4:12 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has great memories of Manchester, or more precisely, Old Trafford. Two and a half years ago, he planned the perfect game as his Paris Saint-Germain team thrashed Manchester United in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg. The Parisians should have won by more than the 2-0 scoreline, but their performance
Month: December 2020
6:28 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants placed starting outside linebacker Kyler Fackrell on injured reserve Tuesday with a calf injury, leaving them extremely shorthanded at the position as they try to win the NFC East. That means Fackrell will miss at least three games, all against winning teams. The Giants
7:03 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU has added a nonconference home game against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 12, giving the Horned Frogs a 10th scheduled game this season. The Horned Frogs had to postpone their only scheduled nonconference game against SMU in September after positive COVID-19 tests in the TCU program.
7:00 PM ET Tennessee has dismissed starting outside linebacker Kivon Bennett from the team following his arrest on gun and drug charges near campus on Tuesday, Volunteers football coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a statement. Bennett, a junior from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, led the Volunteers with 7½ tackles for loss and was tied for the
7:12 PM ET The top seven teams in the College Football Playoff rankings remained unchanged Tuesday night, as Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State continue to occupy the top four spots. The Buckeyes stayed at No. 4 despite canceling last Saturday’s game at Illinois following an increase of COVID-19 cases in the program, which
7:09 PM GMT Rugby’s Nations Cup will reach its conclusion this weekend, as England face France in Sunday’s final, but anyone expecting a diversion from the stodgy fare on show for the last month is likely to be disappointed, according to England coach Eddie Jones. England have collected dominant victories over Georgia, Ireland and Wales,
6:20 PM ET The Texas Rangers will give Gold Glove-winning third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa the opportunity to be their starting shortstop next season and have told Elvis Andrus to prepare to play all infield positions. Andrus, at 32 the longest-tenured Ranger after 12 seasons, is the only player remaining from their back-to-back World Series appearances
6:23 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is scheduled to change his plea to misdemeanor charges stemming from his drunken driving arrest nine months ago on a freeway in Phoenix. The Hall of Fame manager, who had previously pleaded not guilty to the two drunken driving charges, is
5:36 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn left tackle Alec Jackson had surgery on his right hand and will miss the game with No. 5 Texas A&M. Tigers coach Gus Malzahn says Jackson had surgery on Monday. He didn’t give a timetable for a possible return. Austin Troxell replaced Jackson in the starting
5:28 PM ET The ACC announced a series of scheduling changes Tuesday that allowed Notre Dame to clinch a spot in the ACC championship game Dec. 19. In addition, the ACC has changed its testing procedures, requiring teams now to have a PCR test administered on Thursdays so they can receive their results before traveling