Month: April 2024

Apr 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In what could be a season-long battle, the Braves and Dodgers were once again vying for our top spot in this week’s Power Rankings, with Atlanta just barely edging out Los Angeles. Another team might soon be in that mix, as the Yankees have the most
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Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterApr 18, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. Open Extended Reactions EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have done extensive work on quarterbacks leading into to the
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Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterApr 18, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter. Open Extended Reactions BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland
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Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA is set to create dozens of new committees and expert panels, reversing a governance reform passed in 2016 when the world football body was in turmoil during corruption scandals. FIFA’s plan to increase its number of standing committees from seven to 35 —
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Associated Press Apr 18, 2024, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona were fined €25,000 ($26,600) by UEFA on Thursday for Nazi salutes and racist gestures by fans at a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain last week. UEFA said the proven charge of “racist behavior” followed images circulating of misconduct by some fans at
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Apr 18, 2024, 07:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round next season as part of a six-year agreement with the Premier League to strengthen the domestic competition, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Thursday. The FA added that all FA Cup rounds will be played
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Adriana Garcia Apr 18, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo has declined to respond to teammate Ilkay Gündogan‘s criticism of his sending off against Paris Saint-Germain. Gündogan was frustrated with Araújo’s 29th minute red card in Barça’s 4-1 loss to PSG in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal return leg, saying it
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Apr 18, 2024, 06:37 AM ET Wrexham midfielder James McClean has confirmed he joined in singing an anti-monarchy chant during the club’s promotion celebrations last weekend. Wrexham secured automatic promotion to League One — English football’s third-tier — with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Forest Green. After the match, the former Republic of Ireland international
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