Month: June 2021

12:10 PM ET The Euro 2020 match between Belgium and Denmark on Thursday was stopped in the 10th minute as a tribute to Christian Eriksen. Eriksen, 29, suffered a cardiac arrest in the 42nd minute of Denmark’s opening game against Finland last Saturday and remains in hospital. Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand said Eriksen will watch
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3:10 PM ET England manager Gareth Southgate has defended the right of sponsors to advertise their products at Euro 2020 after Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a row by removing a bottle from a news conference. UEFA issued a statement on Thursday reminding teams of their contractual obligations after Ronaldo moved Coca-Cola bottles out of shot as
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3:25 PM ET Alabama and Clemson are breaking in new quarterbacks this season, but oddsmakers don’t expect the Crimson Tide or Tigers to suffer any significant drop off. Alabama and Clemson topped the college football season win totals released Thursday by Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill, each opening at 11.5. Ohio State and Oklahoma are
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2:13 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — When the Green Bay Packers return for training camp next month, it will be with one approach. It doesn’t matter whether it’s Aaron Rodgers or Jordan Love at quarterback. “We’ll have one plan,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Thursday in his last scheduled news conference before training camp.
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2:21 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyrann Mathieu removed all doubt about what he wants his football future to be when he said Thursday that it’s at the top of his priority list to finish his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. “It’s been everything I’ve asked for,” said Mathieu, who joined the Chiefs
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12:43 PM ET NHL players said they’d like to see the “homestand” scheduling from this season continue but are against the concept of geographically aligned divisions going forward, according to an NHLPA poll released Thursday. Around 68% of the 447 players polled said they do not want to see regional divisions carried forward beyond this
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1:28 PM ET Miami and Auburn will play a home-and-home series in 2029 and 2030, the schools announced Thursday. The Hurricanes will host the Tigers on Sept. 1, 2029, then travel to play at Auburn on Aug. 31, 2030. Despite expected changes to an expanded College Football Playoff format, Miami athletics director Blake James said
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11:36 AM ET Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour has signed a three-year contract extension with the team, general manager Don Waddell announced on Thursday. “I thought we were on the same page,” Brind’Amour said. “It was just a matter of time, really. He knew I wanted to be a part of this, and I knew
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