Month: October 2021

6:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com During Game 4 of the 1945 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, local businessman William Sianis was thrown out of Wrigley Field after fellow spectators began complaining about the stench of the pet goat he had brought with him into the stadium. As an angered Sianis
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4:07 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As the amateur basketball landscape continues to evolve in a new NIL era, 17-year-old prep phenom Mikey Williams has landed a multi-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Puma, making him the first American high school basketball player to sign a sneaker deal with a global footwear company. “I am
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3:33 AM ET ABU DHABI — Two UFC championship fights are now official for Saturday’s UFC 267 event on Fight Island, as all four athletes successfully made weight on Friday. Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (28-8) and No. 1 contender Glover Teixeira (32-7) each weighed in at 205 pounds. Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (15-2)
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Oct 28, 2021 Brendan Rodgers could take over at Manchester United if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is sacked. — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: How the players at Old Trafford rallied around Solskjaer amid questions over his future. Jump to: Players sent Solskjaer messages of support | Clubs refuse police talks over tackling racism
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2:47 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — If not for a rash of injuries to the Green Bay Packers, Rasul Douglas might have still been on the Arizona Cardinals‘ practice squad instead of intercepting a pass in the end zone of their own stadium to beat them. Yes, the game-saving hero in the Packers’ 24-21 victory
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2:07 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury didn’t want wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to continue playing after aggravating the hamstring injury that kept him out of practice all week in the first quarter Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers. Hopkins had other plans. After sitting out more than two quarters
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