez gave Inter the lead on the half hour and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic equalised
7:22 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Napoli will not travel to Turin for their Serie A clash with Juventus on Sunday after two of their players tested positive for COVID-19, sources have told ESPN. Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas returned positive results following routine coronavirus tests and the entire Napoli squad is in isolation. –
10:24 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email AC Milan have completed the loan signing of Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot, the Italian club announced on Sunday. The 21-year-old will spend the season at San Siro and has been given the No. 5 shirt. – Insider Notebook: Utd’s frantic chase: Sancho, Dembele, Ocampos–
12:43 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United are set to sign Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles, sources have told ESPN. Cavani arrived in Manchester on Sunday ahead of final talks and medical tests at Carrington. The 33-year-old is set to sign an initial one-year contract with the option of