In an interview with ESPN, Seattle Sounders star Nicolas Lodeiro discusses how MLS has grown and his desire to return to Boca Juniors before he retires. On Sunday River Plate meet Boca Juniors in Argentina, while Flamengo face Palmeiras in Brazil. These are huge league games involving giant clubs who are fighting for the domestic
11:41 PM ET Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has hired a firm headed by ex-Boston police commissioner Ed Davis to look into the details surrounding the June shooting of Ortiz in the Dominican Republic. Davis was hired a few weeks after Ortiz returned to Boston, Joe Baerlein, a spokesperson for Ortiz and principal owner
The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest viral content and top trolling that the internet has to offer, all in one place. Dog days aren’t over Play had to be temporarily halted during the Brazilian Championship game between CSA and Cruzeiro when a handsome four-legged interloper
10:55 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert has agreed to a three-year, $52.5 million contract extension, league sources told ESPN. LeVert, who turned 25 on Sunday, was eligible for his rookie extension as a member of the NBA’s draft class of 2016. His new deal will begin with the 2020-21 season. No better feeling
10:51 PM ET Dallas Cowboys linebacker Justin March-Lillard is changing the name on the back of his uniform to read simply “March.” The sixth-year pro wrote about the change on Twitter on Sunday, saying that March is his legal name and that of his wife and children. I wore “March-Lillard” on my jersey. to honor
12:09 AM ET It’s Monday — time for another edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, which airs live at 1 p.m. ET on Twitter and YouTube. After it ends, you can listen to the show as a podcast. The UFC makes its debut in Shenzhen, China, this weekend with a very interesting main event. Jessica
10:22 PM ET ESPN News Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — James Blackman was the front-runner all along and now the quarterback has won Florida State‘s starting job. Coach Willie Taggart made the announcement on Sunday night in a statement posted on the school’s website. Blackman beat out Wisconsin graduate transfer Alex Hornibrook and Louisville transfer Jordan
Bolton Wanderers have a deadline of 5 p.m. on Tuesday to resurrect a takeover deal, or their membership in the EFL will be revoked and the club will face liquidation by the end of the week. Bolton Wanderers, relegated from the Premier League in 2012, face expulsion from the English Football League and liquidation by
Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football, and another weekend of scarcely believable numbers. Some results were expected. Some, not so much. Premier League 1 Crystal Palace have beaten Manchester United in the Premier League for the first time in the competition’s history. In fact, before Jordan Ayew and Patrick van Aanholt got their goals, the
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol addresses his top five takeaways from all of Saturday’s action in the Premier League. Steve Nicol says that Manchester United need to move the ball with “purpose and pace” in the future to score more goals. Marcus Rashford missed another penalty for Manchester United, as Crystal Palace left Old Trafford with