Month: July 2022

4:51 PM ET The Ottawa Senators have re-signed restricted free agent forward Josh Norris to an eight-year, $63.6 million contract, the team announced Thursday. Norris, 23, was the Senators’ leading goal scorer last season with 35 goals while also posting 20 assists. “We’re very pleased to come to a long-term agreement with Josh,” Senators general
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8:43 AM ET The New Jersey Devils have agreed to terms with former Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat, bringing a veteran Stanley Cup champion onto their young roster of forwards. The Devils landed Palat on a five-year deal with an average annual value of $6 million, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Palat,
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12:30 PM ET Oregon tight end Spencer Webb died Wednesday in a recreational accident, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. He was 22 years old. According to the sheriff’s office, Webb fell and stuck his head just a short distance from Triangle Lake, a location popular for cliff jumping and natural rock waterslides. “So
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1:24 PM ET New Oklahoma coach Brent Venables made his first appearance at Big 12 media days on Thursday, but he couldn’t resist drawing parallels to the first time he arrived in Norman as an assistant to Bob Stoops in 1999. The Sooners were able to jump-start their success by taking left-handed quarterback Josh Heupel
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2:25 PM ET The NHL free agency signing period for 2022 is underway. For each key deal, ESPN NHL reporters Greg Wyshynski and Kristen Shilton will assess the player’s fit with his new team, weigh whether the terms of the deal make sense and hand out an overall grade for the team. We’ll continue to
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11:34 AM ET Rashard Anderson, a former first-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers, has died at the age of 45. Anderson’s death has been confirmed by the Panthers, who said he died Wednesday in Mississippi, and by Jackson State University, where he was a star cornerback from 1996 to 1999. The cause of Anderson’s
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6:00 AM ET Dortmund began their preseason without striker Erling Haaland, who has joined Manchester City, but with a strong squad and plenty of quality summer signings. Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images DORTMUND, Germany — “I looked on these new prodigies with what I can only call ‘anticipatory nostalgia,’ as I prepared to say goodbye
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5:31 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Alex Rodriguez was standing near his courtside seat, oblivious to a few fans who were snapping a quick photo of him as they walked by. He was watching the Minnesota Timberwolves warm up instead. Rodriguez — currently part of the Timberwolves’ ownership group, with plans in place
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