1:57 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers star Trevor Bauer, facing allegations of sexual assault, was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, a decision that could prevent him from making his next scheduled start on Sunday. Bauer, whose side has firmly denied the allegations, has 24 hours to appeal MLB’s decision.
Month: July 2021
9:53 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has joined Norwich City on a season-long loan, the newly promoted Premier League club announced on Friday. Gilmour played 11 games in all competitions for Chelsea last season as they finished fourth in the league and won the Champions League by
4:03 PM ET Gareth Southgate said it would be “an insult to Ukraine” for England to rotate their lineup due to the possibility of four players missing a potential Euro 2020 semifinal. Phil Foden, Harry Maguire, Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips would all be ruled out of a last-four encounter against either the Czech Republic
8:43 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football after his team’s exit from the Euro 2020, the 31-year-old said on social media. The 2014 World Cup winner earned 106 caps for his country, contributing 17 goals and 19 assists. Euro 2020: News
2:49 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Spain reached the Euro 2020 semifinals on Friday after prevailing 3-1 in a nervy penalty shootout against dogged Switzerland who were reduced to ten men by a sending off but still clung to a 1-1 draw after extra-time. Mikel Oyarzabal struck the decisive spot-kick after
2:02 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) could have its senior women’s national team serve part of the punishment for fan behavior during matches involving their men’s under-23 side, according to the federation’s president, Yon de Luisa. Anti-gay chants heard at matches vs. the Dominican Republic and the United States during
4:09 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — It was the game that had everything, followed by a penalty shoot-out that lurched one way and then another. By the end of an energy-sapping and psychologically draining 120 minutes, Spain rode their luck — and Switzerland saw theirs run out — to claim a place in the
4:07 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued an executive order allowing college athletes to earn money off the use of their names, images and likenesses. Cooper’s order, signed Friday, comes one day after an NCAA rule change went into effect allowing athletes to profit from their fame
4:14 PM ET The Heisman Trust says former USC running back Reggie Bush could have his Heisman Trophy returned — if the NCAA reinstates his award-winning season first. In a statement Friday, the Heisman Trust responded to Bush’s call to have the trophy returned and his college statistics reinstated, saying he became ineligible for the
Report Former England star seals victory with classy unbeaten 43 at Chelmsford Northern Diamonds 117 for 2 (Taylor 43*) beat Sunrisers 116 for 7 by eight wickets Sarah Taylor proved her inimitable class with an impeccable 43 not out as Northern Diamonds got off the mark in the Charlotte Edwards Cup by beating Sunrisers by