6:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings‘ new coaching staff encountered a problem early in its tenure. While building his offensive scheme, coach Kevin O’Connell wanted to incorporate a menu of plays he used in his previous role as the Los Angeles Rams‘ offensive coordinator. Unfortunately, those plays were grouped in what the
Month: June 2022
12:19 AM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers acquired minor league right-hander Yohanse Morel from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night for pitcher Albert Abreu. The hard-throwing Abreu had been designated for assignment by the Rangers three days earlier. Morel was assigned to High-A Hickory of the South Atlantic League. The
7:00 AM ET NEW YORK — With two minutes remaining in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals and his team down by a goal, Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen sprinted to his team’s bench. About a minute and a half later, Gabriel Landeskog sent the puck into that abandoned net. It clinched the win
8:00 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — A year ago, Boston Celtics owners Wyc Grousbeck and Steve Pagliuca executed an audacious move: They made their successful coach a rookie team president and replaced him with a rookie coach. Had anyone on the dais the day the move to elevate Brad Stevens was formalized — June 2,
2:36 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Not long after the Golden State Warriors‘ fourth-quarter meltdown to drop a rare Game 1 in the coach Steve Kerr era, a relaxed Draymond Green began setting the tone for the team entering Game 2. “It’s fine,” Green said after the Boston Celtics stunned the Warriors 120-108. “You get
1:48 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — After yet another ugly third quarter in a playoffs full of them for the Boston Celtics, it looked to all the world like the Golden State Warriors were on their way to claiming Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Chase Center on Thursday night. But then
Lunch New Zealand 132 and 38 for 3 (Conway 6*, Mitchell 2*, Potts 2-11, Anderson 1-14) lead England 141 (Crawley 43, Southee 4-55) by 29 runs Wickets continued to tumble at Lord’s, on the second day of the first Test, with debutant England seamer Matthew Potts adding to the good impression he made in the
4:52 AM ET Adriana Garcia Bernardo Silva has said playing lots is hard on squads. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has said he concerned over the demanding schedule that players are facing. Less than a week after helping City win the Premier League title on the final day of the
6:35 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are continuing to demand up to €25 million for Steven Bergwijn despite the winger’s preference for a move to Ajax, sources have told ESPN. Sources said that the Eredivisie champions are confident Bergwijn wants to join them as he targets regular first-team football ahead of the World Cup in Qatar
7:48 AM ET Arsenal have announced that forward Alexandre Lacazette will leave the club at the end of his contract on June 30 and sources have told ESPN that he will return to his home club Lyon. Lacazette, 31, joined Arsenal from Lyon in 2017 and has made 206 appearances across all competitions and scored