4:57 PM ET ESPN News Services President Joe Biden says his administration intends to take up the NFL on its offer to use the league’s stadiums as COVID-19 vaccination sites. During an interview on CBS’ Super Bowl pregame show, Biden said “absolutely we will” when asked if the federal government intended to use all the
Month: February 2021
5:23 PM ET It’s Super Bowl Sunday, which means the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs players were on their fashion A-games upon arriving at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. From embroidered designs to diamonds to a screened print of Tom Brady‘s combine photo, both teams showed off their top looks before taking the
10:25 AM ET George North and Louis Rees-Zammit scored second half tries as Wales overcame a poor start to defeat 14-man Ireland 21-16 in their opening Six Nations clash at the Principality Stadium on Sunday, easing the pressure on coach Wayne Pivac. – Play ESPN’s Rugby Pick’em for FREE Wales played with an extra man
12:22 PM ET Oklahoma City big man Mike Muscala sustained a concussion during Saturday night’s 120-118 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves and has been placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol, the Thunder announced Sunday. Muscala exited the game after taking an elbow to the face in the fourth quarter. He finished the night with 22
12:02 PM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. has a fractured finger on his left hand that likely
3:51 PM ET The New York Knicks have reached agreement on a trade to acquire Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose and reunite him with coach Tom Thibodeau, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Knicks are sending guard Dennis Smith Jr., and a 2021 second-round draft pick via the Charlotte Hornets to Detroit, sources said. The
4:35 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea made it three wins in a row under new boss Thomas Tuchel thanks to a narrow 2-1 victory away at Sheffield United‘s Bramall Lane on Sunday. The victory sees the Blues climb into fifth place alongside West Ham United on 39 points. It was a hard-fought game in
1:47 PM ET Manchester United’s Lauren James received racist abuse on social media. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Manchester United forward Lauren James has called on Instagram to “do something” after she became the latest footballer to receive racist abuse online. United men’s players Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Axel Tuanzebe — on two separate occasions —
4:10 PM ET Chelsea took another step in their recovery under new coach Thomas Tuchel when they beat bottom side Sheffield United 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to a strike by Mason Mount and a penalty by Jorginho, with Germany’s Timo Werner involved in both goals. The away win — the third
3:15 PM ET Mexican side Tigres UANL became the first team from North America to reach the final of Club World Cup when they beat Brazilian club Palmeiras 1-0 in the semifinal on Sunday. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) After a tepid first half Tigres’ French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac got