Month: May 2021

3:25 PM ET Associated Press Buenos Aires firefighters rescued a footballer from Uruguayan club Rentistas who had hung himself from a hotel balcony to escape a fire in his room, local authorities confirmed Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) In a video released by the Buenos Aires City Hall, midfielder Francisco
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3:26 PM ET UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their attempts to launch a breakaway Super League, European soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. The clubs are the only three of the original 12 to have not distanced themselves from the project following an outpouring of criticism. – Super
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1:56 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird. Mark McGwire vs. Sammy Sosa. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. Brooks Koepka
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2:21 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Cam Heyward is tired of the Ben Roethlisberger naysayers — so much so that he passionately defended his quarterback after the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ first on-field OTA practice Tuesday. “When I hear the badmouthing about him being a not great quarterback and everybody is ready to elevate other quarterbacks, I’m like,
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1:49 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady opted not to take part in the team’s OTA practice Tuesday, instead opting to practice Monday with his veteran teammates at the New York Yankees‘ spring training complex across the street. Arians told veteran players and starters that Tuesday’s optional practice would be for the
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6:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo has raised questions about his immediate future at Juventus with an Instagram post where he thanked fans for taking part in his journey. The forward, who has one year remaining on his contract, came under fire in recent months season for his performances, leading to speculation that he
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11:41 AM ET Fiorentina have named former Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso as their new head coach following Giuseppe Iachini’s departure, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Gattuso left his role at Napoli after failing to secure Champions League qualification, with the team ending the
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9:20 AM ET On the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, MLS’s Black Players for Change (BPC) announced that it is joining forces with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to push for passage of the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives back on
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11:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent GDANSK, Poland — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Europa League final against Villarreal will define Manchester United‘s season. United made progress to finish second in the Premier League behind champions Manchester City but Solskjaer said only by lifting the Europa League trophy on Wednesday will be able to brand the
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