7:16 PM ET River Plate may be only able to muster 10 men for a Copa Libertadores match due to COVID positive tests and injuries. Mariano Gabriel Sanchez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images River Plate will be forced to use an outfield player in goal for their next Copa Libertadores tie after CONMEBOL denied their request to
9:10 PM ET Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez has rejected a role to become Brazil‘s assistant manager ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, sources have told ESPN Brasil. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Xavi, who coaches Qatari club Al
5:13 PM ET Chelsea seized control of their destiny in the Premier League top-four battle as they avenged their FA Cup final defeat by Leicester City to beat them 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. – Olley: Chelsea bring the fight in Champions League push– Premier League VAR rulings: How they’ve affected every team– Top-four
12:00 AM ET The 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here’s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7
May 15, 2021 The season has been a slog for the Boston Celtics. There was a spate of COVID-related absences that shut down practice for a stretch, a knee injury that hampered Kemba Walker, nine straight games missed by key mid-season acquisition Evan Fournier, and finally a devastating season-ending injury to Jaylen Brown. The Celtics
4:00 AM ET If there’s one man to speak to about the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) project, it’s Howard Webb. A former FIFA World Cup final and Premier League referee, Webb has been involved since the beginning when Major League Soccer became one of the first leagues in the world to use it. 2 Related
It may seem an unusual conclusion to draw when the other game was an FA Cup Final, but this Premier League clash was the more important of Chelsea‘s two successive meetings with Leicester City for Thomas Tuchel. The Blues are programmed to win silverware and a trophy at Wembley last weekend certainly would have been
3:02 PM ET Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has been given a contract extension despite a losing record and missing the playoffs in five straight seasons. Terms were not disclosed. Blashill, 47, just completed his 10th season with the organization. He originally joined the Red Wings as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season.
6:13 PM ET The NBA league office informed teams that approximately 100 college seniors have filed as early-entry candidates for the 2021 NBA draft. The list includes some of the most high-profile seniors in the men’s college basketball this past season, such as Iowa’s Luka Garza, Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert, Oregon’s Chris Duarte, Oklahoma’s Austin Reaves
7:00 AM ET The 2021 NBA postseason officially tips off Tuesday with the play-in tournament followed by the first round of the playoffs on Saturday. After a thrilling end of the regular season with seeds finally decided on the last day, the Charlotte Hornets and the Indiana Pacers will start things on Tuesday in the