8:05 AM ET AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reaffirmed his belief that athletes should “stick to sports” as he addressed comments aimed at LA Lakers star LeBron James. Speaking in an interview for UEFA for Discovery+ in Sweden last Thursday, Ibrahimovic had said: “[LeBron] is phenomenal at what he’s doing, but I don’t like
Month: March 2021
6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL free-agency period officially begins at 4 p.m. ET on March 17, but speculation about which players might be switching teams this offseason began months ago. With more than half of the league’s 32 teams rumored to be considering a change at quarterback, with franchises dealing with a
7:20 AM ET UFC 259 represents a milestone during a stretch of fights that will have major consequences for the rest of the year. Three title bouts will shape the future of four divisions, with the card in Las Vegas headlined by a champion-vs.-champion clash between light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz and middleweight Israel Adesanya. If
7:00 AM ET In our monthly canvassing of NHL awards voters, one thing has become increasingly clear: We need a little FOMO, right this very minute. As we mentioned in the last NHL Awards Watch, the NHL’s temporary realignment — in which teams play only opponents within their divisions and no one else — has
Clair Peterson’s annual trip to the Arnold Palmer Invitational is not happening this year. The coronavirus pandemic means the longtime John Deere Classic tournament director won’t be on the driving range this week at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge among the players, caddies, coaches, trainers, sports psychologists, media and other tournament representatives. COVID-19 restrictions
7:30 AM ET Since UAB’s return from a self-imposed death penalty, the Conference USA West title has run through Birmingham, Alabama, with Bill Clark’s Blazers winning three titles in a row. Will anything change now that they return most of last year’s contributors? Like the Alamo or Pearl Brewery, hope might live in San Antonio.
News Fast bowler prioritised “good vibes” at the teams and leagues he chose this year Dale Steyn said he turned his back on the world’s most lucrative T20 league, the Indian Premier League, because he found the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Sri Lankan Premier League (LPL) were “slightly more rewarding”. The South African
6:00 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — On March 2, 2018, Lamar Jackson stood at the podium of the NFL combine not as one of the top quarterbacks in the draft but one of the bigger storylines. Jackson repeatedly expressed no intention of switching positions after a rumor circulated teams wanted the Heisman Trophy winner
4:00 AM ET Borussia Monchengladbach have gone from being the Borussia in the Bundesliga with momentum to the one struggling for confidence. ESPN’s German football commentator Derek Rae explains why the confirmed summer switch of coach Marco Rose to the other Borussia, Dortmund, has ushered in a host of problems. It was little more than
2:47 AM ET Andy Murray was on the verge of another early exit on Monday in the ATP event in Rotterdam but rallied from 0-3 down in the deciding set to beat 193rd ranked Robin Haase 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in a match lasting over two-and-half-hours. It was the first Tour-level win since August for Murray,