Alejandro Moreno says Juventus need more from Cristiano Ronaldo in both the Champions League and Serie A this season. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop ranks the three finalists for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award. Ross Dyer and Shaka Hislop go through the nominees for FIFA’s The Best men’s player award, including Cristiano Ronaldo,
12:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Yes, America, Pete Alonso has a supporting cast. With much of the national attention on the New York Mets focused on the rookie bomber’s soaring home run total — or, even just a few weeks ago, on the latest calamities and dysfunction in an organization that has tripped over
Veracruz club president Fidel Kuri Grajales has seen his Twitter account hacked by a group of supporters. Mexican side Veracruz have confirmed the Twitter account of club president Fidel Kuri Grajales was hacked by a group of angry supporters on Tuesday. The account was hacked by “true fans” who attacked the players and the club
9:24 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals reliever Hunter Strickland injured his face when a weight bar struck him before Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, manager Dave Martinez said. “He had a little accident in the weight room,” Martinez told reporters, according to a report by MLB.com. “So he’s going
9:01 PM ET ATLANTA — Justin Thomas found it difficult holding a six-shot lead heading into the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday, knowing he was expected to win with such a big advantage. He prevailed — but not before feeling the pressure of the lead being cut to two strokes on the
6:50 AM ET When the time finally came for Mike Zimmer to be an NFL head coach, he realized he didn’t really know how to do it. So he decided he’d lean as hard as he could on the thing he did know how to do: coach defense. “When you first get somewhere, you’ve got
8:22 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers added a familiar face to the team Monday, agreeing to terms with receiver Dontrelle Inman, a league source told ESPN. The news was first reported by NFL Network. Inman, 30, requested and was granted his release by the New England Patriots last week. Inman
8:54 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has been indicted on six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery. The 22-year-old Croft was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for Sept. 4. The indictment against Croft says he engaged in unlawful
7:34 PM ET Associated Press LAWRENCE, Mass. — Russ Conway, a hockey writer who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1992 for his stories about corruption in the NHL Players Association that helped bring down union head Alan Eagleson, has died. He was 70. His death was reported by the Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence, Massachusetts, where
7:13 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears offensive guard Kyle Long expressed remorse over his role in a heated practice fight last week that culminated with Long attacking a teammate with the teammate’s own helmet. “Obviously what I did was absolutely unacceptable,” Long said after Tuesday’s practice. “As a human being, as a