9:00 AM ET When the NHL Awards are handed out each year, there are accusations of geographic bias. Sometimes it’s due to the size of a market. More often it’s complaints about how one division or conference is covered by a larger press corps than another — the storied “East Coast bias” that always seems
Month: February 2021
7:00 AM ET The 2021 NHL season has officially begun to take form, as the February schedule gets rolling. For this week’s power rankings, we identified the biggest disappointment so far for every team. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1 to 31 — taking into account past results
12:28 AM ET Paul George and Kawhi Leonard did their best to go blow for blow with the Brooklyn Nets‘ Big Three. But during the Nets’ 124-120 win over the LA Clippers in a game that lived up to the pre-game hype, the Clippers star duo could not keep up with Kevin Durant, James Harden
8:55 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE — Some players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament’s quarantine hotels tested positive for the virus. Daniel Andrews, the political leader of Victoria state, called a late-night news conference Wednesday
8:30 AM ET Associated Press Bryson DeChambeau has been pushing the limits of golf with his quest for increased distance off the tee. So the game’s so-called “mad scientist” is flattered that rule-makers are proposing changes to regulations in an effort to control how far big hitters like him can launch a golf ball. “I
7:41 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Here comes Frankie Edgar again. UFC cageside announcers have made that pronouncement on many fight nights through the years as Edgar went on the attack, or battled back, or rose above expectations. Edgar has shown, as much as anyone in mixed martial arts, that when you’re perpetually in motion, you
IND vs ENG: Ajinkya Rahane during India’s Test series vs Australia.© AFP As captain, he was at the forefront of India’s epic triumph in Australia, but Ajinkya Rahane would prefer to take a back seat while lending a helping hand to the returning Virat Kohli in the high-octane Test series against England. Rahane, who led
1:53 PM ET The UFC has moved a highly anticipated heavyweight matchup between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane into a main event slot on Feb. 27, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The heavyweight fight was originally targeted for a card on March 13. However, the UFC changed it to a five-round headliner at
7:00 AM ET College football’s February national signing day is here. Despite the NCAA enacting a dead period amid the COVID-19 pandemic since last March, meaning recruits haven’t been able to take official visits, recruiting has gone on as normal. The early signing period in December came and went, and now the regular signing period
6:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It would be odd to think of the Kansas City Chiefs as underdogs to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The Chiefs have a lot going for them, most notably the fact they have won 25 of their past 27 games, including last year’s Super Bowl.
4:36 AM ET Alex Kirkland Eden Hazard has been trolled by Burger King on social media after his latest injury worry saw him miss Real Madrid‘s training session on Tuesday. The fast food giant quoted a tweet asking why the forward hadn’t trained with his teammates, saying “2×1 at Burger King.” – Stream ESPN FC
2:23 AM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Veteran left-hander Francisco Liriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays that includes an invitation to spring training, according to the Toronto Sun. Liriano did not pitch in the majors during the pandemic-altered 2020 season. He was in camp with Philadelphia on
11:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Designated hitter Nelson Cruz and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a one-year, $13 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cruz, 40, has been a linchpin of the Bomba Squad Twins’ lineup. And he’ll be back right in the middle of it in
9:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Fred VanVleet set a Toronto Raptors franchise record and a record for undrafted players by scoring 54 points in Toronto’s 123-108 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. “It was just time. … It’s just time,” VanVleet told SportstNet in Toronto after the game. “I’ve been missing a lot
12:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Ash Barty looked like the world No. 1 in the first set, then struggled the rest of the way against No. 52-ranked Marie Bouzkova before completing a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win in an Australian Open tuneup tournament on Wednesday. In the third set, the 2019 French Open champion exchanged
With India set to host England in a four-match Test series, all eyes will be on the home side after their recent win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test starts from February 5, and will be held in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both teams have announced their respective squads for the first two Test
11:48 AM ET EA Sports is coming back to college football. After last making a college football video game in 2013, the possibility of the game returning had been in limbo. Now, it isn’t. EA Sports vice president and general manager, Daryl Holt, told ESPN the game maker will be returning to the space with
6:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay decided he wanted a new quarterback. He set his sights on the Detroit Lions‘ Matthew Stafford and
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