2:16 PM ET The Chicago Fire are closing in on the transfer of Lyon attacker and Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri, a source confirmed to ESPN. MLSsoccer.com was the first to report the news. The source stated that not all terms have been agreed, but that the talks were far enough along that the Fire feel
Month: February 2022
7:18 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick said Manchester United only had themselves to blame for their FA Cup fourth round exit to Middlesbrough despite arguing the goal they conceded should not have stood. United lost 8-7 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Friday. Anthony Elanga missed the key penalty in
1:58 PM ET United States international Giovanni Reyna is close to making his return for Borussia Dortmund after missing the last five months with a hamstring injury, according to BVB manager Marco Rose. “I’m happy because Gio has had two good weeks of training. Seeing him again and having his qualities again is just great
6:00 PM ET Manchester United console Anthony Elanga after his penalty miss in an FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough. Getty Middlesbrough shocked Manchester United in an 8-7 penalty shootout win to advance from the FA Cup fourth round at Old Trafford on Friday night after 120 minutes of regular and extra time ended in a 1-1
7:09 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — There will be no FA Cup triumph to paper over the cracks for Manchester United this season. Unless they win the Champions League — and that seems as likely right now as Ralf Rangnick’s team taking a midseason break on the moon — the club’s trophy drought will stretch
5:18 PM ET NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday defended the comments made earlier this week by Chicago Blackhawks owner and chairman Rocky Wirtz on his organization’s response to the Kyle Beach scandal. Wirtz gave a confrontational answer to a reporter who asked about how the Blackhawks planned to avoid power imbalances in the future
6:05 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have interviewed Kyle Davidson and Eric Tulsky for their general manager job. The team made the announcement Friday. Davidson has been serving as the team’s interim GM. Tulsky is an assistant general manager with the Carolina Hurricanes. Davidson was elevated to the interim job after
2:29 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden will not play in Friday night’s game against the Utah Jazz because of left hamstring tightness, the team announced. Harden missed a Jan. 26 loss to the Denver Nuggets because of the same injury. Nets coach Steve Nash said after Wednesday’s loss to
2:56 PM ET The LA Clippers are trading Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, Keon Johnson and a future second-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for Norman Powell and Robert Covington, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The pick the Clippers are sending out is a 2025 second-round pick via the Detroit Pistons, sources tell ESPN. The
4:01 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are expected to promote defensive line coach Clint Hurtt to defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Ed Donatell also is expected to join coach Pete Carroll’s defensive staff in a senior role, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Hurtt, 43, has