11:06 AM ET Douglas Costa has joined MLS club LA Galaxy on an initial loan after leaving Italian side Gremio. Silvio Avila/Getty Images The LA Galaxy have signed former Brazil attacker Douglas Costa, the team announced on Thursday. Costa, 31, had been on loan at boyhood club Gremio from Italian giants Juventus, but, after relegation to
Month: February 2022
11:34 AM ET Dave Tippett has been fired as Edmonton Oilers coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jay Woodcroft, coach of the Oilers’ American Hockey League affiliate Bakersfield Condors, has been promoted to work behind Edmonton’s bench. The shakeup came Thursday, following back-to-back losses against Vegas and Chicago by a combined score of 8-1. Tippett
6:24 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show John Riel Casimero will defend his WBO world bantamweight title in front of challenger Paul Butler’s home crowd at the M&S Bank Arena in
10:36 AM ET Team USA opened the Beijing Olympics men’s ice hockey tournament with an 8-0 win over China on Thursday, turning a close game into a blowout thanks to impressive offensive skill from their collection of young players. Forward Sean Farrell had a five-point game, scoring a hat trick and adding two assists. The
10:39 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The Indian Open was canceled and the China Open was postponed as restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause problems on golf’s European Tour. The Indian Open had been postponed from its original scheduled date of Feb. 17-20 but now will not take place
10:16 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is March 21. That’s a lot of runway for teams to fall out of playoff races, for general managers to lay the groundwork for deals and for rampant media conjecture about who stays and who goes. Here’s a look at the 10 most fascinating people at the trade
10:37 AM ET Yoel Romero will look to pick up his first Bellator win when he takes on MMA veteran Melvin Manhoef in the co-main event on May 6 in Paris, the promotion announced Thursday. The bout will be contested at light heavyweight. Romero is a former UFC title challenger. The main event will feature
9:46 AM ET Sebastian Vettel was surprised to hear Formula One has removed the pre-race ceremony which allowed drivers to take a knee before races, saying the gesture “was getting a bit too strong for the business side of things”. F1 launched the ‘We Race As One’ initiative in 2020 in solidarity with the anti-racism
9:25 AM ET Aston Martin has launched its 2022 Formula One car, the AMR22, which will be driven by Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll this year. The team made clear that the car it revealed on Thursday is the actual car that will race this year, making it the first genuine look at a car
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN In preparing for his first Super Bowl in February 2014, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner didn’t really stress about facing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos‘ record-setting offense. Wagner’s nervousness surfaced at the opening kickoff. “I was more nervous about that moment when all the flashes happen,” Wagner told ESPN