10:28 PM ET Facundo Torres broke through with a goal in the 75th minute, then converted on a penalty to give Orlando City SC its first-ever trophy with a 3-0 victory over the Sacramento Republic in the U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday night. Torres’ penalty kick in the 80th all but sealed it for
Month: September 2022
7:10 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he is already running out of praise for the “spectacular” Robert Lewandowski after the striker’s hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win against Viktoria Plzen. Lewandowski, 34, took his tally for Barca to eight in five games since his €45 million move from Bayern Munich, while
4:53 PM ET Liverpool were rocked by a dominant Napoli as the Premier League side fell to a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday. The 2021-22 Champions League runners-up have struggled to maintain their usual commanding form in domestic football this season and their struggles continued in Naples, they found themselves
10:48 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Second half goals from Facundo Torres and Benji Michel gave Orlando City SC a 3-0 win over Sacramento Republic in Wednesday night’s U.S. Open Cup final, providing Orlando with their first trophy since their 2015 Major League Soccer debut and a spot in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. – Stream
9:15 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein has signed a three-year contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday. Los Angeles didn’t reveal money figures, but ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the deal will bolster Havenstein’s spot among the top-10 highest paid right tackles. The right tackle was going into the
6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Eric Lauer exited with elbow tightness after allowing seven runs in 2 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. A trainer and manager Craig Counsell came to the mound in the second inning after Lauer gave up Alan Trejo‘s two-run homer. An inning
8:33 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte has a partial non-displaced fracture on his right middle finger and is day-to-day, the team said on Wednesday. Marte took a 96 mph fastball from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller to the middle finger on his right hand on Tuesday. He was out
7:15 PM ET Alabama tight end and and preseason All-SEC pick Cameron Latu will play on Saturday at Texas. Coach Nick Saban told reporters on Wednesday that Latu, who missed all of preseason camp and the season opener against Utah State with an undisclosed illness, is doing well and “100%” healthy. “This will be his
5:19 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes expect to sell out every home game this season at Arizona State University’s Mullett Arena and say their season-ticket revenue has surpassed what they were generating in their former home in Glendale. The Coyotes will play in the new multipurpose facility on ASU’s campus for at least the next
3:41 PM ET ESPN News Services COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic was asked Tuesday about whether he or Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had the better chance of setting a EuroBasket scoring record. Doncic quickly picked Antetokounmpo. A day later, he might have proved himself wrong. Doncic scored 47 points — the second most by anyone in