8:44 AM ET The words of encouragement from Germany boss Joachim Low came to haunt Mario Gotze. “Show the world you’re better than Messi,” he told the 22-year-old as he prepared to come on in the 2014 World Cup final with the game locked at 0-0 against Argentina. Ten minutes later, Gotze turned and volleyed
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5:55 PM ET Timothy Bradley Jr. From the moment the fight was announced, Ryan Garcia vs. Luke Campbell was going to boil down to one major talking point: whether or not Garcia is ready to step up and prove he’s the real deal as an elite boxer and not just a social media star. But
3:04 PM ET NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr doesn’t believe the NHL will back out of its plan to allow players to return to the Olympics in 2022. “Assuming the Olympics go forward in the ordinary course, you can always envision scenarios in which something would happen that would change the equation,” Fehr told ESPN
7:00 AM ET Trends change fast in the NHL. One year’s boom is the next year’s bust. But enough about the San Jose Sharks … As is tradition, we now present “what’s in and what’s out for hockey in 2021,” a look at old trends being superseded by new ones. Feel free to disagree with
7:25 AM ET It has been an extremely weird year for NHL prospects, with many playing shortened seasons and/or taking long hiatuses between competitive gameplay. That takes a toll on player development. But while it is a bit more difficult to do so than in normal years, we’re ranking every pool and identifying each franchise’s
Kane Williamson is 11 points clear of Virat Kohli in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings for batsmen.© Twitter After displacing Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to reach the number one spot in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings for batsmen, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Thursday said he was just trying to do the best
BBL 2020: Alex Carey dived to his right to pull off a sensational catch during a BBL game.© Twitter Adelaide Strikers skipper Alex Carey, after leading his side from front with the bat, pulled off a brilliant catch, diving to his right at full stretch during a Big Bash League (BBL) match at the Adelaide
Ben Stokes with his ICC Test Team of the Decade cap.© Instagram England star Ben Stokes was one of the most impactful all-rounder in the last decade and was honoured by the International Cricket Council who named him in its Test and ODI teams of the decade. Stokes on Wednesday took to social media to
4:00 AM ET The transfer window is a month away, but clubs across Europe have been planning their January business for months after the COVID-19 pandemic cut short the summer break and injuries have been mounting around the top leagues. ESPN’s writers bring you everything you need to know about the top teams’ hopes and
1:47 AM ET Florida coach Dan Mullen said his team could have opted to not play in Wednesday night’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic based on player availability but chose to anyway because the players wanted to compete. Following a 55-20 blowout loss to No. 6 Oklahoma, Mullen said his depleted roster would have allowed the
7:27 PM ET NFL NationESPN The Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins are among the teams hoping to win their way into the playoffs on the final weekend of the NFL’s regular season Sunday. All three enter their games with key players on offense battling injuries. Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for 105
11:23 PM ET Becky Hammon made history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to act as head coach during an NBA regular season game. The San Antonio assistant coach filled in for head coach Gregg Popovich after he was ejected in the first half of the Spurs’ 121-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Popovich
10:25 PM ET UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya has long targeted 2021 as the year he would move up and try to become a double champion, but the plan was always to challenge Jon Jones for the light heavyweight title. But with Jones pursuing his first heavyweight bout, Adesanya will instead take on Jan Blachowicz
9:23 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will attempt to become a two-weight champion on March 6, when he moves up in weight to challenge light heavyweight title-holder Jan Blachowicz. UFC president Dana White broke the news to ESPN on Wednesday. The 205-pound title fight will take place at UFC 259. The promotion has
8:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard will play for the LA Clippers on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a mouth laceration on Christmas night. Clippers head coach Ty Lue said Leonard will return against the Portland Trail Blazers after a two-game absence due to the mouth injury suffered at Denver last
7:25 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law has been suddenly retired on the advice of a veterinarian after an X-ray revealed bone bruising in the colt’s front leg. Jack Knowlton of Sackatoga Stable tweeted Wednesday: “We are beyond grateful for the time we had with him.” The
6:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed veteran forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed. The 33-year-old Brassard had 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games with the New York Islanders in 2019-20. Brassard has six 40-point seasons during
6:12 PM ET NEWCASTLE, England — Liverpool ended 2020 just as they started it, at the top of the Premier League and in pole position to end the season as champions, but Wednesday’s 0-0 draw against Newcastle United at St James’ Park proved that not everything is the same as it was 12 months ago.