7:21 AM ET Referee Mike Dean has asked to not be involved in any Premier League games this weekend after he was targeted with online death threats alongside members of his family. The death threats have been reported to the police and Dean is still set to referee the FA Cup tie between Leicester City
Month: February 2021
8:16 AM ET Moises Llorens Rodrigo Faez Manchester City have not given up on signing Lionel Messi on a free transfer this summer but will wait until March or April before sounding out the situation regarding the Barcelona forward, various sources have told ESPN. Messi, 33, is out of contract in June and has been
7:00 AM ET Now that Trevor Bauer is heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Marcell Ozuna is returning to the Atlanta Braves, and Nelson Cruz is going back to the Minnesota Twins, all of this winter’s top 10 free agents are finally off the board. But there are still some good players available the week
7:26 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his challenger, Gilbert Burns, step into the Octagon on Saturday night, they will be kicking off an unprecedented run of title bouts. From this weekend’s UFC 258 event through UFC 260 six weeks later, there will be six fights in which a belt
7:25 AM ET The 2021 recruiting cycle is mostly finished with all but three ESPN 300 prospects committed. The player rankings are subjective, but they give us a good look at what these college football programs could be adding to their roster. The class rankings give us a look at the totality of a class
Feb 2, 2021 Clearly the New York Rangers have some things to figure out. And I’m not even talking about the waiving of Tony DeAngelo, who finished 21st in the NHL last season among defensemen in fantasy points. Mika Zibanejad has played between 13 and 35 minutes this season with four separate line combinations —
Feb 5, 2021 We knew this was coming. There was no way around it. If the NHL was going to come back, COVID would be causing interruptions. Before this week, the postponements had been coming at us one at a time. First the Dallas Stars, then the Carolina Hurricanes and then last week the Vegas
7:00 AM ET On Feb. 28, Maddie Rooney will play at Madison Square Garden as part of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association Dream Gap Tour. For the 23-year-old goalie, it’s “an incredible opportunity” to play in New York City at the world’s most famous arena. Unfortunately, her preparation for the game hasn’t exactly been
2:22 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — With metallic confetti still falling inside Raymond James Stadium — the site of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ 31-9 Super Bowl LV win over the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL’s first Super Bowl won on home turf — the talk immediately shifted to what it will take to win
7:44 PM ET Anirudh Menon Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Juventus to victory over Roma. A day later, Lionel Messi did the same for Barcelona vs. Real Betis. Manchester City demolished Liverpool for their first win at Anfield in 17 years, Manchester United blew a 2-0 halftime lead at Old Trafford against Everton. AC Milan won, Zlatan