12:01 PM ET Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch was sent off as Ivan Toney struck a sensational hat-trick to earn Brentford a thrilling 5-2 home win over the Yorkshire club in the Premier League on Saturday. Toney sent Illan Meslier the wrong way from the penalty spot to open the scoring in the 30th minute
Month: September 2022
11:08 AM ET Everton boss Frank Lampard said Liverpool‘s Virgil van Dijk should have been sent off during the sides’ 0-0 draw following the defender’s studs-up challenge on Amadou Onana at Goodison Park. Van Dijk was shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor after the 76th-minute foul on Onana in which the Netherlands centre-back
10:49 AM ET Associated Press Organisers of the World Cup in Qatar have finalised a policy to serve beer with alcohol to soccer fans at stadiums and fan zones in the Muslim-majority country. FIFA said Saturday fans will be allowed to buy Budweiser beer with alcohol within the eight stadium compounds — though not at
10:38 AM ET Welcome back college football, it has been too long. After a soft launch last week, the season is here and Week 1 is bringing it. On the day after the College Football Playoff board decided to expand the playoffs, there are games that will factor in CFP rankings later this season. The
10:08 AM ET ESPN News Services A mistrial was declared Friday in the child sex abuse case against former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland. The jury in Denton County (Texas) insisted it was deadlocked to the judge, who ruled on the mistrial after a day of deliberations. Wetteland had been accused of abusing a child
9:00 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN No. 23 Cincinnati is starting redshirt senior Ben Bryant at quarterback today at No. 19 Arkansas, sources told ESPN. The game is at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Bryant began his career at Cincinnati where he backed up Desmond Ridder for three seasons. He then transferred to Eastern Michigan where
Sep 1, 2022 Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host The college football season began in earnest this weekend and what an opening night to greet gamblers. Thursday’s two main games (Penn State over Purdue and No. 17 Pitt over West Virginia) came down to the
7:05 AM ET Before they take the field as college football players on Saturdays, some of the top recruits in the 2023 ESPN 300 rankings are playing underneath the lights on weeknights. Arch Manning‘s (ESPN 300 No. 2) senior season finally got underway on Friday night, and Peyton and Eli Manning’s nephew didn’t disappoint. The
4:59 AM ET Oscar Piastri, the driver who was the focus of a tug of war between McLaren and Alpine over his services for 2023, says he chose to leave Alpine after a breakdown in trust with the team, adding that the way in which he was dealt with by team boss Otmar Szafnauer was
Are Asian batters the best at attacking spin? While popular perception given the pitches in the sub-continent might indicate that they are, the numbers tell a different story, especially in T20 cricket. Mickey Arthur, who has coached Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as teams in the PSL and BPL, believes that while the subcontinent