Month: January 2021

10:25 AM ET Clubs in the Bundesliga remembered those persecuted and murdered by the Nazi regime because of their sexual and gender identity this weekend by donning commemorative rainbow jerseys and armbands. Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer took to the pitch with a rainbow-coloured captain’s armband while VfB Stuttgart sported a special themed jersey. –
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9:05 AM ET England’s Paul Casey carded an eight-under-par 64 in the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday and tied the lowest round of the week to go 15-under overall and take a one-shot lead heading into the final round. Casey recorded six birdies and capped off his day with an eagle
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7:16 PM ET NBA Insiders The NBA season is nearly a quarter complete and the contenders for the league’s top awards are coming into focus. Will LeBron James be able to add a fifth MVP award to his trophy room? Or, can a center win the MVP for the first time in over two decades?
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8:30 AM ET The latest edition of the Caribbean Series begins Sunday in Mazatlan, with established big league stars such as Yadier Molina and Robinson Cano in tow despite Mexico’s struggles to control the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Series, first played in 1949, this year pits the champions of six Latin American winter
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1:59 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Even with the NBA’s second-leading scorer sitting out, the Brooklyn Nets matched a franchise record Friday for the most points in a regulation game, dropping 147 on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 22-point win. “We’re getting there. … We’re slowly inching forward on both ends of the floor,”
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11:47 PM ET After weeks of off-court drama, Australian Open preparations will be in full swing from Sunday when the first two WTA events of the Melbourne Summer Series get underway. Australia’s world No.1 Ash Barty has a first-round bye in a star-studded Yarra Valley Classic draw, where Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Karolina Pliskova and
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9:53 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired third baseman Nolan Arenado in a trade with the Colorado Rockies, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The Rockies are getting multiple players in the deal and will send upward of $50 million to St. Louis, sources said. The news was first reported by
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9:10 PM ET SAN DIEGO — Viktor Hovland birdied his final hole for a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pines’ tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Hovland finished his round after play resumed following a suspension of about an hour due
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9:17 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Indians agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with former Minnesota Twins OF Eddie Rosario, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Rosario, 29, made $7.75 million last season, batting .257 with 13 homers and 42 RBIs with a .792 OPS in 57 games for the Twins. He
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5:40 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Veteran defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, one of the few assistant coaches Matt LaFleur retained from the previous Green Bay Packers coaching staff, is out after three years with the team and two under LaFleur, the team announced Friday. The move comes despite Pettine getting the Packers back into
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