Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Luis Severino joined a videoconference on the Friday after Thanksgiving with an Athletics contingent that hoped to make him not only … Read more
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 17, 2024, 04:10 PM ET The folks behind the Super League are back. A22 Sports, the company attempting to organise an alternative competition to the UEFA tournaments (Champions League, Europa League and Conference League) announced on Tuesday that they had petitioned UEFA to recognize their new cross-border tournament, the … Read more
The EFL remains open to introducing to VAR to its competitions, despite opposition from some fans. This week’s Carabao Cup quarter-finals went ahead without the use of VAR despite each game being played at a Premier League ground, where the technology is available. 4 West Ham were awarded a penalty by referee Chris Kavanagh in … Read more
Philippe Clement claims “all of Europe” has been talking about the controversial non-penalty decision at the League Cup final, while Brendan Rodgers believes there is “always a narrative” after a Celtic vs Rangers game. The Scottish FA’s head of referees Willie Collum admitted on Thursday that the Light Blues were denied a legitimate spot-kick against … Read more
Dec 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Find out who is missing through injury, who’s in a race against time to prove their fitness and who has been ruled out through suspension for the next round of Premier League fixtures. And as you plan your fantasy team for the next gameweek, check out the Expected XIs … Read more
Have you looked at the Premier League table recently? Not the very top, where you get that curious sense that Liverpool might actually not be running away with it like you thought they were. Nor the bottom, where Southampton really are running away from it, it being their future involvement in the top flight. No, … Read more
Liverpool can secure top spot in the Premier League at Christmas if they beat Tottenham on Sunday afternoon. The Reds have not sat at the top of the table on December 25 since 2020/21, a season in which they didn’t end up going on to win the title. 4 Slot and Liverpool look set to … Read more
Shamrock Rovers head coach Stephen Bradley continues to be linked to the Millwall vacancy, but insists his current focus is elsewhere. The Irishman is flying in his ninth season with the iconic League of Ireland side, adding to his four league titles with a run in Europe this term. 3 Bradley is drawing interest outside … Read more
Inside the NBA is one of the most beloved shows on television. The sports studio show — featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith — has won nineteen Sports Emmy Awards and become the gold standard to which all other shows aspire to. 4 Inside the NBA has set the bar when … Read more
Even Adam Silver recognizes that it is time for change. With fan frustration peaking and some insisting that the NBA has become “unwatchable,” the league’s commissioner teased a massive rule tweak on Tuesday. 4 Shaquille O’Neal sounds like many NBA fans frustrated with the state of basketballCredit: Getty “At times, we’ve moved the 3-point line,” … Read more