7:00 AM ET ON THAT MONUMENTAL day, the only thing Kobe Bryant carried with him was a basketball. It was early June 1996, on the morning of his now-legendary pre-draft workout in Los Angeles, when a skinny, smiley Bryant, then 17, stepped out of the swanky Shutters on the Beach resort in Santa Monica, California,
Month: March 2021
5:25 AM ET IN A YEAR when Claressa Shields bought a house, created an expansive home gym and successfully gained a larger social media following, the one thing she couldn’t do was what she wanted to do the most: fight. It had been a year of yo-yo fight planning — dates given and pulled back,
10:18 AM ET Alpine has revealed the car Fernando Alonso will drive on his return to Formula One in 2021. The rebranded Renault team will welcome back the two-time world champion as teammate of Esteban Ocon. Alonso has been out of F1 since leaving at the conclusion of the 2018 season. Former Red Bull and
9:08 AM ET Chelsea have stabilized their form under new manager Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Frank Lampard on Jan. 26. The reworked Blues have been unbeaten since, winning six games and drawing three in all competitions, but much of the positivity has been lacking one person in particular: Christian Pulisic. The USMNT international, who has
10:32 AM ET The Detroit Lions might be switching quarterbacks for 2021, going from Matthew Stafford to Jared Goff, but it won’t necessarily preclude them from taking a signal-caller early in this year’s draft. General manager Brad Holmes, who is not yet allowed to discuss the Stafford-Goff trade until it can become official when the
10:49 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — – An attorney for the family of a 5-year-old girl critically injured in a crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid says the girl suffered a devastating brain injury that has left her unable to speak or walk. Ariel Young likely has permanent
4:26 AM ET Ian St John served Liverpool with distinction as part of a golden era in the 1960s and 70s. Phil Noble – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images Liverpool legend Ian St John has died at the age of 82. St John, a forward, made 425 appearances for Liverpool between 1961 and 1971, scoring
5:46 AM ET Adriana Garcia Valencia fans have been hoping for a new owner for some time. Photo by Allsport Co./Getty Images Prince of Malaysian state Johor Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim has expressed interest in purchasing Spanish club Valencia from Singapore businessman Peter Lim. The 36-year-old posted a series of stories on Instagram that included
7:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Edinson Cavani looks set to return to the Manchester United squad for their trip to Crystal Palace. United travel to Selhurst Park on Wednesday and after Cavani came through training on Tuesday unscathed, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful to have the striker available again after missing the last four
6:42 AM ET Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was provisionally freed on Tuesday after appearing before a judge following a night in jail while being investigated for possible irregularities during his administration. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Court officials said Bartomeu and his former adviser at the Spanish club, Jaume