Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With no wins in their first four games this season, the Portland Thorns moved coach Mike Norris into a role as technical director Tuesday and named Rob Gale interim head coach. “After an in-depth review, we have decided to start to reorganize our soccer
Month: April 2024
Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s exit from the Champions League on Tuesday sent Atletico Madrid to the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup in the United States next year. Europe will have 12 teams at the lucrative monthlong tournament — title winners of the Champions League in the four
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 16, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham said Vinícius Júnior and other players need more support in dealing with the “massive problem” of racism in Spanish football, describing the abuse some players receive as “disgusting.” TV images showed a fan making racist gestures towards Bellingham’s Real Madrid
ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcel Sabitzer scored late and set up two goals to send Borussia Dortmund into the Champions League semifinals with a helter-skelter 4-2 win over Atlético Madrid on Tuesday. After losing the first leg of their quarterfinal 2-1 in Madrid, Dortmund had to come
ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappé said that helping his hometown club to finally win their first Champions League title is a matter of pride for him, after he scored twice to help guide his side to a 4-1 comeback win at Barcelona and into
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 16, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández fumed about the decision to send Ronald Araújo off as his side were eliminated from the Champions League after Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at the Olympic Stadium. Xavi said Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs was a “disaster” and
Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jack Edwards is retiring after 19 years as the Boston Bruins‘ play-by-play announcer, the team announced Tuesday. Edwards has described the position broadcasting for the Bruins on NESN as his “dream job,” which he started in 2005 after spending more than a
Open Extended Reactions It’s time for the 2024 LPGA Chevron Championship! Held at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, the Chevron Championship is one of five major championships on the LPGA Tour. Chevron recently extended its sponsorship with the LPGA through 2029 and increased the purse for the Chevron Championship to $7.9
Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Will Bynum, who played for the Detroit Pistons for six seasons, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for his conviction in a scandal involving NBA insurance fraud. Bynum, 41, of Bensenville, Illinois, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court, where
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is out for Wednesday’s play-in tournament game for the No. 7 seed against the 76ers in Philadelphia, the team announced Tuesday. Rozier hasn’t played since Miami’s loss to the Indiana Pacers on April 7 because of a neck injury.