2:00 PM ET Major League Soccer announced on Monday that it was unable to corroborate an allegation that a Minnesota United FC player directed racially abusive and offensive language at a Portland Timbers player during a match on June 26, and thus no sanctions will be forthcoming. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed
Month: July 2021
10:13 AM ET Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann played for France during Euro 2020. Photo by Laszlo Balogh – Pool/Getty Images Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann have both apologised for their actions after a video was leaked on social media which showed the pair appearing to mock Asian staff. The video, which was recorded by Dembele,
2:39 PM ET Aaron Rodgers took a holistic approach to a very tumultuous offseason. During a news conference Monday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback spoke at length about the steps taken to improve and preserve his mental health amid questions about his long-term future with the NFL franchise. The comments came ahead of Tuesday’s charity
1:26 PM ET Hawks president/general manager Travis Schlenk told reporters Monday that an agreement is in place to remove the interim label from coach Nate McMillan’s title after he led Atlanta to the Eastern Conference finals. McMillan’s new deal is for four years, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hawks finished the regular season
9:51 AM BST Furious St George Illawarra boss Ryan Webb has slammed the arrogance of the Dragons’ dirty 13, refusing to rule out further sanctions beyond the 20 games in bans and big fines from the NRL. The NRL came down hard on the 13 players who broke stay-at-home orders to party at Paul Vaughan’s
1:56 PM BST South Africa cancelled training on Monday and went into isolation after another positive COVID-19 test, putting in jeopardy their Test on Friday against Georgia. Springbok lock Lood de Jager returned a positive test, following three positives in the South African side last week, raising more questions about the British & Irish Lions
11:37 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC After beating the LA Galaxy, Sporting Kansas City found itself on top of the Western Conference, the Supporters’ Shield standings and — most importantly — our MLS Power Rankings. Last weekend served up a handful of surprise scorelines that have caused some shuffling of our decks. So, let’s get
12:55 PM ET So here we are. Final four time at Euro 2020. Two teams enter, one team leaves, in the Wembley Thunderdome. (OK, then another two teams enter, one of them leaves, and the two remaining teams face off on Sunday for all the marbles… I like the third Mad Max; sue me.) There’s
Report Hampshire in total control as tail piles on runs before Keith Barker routs top order Surrey 42 for 4 (Barker 3-15) trail Hampshire 488 (de Grandhomme 174*, Organ 67) by 446 runs A magnificent 174 not out from Colin de Grandhomme put Hampshire in full control of the LV= Insurance County Championship Group Two
12:20 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens are scrambling their lines and their lineup for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, facing a potential sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Opting for a faster lineup, the Canadiens are scratching 20-year-old forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who has eight points in 19