5:30 AM ET COVID-19 is threatening to wreck the Premier League schedule. There were three matches postponed in the English top flight in December and one in January, the first since “Project Restart” saw football return in June, with further matches threatened due to a spike in positive cases and number of stars in self-isolation.
Month: January 2021
3:00 AM ET The world of football transfers is full of errors; no club can get it 100% right the whole time. However, some have more of a track record of failure than others — whether it’s spending mountains of cash on one player (Real Madrid), consistently making poor decisions in certain positions (Man United),
4:32 AM ET Australian Grand Prix organisers and officials are discussing the schedule for the race with Formula One management, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, amid speculation the season-opener will be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With Australia maintaining strict quarantine controls on international arrivals, media reports have said the March 21 race
3:03 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — John Muckler, who coached four NHL teams and won five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, has died. He was 86. The Oilers confirmed Muckler’s death Monday night. No cause was given. Muckler was part of the staff that put together the Oilers dynasty of the
2:47 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors readjust to new expectations without Klay Thompson and continue to figure out life without Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, they do so with the understanding that they’re still getting every team’s best shot each night because of what the group accomplished in
12:30 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN After the Toronto Raptors fell to 1-5 with a demoralizing 126-114 loss to the undermanned Boston Celtics on Monday night, All-Star guard Kyle Lowry said that in order for the Raptors to right themselves, they’ll need to get their swagger back. “We just need to get a little bit grittier,
8:47 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White is out indefinitely after breaking his left second toe. White had offseason surgery on the same toe, but the Spurs said Monday the fracture is a new injury. White missed training camp, the preseason and the first four games of
8:07 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The NBA is adopting a tougher policy regarding masks, telling teams in a memo on Monday that players on the active roster will have to wear the face coverings in the bench area until they enter games. The memo was obtained by The Associated Press Among the
5:44 PM ET After season-ending knee surgery for guard Spencer Dinwiddie, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to apply for a $5.7 million disabled player exception to use toward acquiring another player, sources told ESPN. Once granted, the $5.7 million exception — 50% of Dinwiddie’s salary — allows the Nets to trade for, sign or claim
12:12 AM ET As Luka Doncic works his way into shape, the Dallas Mavericks‘ superstar has started flashing his All-NBA form. Doncic had by far his most dominant performance of the season in a 113-100 road win Monday over the Houston Rockets. He had season highs with 33 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists, recording