4:35 PM ET It was four minutes in a rich and fully lived life that spanned six decades, ending on Wednesday as news of the death of Diego Maradona filtered around the world. But, if you can begin to understand them, perhaps you’ll understand why Maradona meant so much to so many. And why, as
6:05 PM ET No. 18 USC will resume practice Wednesday, a day after one was canceled and its facility was closed after a player tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing was conducted and the players, coaches and staff underwent PCR tests in response to the positive case, the school said. One additional player tested positive
6:07 PM ET Kentucky is without 18 players because of COVID-19 and injury issues, as well as 10 staff members, as it prepares to visit No. 5 Florida on Saturday. Wildcats coach Mark Stoops on Wednesday said the team “can’t afford any more” personnel losses as it goes through another round of COVID-19 testing on
5:54 PM ET Backed by some big names, Oklahoma assistant head coach for offense Shane Beamer will interview for the South Carolina head coaching vacancy and is a strong candidate for the job, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Beamer, the son of Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer, was South Carolina’s recruiting coordinator in 2009
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4:52 PM ET Atalanta‘s Josip Ilicic and Robin Gosens scored quickfire second-half goals to give them a comfortable 2-0 win over a toothless Liverpool, who barely managed a shot on target, in their Champions League Group D clash at Anfield on Wednesday. Having recently complained about fixture congestion and its effect on his injury-hit squad,
3:39 PM ET Pope Francis remembers football legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and is keeping him in his prayers, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Maradona, who died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after a heart attack, met the pope several times at the Vatican after Francis was elected in 2013
1:19 PM ET Argentina striker Lionel Messi mourned the death of his former coach Diego Maradona, who died of cardiac arrest in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. “It is a very sad day for all Argentines and for football,” the Barcelona star wrote on Instagram. “He is leaving us but he is not going, because Diego
4:32 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have placed defensive lineman DeForest Buckner on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Wednesday. Buckner’s status for Sunday’s key AFC South game against Tennessee is now in question after being placed on the list. The Colts and Titans have identical 7-3 records. A player who tests positive for
3:44 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will return for Sunday’s game at Minnesota, marking his first start against his former team since he suffered a horrific left knee injury during the Vikings’ 2016 training camp. “For me, it’s just another opportunity to do what I love to do,” Bridgewater said