Month: August 2021

6:00 PM ET Liverpool have condemned supporters who sang anti-gay chants targeting opponents Chelsea during Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more The latest incidents follow Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s criticism of the club’s fans for chants
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11:49 PM ET Andrew FeldmanESPN.com Close Andrew Feldman is ESPN.com’s Poker Editor. He is the host of the Poker Edge Podcast and co-host of ESPN Inside Deal. Andrew has covered the poker industry for ESPN since 2004. UFC 268 will be a night of title fight rematches at Madison Square Garden. On Saturday night’s UFC
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1:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Giga Chikadze has declared himself the No. 1 striker in the UFC. The man might have a case. Chikadze (14-2) improved his UFC record to 7-0 on Saturday, as he knocked out Edson Barboza with strikes at 1 minute, 44 seconds of the third round. The featherweight contest headlined
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11:40 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Blaney won for the second consecutive week when the race Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway ended under caution in overtime with a typical fiery finish. Tyler Reddick took the 16th and final spot in the playoffs with a seventh-place finish. Reddick needed only to
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9:24 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to win an ATP Tour singles title in 18 years. Ranked 63rd in the world, the 27-year-old Ivashka is the lowest-ranked champion in the event’s 10-year history,
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9:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — With Jerry Koosman on the mound, it was never too late for the 1969 New York Mets. More than five decades later, the franchise rewarded the big-game left-hander with its highest distinction. Koosman became the fifth player or coach to have his jersey retired by the Mets
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4:39 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants outside linebacker Ryan Anderson has been suspended for the first six games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Saturday. Anderson can participate in Sunday’s preseason finale against the New England Patriots. He is then eligible to
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5:05 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates, mired in last place and about to expand their roster to get extended looks at prospects in their organization, released veteran outfielder Gregory Polanco on Saturday. Pirates manager Derek Shelton, in his availability with reporters before Pittsburgh’s game vs. the St. Louis Cardinals, said that informing Polanco of the
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9:02 PM ET HOUSTON — When Justin Reid has some time before training camp practices, it’s not unusual to see the Houston Texans safety lining up to attempt a field goal or extra point. And after the Texans’ final training camp practice on Thursday, Reid said it was a dream of his to kick an
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7:55 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Wendell Scott’s grandson stood on his tippy-toes, leaned over and kissed the trophy that was nearly 60 years in the making. NASCAR presented Scott’s family with a custom trophy commemorating his historic 1963 victory prior to Saturday’s Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Scott was
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7:05 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Baltimore Ravens starting running back J.K. Dobbins was ruled out for the rest of the preseason finale after suffering a left knee injury on the opening drive Saturday night. Dobbins lay on the ground clutching his left knee after being tackled on a screen pass on the ninth play
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7:32 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Essential Quality just keeps on winning, displaying a grit that his handlers simply marvel at. The Belmont Stakes winner added the $1.25 million Travers Stakes to his resume Saturday, holding off Midnight Bourbon in a stirring stretch duel at Saratoga Race Course for his eighth victory
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7:36 PM ET With Hurricane Ida approaching the Louisiana coast and expected to make landfall on Sunday, LSU announced that the football team would be moving to Houston on Saturday for next week’s practice. The Tigers play at UCLA on Sept. 4. The school says the team will leave from Houston for Los Angeles on
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