12:31 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death over the weekend during a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied by his estranged wife and another man, police said Monday. Townley, 31, raced for eight seasons. He had the weapon
Month: October 2021
11:55 AM ET What a weekend! It feels like we say this every weekend, but it was especially true here. Liverpool and Manchester City put on a show, Atletico Madrid (in particular Luis Suarez) made a statement vs. Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo made a scene after Manchester United‘s frustrating home draw vs. Everton. Elsewhere, Bayern
11:26 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It wasn’t that long ago that the Portland Timbers were on the outside looking in at the
7:39 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has said that he informed Paris Saint-Germain of his desire to leave the club in July and rejects the claim that he told them about his decision at the end of the transfer window. The France international was linked with a move to Real Madrid after PSG sporting director Leonardo
9:54 AM ET Former National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird has resigned from her position on the U.S. Soccer board of directors, sources have told ESPN. Baird resigned as commissioner of the league on Friday after a report in The Athletic that detailed allegations of sexual coercion and emotional abuse by former North Carolina
12:00 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — As Dak Prescott spoke following Sunday’s 36-28 win against the Carolina Panthers at AT&T Stadium, the fans in the adjoining Miller Lite Club starting pounding on the glass to the interview room and chanting. Prescott’s smile grew wider as he spoke and the yelling fans, which included a young
11:36 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer said Monday he apologized to his team, his family and owner Shad Khan after a viral video surfaced over the weekend that showed a young woman dancing close to his lap. Meyer said he went to Columbus, Ohio, after the Jaguars’ loss at Tennessee
7:00 AM ET The MLB playoffs are upon us. How ready are you for the postseason action? After a sprint to the finish that saw the final American League wild-card spot decided on the final day of the regular season, the 10 teams chasing World Series glory this October are set with the San Francisco
11:17 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been diagnosed with a low-grade ankle sprain that will leave him week to week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Mixon was injured late in the Bengals’ 24-21 win over the Jaguars on Thursday. Mixon rushed 16 times for 67 yards and a touchdown but
10:52 AM ET The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have agreed to a reduction in pay of 1/91.6th of a player’s salary for each game an unvaccinated player misses because of local COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sources told ESPN, a decision that stands to impact Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. The decision on a