Aug 26, 2024, 09:51 AM ET It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer ratings and the observations…
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Was…
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterAug 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. TUCSON, Arizona — Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita left the Sonoran Desert on cloud nine. After starting the 2023 season as the backup, the Southern California native led the Wildcats to one of their…
Aug 25, 2024, 04:33 PM ET New Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany praised his side’s mentality after they came from behind to beat VfL Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga opener on Sunday. An 82nd-minute goal by Serge Gnabry secured the German champions a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg and handed Kompany, who replaced Thomas Tuchel after…
Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 24, 2024, 09:00 PM ET DUBLIN — For a school that churns out astronauts and engineers with numbing efficiency, spontaneous moments of joy are easily traced to meticulous preparation. And that’s why the bruising hugs, violent fist pumps and relentless excitement that Georgia Tech unleashed on Aviva Stadium after upsetting No. 10…
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Forty years ago, the floodgates officially opened. In June 1984, the Supreme Court ruled in NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma that the NCAA couldn’t control all college football television contracts and…
Aug 24, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Shohei Ohtani reached a historic milestone on Friday night with the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the sixth player in MLB history to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases. Ohtani hit a walk-off grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays after stealing his 40th base earlier in the…
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Aug 23, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Uruguay suspended all football activity for the weekend on Friday due to “the delicate health situation of Juan Izquierdo“, after the Nacional defender suffered an irregular heartbeat during the match against São Paulo in the Copa Libertadores. Izquierdo, who replaced Sebastian Coates at halftime, fell to the ground unconscious…
