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Inter Milan boss Inzaghi gives evidence in ultra fan probe
Italian police questioned Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi on Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation on links between the club’s hardline “ultra” football fans and organised crime groups, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Inzaghi is not under investigation and police questioned him as a witness, the sources said. Last week Italian…
Will Oregon’s offense tailor-made for Dillon Gabriel pay off?
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET EUGENE, Ore. — It’s a midsummer day in July, and Oregon‘s present and future at the quarterback position are fittingly passing each other inside the brightly lit hallways of the Marcus Mariota Performance Center. Dillon Gabriel and Dante Moore dap each other up and go their separate…
Barry Switzer, The King of Norman, is still unapologetically himself at 87
Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. NORMAN, Okla. — Across the street from Oklahoma‘s campus, and a mile from the football stadium that bore witness to his legendary…
Royals veteran Salvador Perez still coming up big in MLB playoffs
Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 9, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before every game, Salvador Perez, the Kansas City Royals’ 34-year-old catcher, lathers his entire body with an icy balm to wake up his muscles. “Knee,…
Jürgen Klopp: Ex-Liverpool boss takes Red Bull soccer job
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 9, 2024, 03:13 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Jürgen Klopp is set to make his return to football as head of global soccer at Red Bull,…
Tatis HR highlights big inning in Padres’ Game 3 win vs. Dodgers
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 12:14 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. SAN DIEGO — For Fernando Tatis Jr., baseball’s purest form occurs back home, in the Dominican Republic, within the raucous stadiums…
2024-25 NHL picks: Stanley Cup, division winners, awards
The 2024-25 NHL season begins Tuesday night with a tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we’re looking beyond those games. Will the Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champs? Which team will top the standings in each division? Who will take home all of the individual hardware? We’ve gathered our cross-platform ESPN hockey family together…
Sources – USC’s JuJu Watkins, Nike reach lucrative extension
Shams Charania, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 03:15 PM ET USC sophomore star JuJu Watkins has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Nike that will give her one of the richest shoe endorsement deals in women’s basketball, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Nike officials finished discussions Tuesday on the deal, with negotiations led by Klutch Sports…