Month: July 2021

10:40 AM ET New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas could miss the start of the 2021 regular season after undergoing ankle surgery in June, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Thomas first suffered a high ankle injury in the final minutes of Week 1 in 2020 and missed a total of nine games
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9:51 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will next be called the Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams
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10:19 AM ET Texas and Oklahoma could make their move to the SEC official in a matter of weeks, ESPN has confirmed. The Austin American-Statesman reported Friday that a Big 12 source believed talks between the SEC and the two schools had been ongoing for more than six months, though Texas A&M had been left
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7:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have completed the signing of Jadon Sancho, the club have confirmed on Friday. Borussia Dortmund had previously confirmed the agreement, stating on July 1 that the transfer fee is “fixed” at €85 million ($99.98m). United also confirmed that the deal had been initially agreed to, subject to a
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3:47 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was steadfast that Kenley Jansen will remain his closer, after the San Francisco Giants again rallied against him Thursday night. “I don’t think all the blame should be on Kenley. The game should have been over a couple times in that inning,” Roberts
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5:56 AM ET Football Manager is set to include women’s teams for the first time ever. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Women’s football is set to be introduced into the popular video game Football Manager for the first time ever, the makers of the game confirmed on Thursday. Football Manager’s studio director Miles Jacobson said in a statement
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5:45 AM ET Chelsea will begin their Women’s Super League title (WSL) defence with a trip to London rivals Arsenal after the fixture list for the 2021-22 season was released on Friday. Manchester City, who finished second last season, travel to Everton, while their cross-town rivals Manchester United host Reading in the opening round of
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7:07 AM ET Quinn came out as transgender in September. Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images OL Reign and Canada midfielder Quinn has said they are “proud” after becoming the first openly transgender person to compete at the Olympics but added that “the fight [for transgender rights] isn’t close to over.” Quinn competed at
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