7:12 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN Some Academy Award winners aren’t that much different from the rest of college football fans. Barry Jenkins, the screenwriter and director of “Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” needed an outlet for his frustrations, commentary and hot takes each Saturday. Plus, like he told ESPN, you “don’t just walk
Month: January 2022
7:00 AM ET About 15 minutes before first pitch of a Nationals-Braves game last summer, one of Juan Soto‘s sprints took him into the outfield, out behind second base, and he paused to say hi to Ozzie Albies, who talks to everyone, and after a moment, Ronald Acuña Jr. joined in, listening more than talking.
8:00 AM ET JIMMY BUTLER INTERRUPTED his pregame warmup and made a beeline toward half court. There, Utah Jazz swingman Joe Ingles stood, watched and waited as the All-Star closed in. Butler’s mission: Peace. At this point, the quick wits, sharp tongues and competitive fires of both Butler and Ingles had been clashing for years,
6:12 AM ET SYDNEY, Australia — Three-time major winner Andy Murray is through to his first ATP semifinal since 2019 after David Goffin retired hurt in their Sydney Tennis Classic match with a leg injury. Murray took the first set 6-2 against Goffin in Thursday’s quarterfinal showdown before the Belgian world No.45 called an early
7:00 AM ET Patrik Laine is a winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Depending on what he’s wearing to the game, he is also a James Bond villain, an extra from “The Matrix” or the DJ at a club that’s strictly for vampires. These were some of the reactions to Laine’s pregame fits, from the
6:22 AM ET American Coco Gauff said her loss to world No. 1 Ash Barty in last week’s Adelaide International 1 WTA tournament was an important lesson on what she needs to do to raise her level ahead of the Australian Open. Gauff, ranked No. 19 in the world, took the opening set before Australian
5:41 AM ET An investigation by Formula One’s governing body into last season’s Abu Dhabi finale is picking up speed amid speculation the outcome will determine whether seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton races on or walks away. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) promised in December “a detailed analysis and clarification exercise” of a controversy it
4:05 AM ET Burnley striker Chris Wood has signed for Newcastle. Photo by Rich Linley – CameraSport via Getty Images Newcastle United have signed striker Chris Wood from relegation rivals Burnley on a two-and-a-half year deal, the club has announced, with sources telling ESPN the move is worth £25 million. The New Zealand international is the
4:16 AM ET Aston Villa have seen off competition from Chelsea to complete the signing of Lucas Digne from Everton, it was announced on Thursday. Digne, 28 ends his four-year stay at Goodison Park to join Steven Gerrard’s side on a permanent deal. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
11:56 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — The Boston Bruins are red hot, Tuukka Rask is back in uniform and all of a sudden, the East has another elite team in a conference full of them. Brad Marchand posted his fifth career hat trick and Linus Ullmark stopped 24 shots as the Bruins handled