11:17 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC ST. PAUL, Minn. — Honduras confirmed that two of its players in Wednesday night’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to the U.S. men’s national team needed to be substituted at halftime because of the “extreme climate conditions” at Allianz Field. Honduras made three changes at the interval, with goalkeeper
Month: February 2022
9:22 PM ET Austin Lindberg Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in the United States’ 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Honduras on Wednesday. Getty Images ST. PAUL, Minn. — The United States men’s national soccer team bounced back from Sunday’s disappointing defeat to Canada to stroll to a comfortable 3-0 World Cup qualifying
10:26 PM ET Jordan Ranaan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and new coach Brian Daboll are adding Laura Young as the team’s director of coaching operations, sources told ESPN. It is believed to be the Giants’ first known hire of a woman on the coaching side. Young comes from the Buffalo Bills,
11:58 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi Granato said she had been asked for years to write a book about her experiences in becoming one of the best women’s hockey players of all time. She finally has, but on her own terms and with a specific audience in mind —
10:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Spike Lee will direct a multipart documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his personal archive. ESPN Films announced Tuesday that Lee would weave never-before-seen footage from Kaepernick’s archive to provide “a full, first-person
9:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Three days after being photographed without a face mask at the NFC Championship Game, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined other officials Wednesday to urge fans headed for the Super Bowl to strictly adhere to pandemic safety protocols that include staying masked, except while eating or drinking.
9:39 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick paid Tom Brady the highest compliment on Wednesday, a day after the quarterback announced his retirement. Referring to Brady as the “ultimate competitor and winner,” Belichick said in a statement: “Tom’s humble beginning in professional football ultimately ended with him becoming the best
8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State’s president says Jackson State’s decision to withdraw from the Southern Heritage Classic with three years left on the current contract is “insensitive and irresponsible” with implications far beyond football. President Glenda Glover issued a statement Wednesday saying Tennessee State learned of Jackson State’s decision
7:19 PM ET Defending AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am champion Daniel Berger was forced to pull out of the tournament because of a back injury, the PGA Tour announced on Wednesday. Berger, the 16th-ranked player in the world, is the second big PGA Tour star to withdraw from the tournament. Will Zalatoris, runner-up at last week’s
7:27 PM ET Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to fraud for posing as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family. Scott V. Spina Jr., 24, of Roseland entered pleas in federal