Craig Burley and the FC crew weigh in on the reports that Tottenham are close to signing Paulo Dybala from Juventus. Julien Laurens explains why Manchester United’s pursuit of Paulo Dybala stalled and what it means for Romelu Lukaku’s future. Inter notched their first win of the International Champions Cup as Tottenham ended their preseason
Our ESPN FC panel give their Premier League predictions, including some surprising picks for top 6 and player of the year. Alejandro Moreno feels D.C. United can’t afford to sign the “inconsistent” Mesut Ozil from Arsenal, after sources say the club and player are in talks. ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno and Craig Burley take issue
8:38 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Bronx Bombers are doing their best bombing in Baltimore. In the city where Francis Scott Key penned “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the New York Yankees went deep five times against the Orioles in Wednesday’s 14-2 win at Camden Yards. That gave them 52 homers against Baltimore and broke the record
7:14 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Clemson’s national championship football program was flagged for eight secondary NCAA violations during a yearlong period from July 2018 through this past June. The school’s athletic department released a summary of the infractions Wednesday. None of the violations was considered major, and all issues about the penalties
6:25 PM ET Kevin Durant, in his first interview since rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in June, said he does not hold the Golden State Warriors accountable for the injury. “Hell, no. How can you blame [the Warriors]? Hell, no,” Durant told Yahoo Sports, speaking at a house in
6:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Standardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized sports betting. The NCAA’s board of governors said Wednesday it still supports the association’s rules prohibiting athletes and school administrators from wagering on sports
6:07 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Yuli Gurriel drove in a team record-tying eight runs, Gerrit Cole won his 10th straight decision and the Houston Astros routed the Colorado Rockies 14-3 Wednesday for their sixth victory in a row. A day after hitting two home runs, Gurriel again teed off for the AL West
5:46 PM ET The Atlanta Braves will place outfielder Austin Riley on the injured list with a knee ligament injury, manager Brian Snitker told reporters Wednesday. Riley was injured while working out in the weight room before Tuesday’s 11-7 win over the Minnesota Twins. The severity of the injury was unknown. Riley, a rookie, is
5:51 PM ET Tennessee defensive lineman Emmit Gooden will miss the 2019 season after suffering a torn ACL in his knee during Tuesday’s practice. Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt on Wednesday confirmed the injury to Gooden, a candidate to start at nose tackle this season. Gooden started one game in 2018, his first season at Tennessee,
11:18 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees have taken a wait-and-see approach to infielder Gleyber Torres‘ perplexing core injury. Torres went to a hospital on Sunday to be treated for a core issue. He received treatment and medication, proclaimed himself to be fine and served as New York’s designated hitter Monday