8:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The MLB season fills a wide swath of the calendar with 162 games, an entire summertime (and beyond) of ups and downs. The NBA and NHL seasons have only half as many games, but the twists and turns keep the ride going for months. The same is true in the
Month: June 2021
5:47 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Romelu Lukaku has said he will remain at Inter Milan next season after the Belgium forward helped them to their first Serie A title in 11 years. Lukaku was named the league’s Most Valuable Player after bagging 24 goals and 11 assists, beating Juventus forward
3:49 AM ET England coach Gareth Southgate has said some fans do not understand the message behind players taking a knee before matches after the gesture was booed ahead of Wednesday’s 1-0 friendly win over Austria. Around 7,000 fans attended Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium for the Euro 2020 warm-up and jeers could be heard from sections
7:07 AM ET Serie A champions Inter Milan have named Simone Inzaghi as their new manager, the club said. Inzaghi had confirmed last week that he was leaving his role as Lazio coach, and will now take over from Antonio Conte. Conte agreed to the mutual termination of his contract just weeks after he led
7:21 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Antonio Conte over their vacant manager’s position with Harry Kane‘s future among the key topics of discussion, sources have told ESPN. Spurs have been forced to look at alternative targets after ending their interest in former head coach Mauricio Pochettino. – Stream LIVE games and replays
8:30 AM ET Adriana Garcia Sergio Aguero‘s father Leonel del Castillo has said the tears shed by Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola while speaking about his son were insincere and only for the cameras. Aguero, 33, joined Barcelona as a free agent this week after his contract with City was not renewed. – Stream ESPN
7:00 AM ET We’re already two months into the 2021 MLB season, and the standings are starting to come into focus with teams already 50-plus games into their schedules. What does that mean for our first MLB Power Rankings of June? Well, for starters, there’s plenty of movement at the top, including a very tight
6:55 AM ET The New York Islanders return to what should be a deafening Nassau Coliseum for Game 3 of the East Division final against the Boston Bruins, while the Carolina Hurricanes try to avoid an 0-3 deficit as their series heads to Florida against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Plus, we take a look at
5:53 AM ET We generally talk about football players and positions in the simplest way possible. You’re a rushing quarterback (or maybe a “dual-threat”) or a pocket passer, a between-the-tackles runner or an all-purpose back, a wideout or a slot receiver, etc. Some of the most fun players in the sport, however, blur the lines,
News Green replaces Mujeeb Ur Rahman, whose stint has been delayed to second half by visa, travel issues Chris Green, the off-spinning all-rounder, will join Middlesex for the first half of the T20 Blast as a replacement for Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Mujeeb’s stint with the club has been delayed until the second half