Month: February 2023

10:47 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been waiting for swelling in his right elbow to reduce so he can have the torn ulnar collateral ligament in it repaired. That procedure was supposed to happen Wednesday in Arlington, Texas. But, after Purdy met with Dr. Keith Meister on
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3:31 PM ET Major League Soccer has announced a new, expanded playoff format that will see nine teams from each conference qualify for the postseason, with the addition of a “wild card” round and a best-of-three series in round 1. The new format will take effect for the 2023 season, which begins on Saturday. –
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4:54 PM ET Real Madrid turned on the class in a comprehensive, come-from-behind 5-2 win over Liverpool in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg at Anfield on Tuesday night as both Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema netted a pair of goals. The rematch of last year’s final — won by Madrid — was a thriller,
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10:11 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar sustained ankle ligament damage in Sunday’s 4-3 Ligue 1 win over Lille, the French club said late on Tuesday. Brazilian forward Neymar, who scored PSG’s second goal in the 17th minute, was stretchered off the field in tears early in the second half after colliding with Lille’s Benjamin
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6:36 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid are “no way” through to the Champions League quarterfinals, despite inflicting Liverpool‘s biggest-ever home defeat in Europe with a 5-2 round of 16 first-leg victory at Anfield. Madrid’s win, which came after being 2-0 down inside 14 minutes, is second only to Ajax’s 5-1 European Cup victory
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8:20 PM ET ESPN News Services The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday agreed to a contract with veteran infielder Donovan Solano, according to multiple reports. The deal is for one year at the major-league level, according to The Athletic, and gives the Twins depth at several positions and a decent bat at the bottom of the
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9:01 PM ET Former Arkansas and NFL running back Peyton Hillis said Tuesday that he expects to make a full recovery after being hospitalized earlier this year when he reportedly rescued several people during a swimming accident in Florida. As part of a lengthy social media post — his first since the incident — Hillis
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8:35 PM ET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie have carried over their momentum from last week’s tournament to the Rio Open. Finalists two days earlier in Buenos Aires, Norrie advanced to the round of 16 in the clay-court event on Tuesday, while Alcaraz was a game away
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