2:06 PM ET Real Madrid left-back Marcelo has called for change a day after taking a knee and raising a fist to celebrate his goal in the Spanish giants’ 3-1 La Liga victory over Eibar on Sunday. “Happy to be back with @realmadrid! Happy to have scored a goal!. But even happier to see all
5:26 PM ET Associated Press The Champions League final is heading to Lisbon, with UEFA planning an Aug. 23 final to cap seven broadcast nights in a 12-day span of elite European teams playing knockout soccer. The widely reported UEFA wish to hold an eight-team knockout bracket in two empty stadiums in Portugal’s capital was
7:01 PM ET NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he supports and encourages teams to sign quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, 32, has not played since the 2016 season, when as a member of the San Francisco 49ers he kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial inequality. In a conversation with Mike Greenberg for ESPN’s “The
6:33 PM ET Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Morgan Burke, the longest serving athletic director in Purdue history, died at his home Monday after battling a rare disease for the past year. He was 68. University officials said in a statement Burke had been diagnosed with amyloidosis, an ailment caused by the buildup of
6:06 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 As a growing faction of NBA players remains uncertain about committing to the league’s plan for restarting the season
5:38 PM ET Associated Press The PGA Tour will keep the 3M Open in Minnesota on schedule, but the second-year event will be played without spectators on site. Tournament officials announced Monday that the state’s health guidelines currently in place for public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic will keep the galleries empty throughout the weekend
5:57 PM ET The San Francisco 49ers have signed head coach Kyle Shanahan to a multiyear extension, the team announced Monday night. The new six-year contract replaces the three years he had remaining on his deal and ties him to the 49ers through the 2025 season, league sources told ESPN. It also makes Shanahan one
3:08 PM ET Liga MX players returned to training in club facilities on Monday, three months after the last game in Mexico’s first division and despite rising numbers of coronavirus cases in clubs and the country as a whole. The return comes with the number of confirmed cases of the virus in Liga MX approaching
5:09 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas” song and rename several campus buildings. The athletes said last week they won’t help
5:26 PM ET Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn, who recently marched in an Atlanta-area peaceful protest against racial injustice, said he intends to fully support his players if they decide to protest in any manner during the NFL season. When asked specifically if he would kneel with his players during the national anthem, Quinn responded: