9:32 AM ET Scotland captain Andy Robertson has confirmed his team will join England in taking the knee in an anti-racism gesture when the two sides meet at Wembley in Euro 2020 on June 18. This U-turn follows their original statement on Thursday which said the team would collectively stand, rather than kneel, in their
Month: June 2021
7:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Spain‘s players and coaches were given COVID-19 vaccinations on Friday morning, three days before their Euro 2020 Group E opener against Sweden in Seville. The army arrived at the national team’s headquarters in Las Rozas, Madrid, to administer different vaccines “depending on the situation of each member.” The Spanish Football
6:07 AM ET Ukraine‘s football association agreed on Friday to make the phrase “Glory to the heroes” an official slogan, even though its use on the national team’s shirt has been banned by UEFA. UEFA told Ukraine on Thursday it could keep an outline map of Ukraine that includes Russia-annexed Crimea on the shirt, although
11:06 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent David De Gea is still in the dark about his Manchester United future, sources have told ESPN. De Gea shared the job as United’s goalkeeper with Dean Henderson last season and even though he started the Europa League final defeat to Villarreal, the Spain international was only picked for two
8:01 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Shakur Stevenson nonchalantly sat on the stage rocking a gray Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts and a New York Yankees hat cocked to one side at his prefight news conference, when his opponent on Saturday — Jeremiah Nakathila — said something that made Stevenson quickly turn his head in
7:15 AM ET The private jet taxied into its hangar in Phoenix on Sunday, shortly after 5 p.m. local time. It carried passengers who had boarded a couple of hours earlier in Stockton, California. But they’ve been on a long, strange trip for years. Nate Diaz arrived for UFC 263 with friends who remember when
10:54 AM ET To see how a new development might affect the future, take a look at how it would have affected the past. That’s a go-to of mine — see: how larger playoffs would have worked in 2020 or how a much bigger, earlier playoff would have impacted things — and with the news
9:30 AM ET When Carey Price returned home after winning Game 4 against the Winnipeg Jets, there was a gift waiting for him. Placed on the front porch of his Montreal home was a goalie stick. Strapped to the blade was the head of a broom, a neighborly acknowledgment of the Montreal Canadiens‘ second-round sweep,
6:30 AM ET The NHL’s final four is set. The Vegas Golden Knights took care of business at home, eliminating the Colorado Avalanche to set up a semifinal date with the Montreal Canadiens. Sadly, we have two days off from hockey, before the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning kick off their series Sunday.
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Jameis Winston is well aware of the narrative that surrounds him these days. In fact, he’s embracing it as he strives to become a starting quarterback again with the New Orleans Saints. “I went from being the No. 1 draft pick to (having) everybody laugh at me,” Winston proclaimed,