Between Thursday’s friendly draw vs. Iceland and next Tuesday’s UEFA Nations League clash against Germany, world champions France had time on the hands, so they popped into Disneyland Paris. Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele took the chance to catch up with Mickey Mouse and picked up some special gloves along the
10:42 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov has threatened to leave the UFC, if the promotion cuts ties with his teammate and rostered featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Nurmagomedov (27-0), who defended his lightweight championship against Conor McGregor in a deeply personal fight at UFC 229 last weekend, told the UFC to “send
11:49 AM ET DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki has been ruled out of the Mavericks‘ season opener and is expected to miss several games as he continues to rehab from April ankle surgery. “It’s going to be multiple weeks, I can tell you that,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. “But there’s no real soft or hard
6:34 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs, plagued by injuries, have added Rudy Gay and Derrick White to the list of unavailable players, which currently stands at four with less than a week until the regular-season opener. Gay has an inflamed bursa in his heel and is not available for Friday’s preseason finale against the
11:30 AM ET Garbine Muguruza advanced to the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Luksika Kumkhum on Friday. It is the first semifinal the two-time Grand Slam champion has reached since making the last four of the French Open in May. No. 4 seed Muguruza is likely to face
12:33 PM BST England second row Joe Launchbury will miss the November international series after undergoing surgery for a knee injury. The Wasps lock, who has not played since mid-September, was expected to return to face Leinster in the Champions Cup this weekend. But Wasps have announced he will be out 10-12 weeks, meaning he
Oct 5, 2018 Greg WyshynskiESPN I know Auston Matthews is two inches taller and roughly 30 pounds heavier than Connor McDavid. I know he’s roughly eight months younger than Connor McDavid. I know he has nine goals in five games this season, putting him on pace for 148 goals in the 2018-19 season, or roughly
11:24 AM ET Jimmy Butler was not with the Minnesota Timberwolves in Milwaukee on Friday as they prepared for their final game of the NBA preseason. Jimmy Butler held a players-only meeting with his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates on Thursday, a day after he reported to the team for a contentious practice. The disgruntled Timberwolves star
Gernot Rohr has stressed the importance of a Nigerian victory against Libya in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo, but is confident that his side can live up to the occasion. The Super Eagles may have defeated the Seychelles away in last month’s qualifier, but they are finding themselves under increasing pressure to
1:55 PM ET Power-play opportunities are the nitrous oxide of fantasy hockey value. They can take an already fast car and transform it into a virtual rocket. However, such opportunities can also take an otherwise ordinary vehicle and make it appear to be something special. So, like putting a tank of nitrous oxide into the