LaLiga leaders Real Madrid were stunned at lowly Espanyol on Saturday after losing 1-0 thanks to a late Carlos Romero strike. Vinicius Jr. appeared to have given Madrid the lead in the 21st minute after latching onto Kylian Mbappe‘s pass. However, the goal was disallowed after the France forward had been adjudged to have fouled
Month: February 2025
Courtney CroninFeb 1, 2025, 06:04 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000.
Feb 1, 2025, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TCU receiver Jack Bech was selected MVP of the Senior Bowl on Saturday, catching the winning touchdown pass a month after his brother died in the deadly pickup truck attack in New Orleans. On fourth-and-goal late in the final quarter, Bech caught a 2-yard touchdown pass
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — After seven seconds: Chicago 1, Florida 0. Just like that, Landon Slaggert got himself a piece of Blackhawks history. Slaggert scored seven seconds into Chicago’s game at the Panthers on Saturday afternoon — the fastest goal to start a game ever
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Russell Wilson strolled into Camping World Stadium on Saturday and immediately started looking for his son. He spotted him on the opposite sideline and made a beeline across the field. Wilson didn’t want to do anything without Future Wilson by his
Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 04:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Finland ruled out Jani Hakanpaa for the 4 Nations Face-Off, making management find replacements for two injured defensemen. The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation confirmed Saturday that Hakanpää will not play in the NHL-run tournament later this month in Montreal and Boston. Hakanpää has appeared
Feb 1, 2025, 04:16 PM Open Extended Reactions Centre Huw Jones scored a hat trick to help Scotland get their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start with a 31-19 bonus-point victory over Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. The home side raced into a 14-0 lead after tries by flanker Rory Darge and Jones
Eli LedermanFeb 1, 2025, 03:17 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables will handle defensive play-calling responsibilities for the Sooners in 2025, he announced
Two teams who have traversed contrasting paths in the 2024-25 Super Smash will meet on Sunday, for a title that has been eluding them for years. Central Districts, unarguably the form team of the tournament, with six wins in their eight completed games, will be chasing their first T20 trophy since 2018-19. Though Canterbury have
Open Extended Reactions Field storms can be dangerous. Goal posts are toppled. Players are run over. Injuries are common. But what’s often forgotten in these moments is what California Golden Bears equipment manager Trevor Skogerboe couldn’t get out of his mind: he needed to make sure equipment didn’t go missing. Moments after Cal quarterback Fernando