11:00 AM ET Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna has been voted U.S. Soccer’s Young Male Player of the Year for 2020. Reyna, 18, burst onto the international scene with the German giants in 2020 and capped the year by making his first appearance for the United States in a 0-0 draw with Wales back in
1:12 PM ET Napoli have won their appeal against the decision to hand them a 3-0 defeat and deduct one point for failing to play their Serie A match at Juventus in October amid confusion over Italian soccer’s COVID-19 rules. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream Serie A games on ESPN+
4:56 PM ET Holders Manchester City advanced to the Carabao Cup semifinals by defeating 4-1 Arsenal at the Emirates on Tuesday. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The game was even at the break thanks to a third-minute goal from Gabriel Jesus and an Alexandre Lacazette strike just after the half-hour
3:06 PM ET United States midfielder Becky Sauerbrunn said the USWNT had failed its Black players by not taking a stand against racial injustice sooner. The U.S. women displayed their support before a 2-0 friendly defeat of the Netherlands in late November, with the players wearing warm-up jackets with the words “Black Lives Matter” emblazoned
5:22 PM ET Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi has overtaken Brazil legend Pele to become the player to score the most goals for a single club after taking his tally to 644 on Tuesday. The record-breaking goal came in the second half of Barca’s match at Valladolid, with Messi took the ball in stride off a flick
5:09 PM ET Michigan has dismissed defensive coordinator Don Brown, a source confirmed to ESPN. The move was first reported by The Athletic. Michigan finished the season 2-4 and the defense ranked 87th in yards allowed per game, 59th in yards allowed per play, and was in the bottom tier in rush and pass yards
2:35 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies are expected to name Sam Fuld as their general manager, ESPN has confirmed. The promotion would be the latest in a front-office overhaul for the Phillies, who reassigned former GM Matt Klentak in October and named Dave Dombrowski their new president of baseball operations earlier this month. Fuld, 39,
4:04 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Whether or not he wanted to make a change at quarterback, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has no choice but to turn to third stringer C.J. Beathard for Saturday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. That’s because Beathard is the only remaining healthy quarterback option on the active
3:48 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have fined multiple players who attended the grand opening of quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s new restaurant franchise, sources told ESPN. Watson, a minority owner of the cheesesteak franchise Lefty’s, hosted the grand opening on Dec. 15. Despite the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols prohibiting more than three players from gathering,
3:14 PM ET Associated Press Deryk Engelland on Tuesday became the latest NHL veteran to step away from hockey before players report to training camps to prepare for a shortened 2021 season. The 38-year-old is moving on after 11 seasons to take a role with the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation. Engelland was the Golden Knights‘