2:17 PM ET After Gabriel Jesus had put four goals past his Watford side on Saturday, Roy Hodgson compared the Manchester City striker to Ronaldo — the Brazilian original. It is a comparison that O Fenômeno himself made — but almost six years ago, and it is not a view that has been voiced since.
Month: April 2022
2:58 AM ET Emma Raducanu has split from her coach Torben Beltz after just five months. Raducanu began working with Beltz in November but she announced on Tuesday she will transition “to a new training model,” which ESPN understands will carry through to Roland Garros. 1 Related LTA coach Iain Bates will work with her
2:10 AM ET Mike D’Antoni was watching the Brooklyn Nets‘ season-ending loss to the Boston Celtics Monday night from his living room in Austin, Texas, a world away from the drama his protégé, Nets coach Steve Nash, had just lived through. A year ago, D’Antoni had been on the Nets bench alongside Nash as the
2:11 AM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said he hopes to fight Tyson Fury in a crossover bout in 2023 and that there is a “70% chance” his next opponent will be the British boxer. WBC heavyweight champion Fury had suggested he would fight Ngannou when the pair spoke in the ring following the
11:07 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer filed suit Monday against the San Diego woman who accused him of sexual assault, claiming defamation and tortious interference while seeking unspecified monetary and punitive damages. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Bauer’s attorneys say that the
5:30 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch was in no hurry to field questions about receiver Deebo Samuel in his pre-draft media availability Monday. Before opening the nearly 30-minute session to queries, Lynch spent about 5½ of those minutes thanking his staff for its hard work on the
12:13 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Who needs 3s when you can score a 4.0? In the fall of 2021, 16-year NBA veteran
6:44 PM ET Ja Morant has been named the NBA’s most improved player after a season in which the Memphis Grizzlies point guard went from future star to superstar. In his third year, Morant was named an All-Star starter and averaged career bests of 27.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to go along with
5:00 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Virginia Attorney General’s office will open an investigation into allegations that the Washington Commanders engaged in financial improprieties, according to a letter it emailed the franchise Monday. The letter comes after the House Oversight and Reform Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission on April 12.
6:33 PM ET Phil Mickelson has registered to play in next month’s PGA Championship and the U.S. Open in June, and his agents have requested a release from the PGA Tour to allow the six-time major champion to play in the first event of the Saudi Arabian-financed LIV Golf Invitational Series in London in June.
2:55 PM ET James Tyler Close Senior Editor, ESPN FC James Tyler is an ESPN editor for soccer. Austin Lindberg Another week, another LAFC victory, another edition of MLS Power Rankings topped for Steve Cherundolo & Co. Behind the Black and Gold, though, their closest rivals are steadily sneaking up the order. The LA Galaxy
5:43 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, the team announced on Monday. Vegas, battling with the Dallas Stars for the second and final wild-card berth in the Western Conference, has three games remaining, and will play out the schedule with 25-year-old Logan Thompson in net. The Golden Knights
4:59 PM ET In a move to provide more transparency with regards to the transfer portal, the NCAA released statistics and information for the years 2020 and 2021 that shows only 54 percent of FBS players who entered the portal enrolled at a new school. During the two-year period shown in the infographics provided by
5:19 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox put right-handers Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford on the restricted list before Monday night’s game in Toronto, the opener of a four-game series north of the border. To enter Canada, the Canadian government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose
4:20 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Ah, a spring wedding. PGA Tour star Dustin Johnson married model-actress Paulina Gretzky over the weekend at a resort in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. The 33-year-old Gretzky, who is the daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky and actress Janet Jones, and Johnson have been engaged since 2013. Johnson,
Flamboyant opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller on Monday. Dhawan hit nine fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock to power Punjab to 187 for 4 after
7:00 AM ET To draft well in the NFL, teams have to read the room. It doesn’t just matter how well front offices evaluate prospects or wheel and deal with opponents while on the clock. They also need to know when players are going to come off the board so they don’t unnecessarily miss out
11:39 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz moved up to No. 9 in the ATP rankings on Monday, a little more than a month before he turns 19, making him the youngest man to break into the top 10 since Rafael Nadal did it exactly 17 years ago. Alcaraz rose two spots after
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