Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised Ferran Torres‘ ability to fill in for Robert Lewandowski after the forward netted a hat trick in Thursday’s 5-0 Copa del Rey quarterfinal win over Valencia at Mestalla. Fermín López and Lamine Yamal were also on target as Barça joined Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool outclassed a blunt Tottenham Hotspur team 4-0 on Sunday to book their spot in the Carabao Cup final, but captain Virgil van Dijk said he was disappointed with aspects of his side’s performance during the dominant win. Goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Van Dijk saw Liverpool thrash
Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — As the majority of Liverpool‘s players flocked to celebrate with Cody Gakpo after he had opened the scoring against Tottenham Hotspur, captain Virgil van Dijk had other ideas. Though there were only 34 minutes on the clock at Anfield when Liverpool drew level on aggregate in their Carabao Cup
Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference distributed an average of almost $52.6 million to the 14 full-year members for the 2023-24 season in a slight increase from the previous year, according to its tax filing. The league announced its revenue figures and released its
ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2025, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions When the fourth season of LIV Golf teed off Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, there was a notable change to the league’s normally laid-back look. The players weren’t wearing shorts despite the heat of the desert. Player-turned-broadcaster Pat Perez revealed on the league’s
Feb 6, 2025, 04:23 PM Open Extended Reactions England coach Steve Borthwick has said he is excited to unleash the Fin Smith, Marcus Smith combination against France at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday. Northampton’s Fin Smith will start at fly-half, with Marcus Smith, who started at No. 10 against Ireland last week, shifted to fullback.
Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 03:29 PM ET CHICAGO — Blackhawks center Jason Dickinson will be sidelined for a “couple games” with a high ankle sprain, interim coach Anders Sörensen said Thursday. Dickinson will get more tests Friday after leaving the Blackhawks’ latest loss with an injured left leg. “He’ll miss the next couple games,
Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers traded guard Reggie Jackson to the Washington Wizards for guard Jared Butler on Thursday in a deal that was much more about draft picks changing hands on both sides. The 76ers sent the least-favorable first-round pick of the LA Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets in 2026 to
Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat acquired guard Davion Mitchell from the Toronto Raptors on Thursday in exchange for P.J. Tucker, a second-round pick and cash, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Mitchell, the No. 9 pick in the 2021 draft, was in the middle of his first season with the Raptors after being traded to
Feb 6, 2025, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Pistons are acquiring point guard Dennis Schroder from the Utah Jazz, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. It will be Schroder’s fourth stop of the season. The veteran guard began the season with the Brooklyn Nets, was traded to the Golden State Warriors