1:43 AM ET Brian Schmetzer praised his side’s perseverance after the Seattle Sounders rallied from two goals down to defeat Minnesota United 3-2 on Monday night. Stunned by two set-pieces, the first a magnificent free kick from Minnesota star Emanuel Reynoso, the second-seeded Sounders looked destined for an upset defeat before three goals in the
12:18 AM ET Top Rank has its first U.S. show of 2021 booked. Joe Smith Jr. will fight Maxim Vlasov in the main event of a card on Feb. 13, Top Rank officials confirmed with ESPN. The vacant WBO light heavyweight title will be on the line, officials said. The event will likely be held
8:47 PM ET The Washington Football team crafted one of its best comeback wins in years, led by a man who knows all about comebacks. Quarterback Alex Smith, whose career appeared over two years ago because of his gruesome leg injury, helped rally Washington to a stunning 23-17 victory over the previously unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers
10:30 PM GMT New Zealand’s twice Rugby World Cup-winning captain Richie McCaw was named Men’s 15s Player of the Decade by World Rugby. McCaw, who led the All Blacks to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2011 and 2015, saw off competition from former team mates Dan Carter, Kieran Read, Brodie Retallick and Beauden Barrett, as
9:22 PM ET Former Texas coach Fred Akers, who was tasked with replacing the legendary Darrell Royal as the head coach of the Longhorns, died Monday, the school announced. He was 82. After serving as an assistant to Royal from 1966 to 1975, Akers got his first head-coaching job at Wyoming. After going 8-4 and
8:53 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped a lot of things Monday night at Heinz Field, culminating with the biggest drop of all: their undefeated season and an opportunity to clinch their first playoff berth since 2017. The Steelers fell to the Washington Football Team 23-17, blowing a 14-point lead that was the
7:33 PM ET The NFL suspended two players for stepping on opponents in two separate games on Sunday. Tennessee Titans defensive end Teair Tart and Cincinnati Bengals safety Shawn Williams were suspended for one game without pay for violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules, the league announced on Monday. Tart was deemed to
7:21 PM ET Saturday’s Ole Miss–Texas A&M football game has been postponed due to COVID-19 testing. According to a statement from the SEC, the postponement is a result of a combination of positive tests and contact tracing within the Ole Miss program. Rescheduling the game will be contingent on any cancellation of games currently scheduled
7:14 PM ET UNLV quarterback Max Gilliam has apologized for a less than above-board moment while appearing on the reality TV show “Below Deck” earlier this year. Gilliam, a senior from Thousand Oaks, California, apologized on Twitter for eating sushi off a nude model during an episode that aired last month and was reportedly filmed
3:14 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Last season, one of the most scrutinized things about a much-scrutinized Philadelphia 76ers team was which position Ben Simmons was playing. He began the season, as he had the prior two, as the team’s point guard. When the Sixers arrived inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort