8:22 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. All Puerto Rican players in Major League Baseball once again will be allowed to wear No. 21 to honor Roberto Clemente on Sept. 15, and this time it will be in front of fans. MLB has extended the honor
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN This week’s edition of the 2021 NFL Power Rankings is all about first impressions, as after months of buildup and hype, we got to see every NFL team take the field for the first time in a game that counts. But first impressions from Week 1 go well beyond team
12:44 PM ET Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that Casey Thompson will replace Hudson Card as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback. Card, who started the first two games, was 8-of-15 for 61 yards and was sacked three times in the Longhorns’ 40-21 loss to Arkansas. Thompson, who also played in the second half against Louisiana,
Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation, while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match, Gower made the claim in an interview with Cricket.com. The fifth Test was cancelled following
2:57 AM BST Assault charges against New Zealand flanker Shannon Frizell were formerly dismissed by a Dunedin court on Tuesday after the loose forward completed a police “diversion” scheme aimed at first offenders, local media reported. The 27-year-old, who has played 15 Tests for the All Blacks, faced two charges of assault against a woman
Aston Martin say they are committed to Sebastian Vettel and are keen for him to race for them in 2022. Vettel, 34, has a contractual option he can exercise to continue with the team after this season, which has a due date in the coming weeks. Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll said: “We are
11:23 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — All on one swing, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. topped his Hall of Fame father and moved ahead of Shohei Ohtani. Guerrero hit his major-league-leading 45th home run, Alek Manoah set a career high by pitching eight shutout innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays
12:08 AM ET LAS VEGAS — As slow, clunky and as ugly as the Las Vegas Raiders‘ offense was early Monday night, it was just as efficient late. And as terrible as their defense was last season, it did just enough against the Baltimore Ravens. In front of a delirious Allegiant Stadium crowd of 61,756,
9:08 PM ET PHOENIX — Amy Bockerstette will be taking her talents to the national stage next year. Bockerstette, who has Down syndrome, was one of five golfers selected for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, which will be held next June at the Orange County National Golf Center in Orlando, Florida. PGA Tour golfer
8:40 PM 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. The Met Gala, which typically happens on the first Monday in May, was canceled in 2020 due
9:40 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Robson Conceicao has filed a complaint with the WBC following his unanimous-decision defeat to Oscar Valdez on Friday in Tucson, Arizona, his manager, Sergio Batarelli, told ESPN. Among the grievances: the officiating, the judging and the fact Valdez was allowed to retain his title despite testing positive for the banned
9:38 AM ET The Champions League is anything but predictable. The past four seasons have given us four different winners, while nine different teams have contested the most recent six finals. But as European football continues to shake on its axis through a combination of financial mismanagement and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, that
5:23 PM ET USC football coach Clay Helton has been fired, athletic director Mike Bohn announced Monday. The decision comes two days after the Trojans, who came into the season with conference-title aspirations, were embarrassed in a 42-28 home defeat to Stanford. “As I committed to upon my arrival at USC, during the past two
7:08 PM ET Jake Paul is moving on from the idea of a rematch with Tyron Woodley because Woodley failed to live up to a tattoo bet the pair made after the first fight, Paul told ESPN on Monday. Paul and Woodley seemed to make a gentlemen’s agreement in the ring after Paul beat Woodley
4:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Former NBA All-Star and Slam Dunk Contest champion Cedric Ceballos tweeted Monday that he’d been moved out of isolation and was “COVID-19 free” but was still in the intensive care unit and dealing with several things relating to the virus. Thanking those wishing him well in recent days, Ceballos said
4:00 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com NEW YORK — The 2021 US Open is officially in the books, and it ended with titles for Emma Raducanu and Daniil Medvedev. Just as we all predicted, right? Needless to say, it was one of the most unexpected and surprising tournaments in memory and provided unforgettable introductions to the
9:42 AM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. It was another weekend of thrills in Major League Soccer, as the New England Revolution (Eastern Conference)
6:53 AM ET LAS VEGAS — In quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s third training camp practice this summer, he watched rookie wide receiver Rashod Bateman — the Baltimore Ravens‘ first-round pick — drop to the ground in pain, holding his groin while yelling “I popped that s—.” In Jackson’s first preseason game, he saw starting running back