12:39 AM ET Philadelphia Union will face LAFC in the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP Philadelphia Union edged to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League after beating Liga MX side Atlas FC 3-2 on aggregate following a 2-2 draw in Guadalajara on Wednesday. Union, who responded twice to going behind
Month: April 2023
5:14 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Vinicius Junior hailed Carlo Ancelotti as the best manager in the world after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Chelsea in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg, adding he hopes the Italian can coach him for both club and country. Striker Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 21st
7:48 AM ET Kylian Mbappe said he hopes to fulfil his dream to play for France at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Mbappe, who was born and raised in the French capital and captains Paris Saint-Germain and the national team, said he wants to play in the tournament next summer, although it is not
7:09 AM ET The Premier League became the first sports league in the UK to voluntarily drop betting sponsors from the front of clubs’ shirts. Richard Callis/MB Media/Getty Images The Premier League and its 20 clubs collectively announced on Thursday they will no longer have gambling sponsorship on the front of their matchday shirts following the
5:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The list of high-profile players whose contracts expire this summer is impressive, but there are a number who look set to remain at their clubs. Real Madrid veterans Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are all reportedly close to agreeing another year, with forward Marco Asensio ready to sign
7:00 AM ET We are two weeks into the 2023 MLB season, and most teams have played a dozen games of their 162-game schedule. In other words, it’s early. Perhaps too early to glean a whole lot from what has happened so far. But what’s the fun in that? We asked our MLB experts to
7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Tonight was the originally scheduled final set of games for the 2022-23 NHL regular season, with 30 teams in action. Thanks to a pair of postponements — due to flooding at Bridgestone Arena
11:59 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN TORONTO – As Fred VanVleet stepped up to the free throw line with 52 seconds remaining in the third quarter of Wednesday’s play-in game between the Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors, the home crowd went silent as the Raptors guard took a few hard dribbles and spun the ball in
12:46 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander highlighted his 32-point night with a go-ahead baseline jumper and four clutch free throws in the final 29 seconds, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118 on Wednesday night to remain alive in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Josh Giddey had 31
7:45 AM ET Christian Horner has dismissed suggestions legendary car designer Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull for a rival team. Newey is considered the best technical mind of the modern Formula One era, having designed championship winning cars for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, who he joined in 2006 and where he is currently