8:00 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN THE STADIUM CREW has already begun to disassemble the United Center floor, turning the arena from a basketball court to a hockey rink following the Chicago Bulls‘ victory over the Orlando Magic. It’s Jan. 3, and as they stack the courtside seats, remove the scorer’s table and line the outside
Month: January 2022
10:06 AM ET The AFCON descended into farce on Wednesday as the referee twice blew for full-time before 90 minutes had been played, with Tunisia refusing to return to the pitch 40 minutes later in protest despite having lost 1-0 to Mali. Mali striker Ibrahima Kone scored a second-half penalty to seal a 1-0 victory
11:37 AM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski has called in 25 players for the team’s first training camp of the year, a group that includes Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman. Rodman, 19, the NWSL’s 2021 Rookie of the Year, is the lone first-time call-up. But she isn’t alone in terms of uncapped
12:33 PM ET There was a moment in December when, for the first time in two years, Daryl Dike got a moment to reflect. After two years of nonstop soccer, he had earned one. From scoring for Virginia in the NCAA finals against Georgetown in December 2019, to going fifth in the MLS SuperDraft in
12:56 PM ET Associated Press An extra week of games, close finishes and not being in an election year helped propel the NFL to its highest regular-season ratings in six years. The 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers across television and digital platforms, that is a 10% increase over 2020 and is the league’s
1:01 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger knows his team probably isn’t supposed to be here, the No. 7 seed in the playoffs preparing to face the No. 2 seed Kansas City Chiefs. And yet, the 39-year-old knows from experience that wild things can happen once a team gets into the postseason — no matter
12:17 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres signed Michael Houser to a one-year, $750,000 contract and called up Aaron Dell from the minors Wednesday to shore up their injury-depleted goaltending ranks. The signing comes with Buffalo adding goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Malcolm Subban to its injured list. Luukkonen is considered week-to-week
11:58 AM ET UFC has added a strawweight bout between Mackenzie Dern and Tecia Torres to UFC 273 on April 5. Torres announced the bout via social media Wednesday, and UFC officials confirmed the 115-pound matchup to ESPN. The promotion has not announced a venue or main event for the pay-per-view. According to UFC’s official
11:03 AM ET Shohei Ohtani isn’t shying away from his status as the face of baseball. In an interview with GQ, the Angels’ two-way star reflected on his historic season that landed him unanimous MVP honors and the rare Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award. In the process, Ohtani became one of the game’s biggest stars and
10:31 AM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reworked Ndamukong Suh‘s contract before the regular-season