7:00 AM ET DURING OCCASIONAL SCROLLS through his Twitter mentions, Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles saw enough references to a particular stat to pique his curiosity. “I honestly Googled it one time to try to figure out what they’re talking about, and I had f—ing no idea still after reading it,” Ingles says. “I didn’t
Month: May 2021
11:55 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Phil Mickelson will be 51 next month and admits his golf career his winding down. So the idea of being offered a reported $100-million per year to play in a rival golf league to the PGA Tour is understandably something that would give him pause. Mickelson acknowledged Wednesday that
9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Manchester United fans’ right to protest but said the demonstration which forced the Premier League clash with Liverpool to be postponed went “too far.” Supporters calling for the removal of the Glazer family as owners broke into Old Trafford and surrounded the Lowry Hotel in
10:57 AM ET Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said he lost a significant amount of weight after contracting malaria which left family members scared for his health, and after recovering vowed to kickstart his season by firing his side into the Europa League final. The 31-year-old opened up about his experience in detail for the first
11:04 AM ET The U.S. men’s national team will face Costa Rica in a friendly in Sandy, Utah, on June 9, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Wednesday. The friendly follows the final stages of the CONCACAF Nations League. In that competition, the U.S. faces Honduras in the semifinals in Denver on June 3 and
5:39 AM ET Hertha Berlin have sacked former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann hours after former Germany international Dennis Aogo posted on Instagram a screenshot of a racist WhatsApp message Lehmann had sent him. Lehmann, who was part of Arsenal’s 2003-04 “Invincibles” team, had been acting as a member of Hertha Berlin’s supervisory board on behalf
6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera noticed when the Kansas City Chiefs made their big move four years ago. He paid attention to the aggressive trades the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams made this offseason. Those teams had their rosters ready; they just needed a quarterback they
10:00 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Over the decades, the label “Mexican Style” in boxing has become synonymous with all-out attacks at the expense of defense, a badge of honor and a promise of fireworks in the ring — all rolled into one. So as Canelo Alvarez seeks to unify the super middleweight titles Saturday
4:00 AM ET When Barcelona host Atletico Madrid on Saturday, and Sevilla travel to reigning champions Real Madrid the following day, each club will be within four games of potentially becoming Spain’s champions. This is the tightest (six points separate first from fourth), most open (four teams) La Liga title race in living memory. Still
10:41 PM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has a new, short-notice opponent for his welterweight bout this weekend. The popular UFC veteran will take on Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday night. The bout will be the co-main event of the card. Mexican journalist C.