6:53 AM ET DENVER — So, now that Nathan MacKinnon has won a Stanley Cup, will he finally chill out? The question takes five seconds to ask, but it leads the Colorado Avalanche alternate captain to share more about himself over a 20-minute interview than he has at any point in his nine-year NHL career.
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Oct 9, 2022 Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Iga Swiatek lost in a final for the first time in three years as Barbora Krejcikova claimed her second title in successive weeks at the Agel Open on Sunday. Home favorite Krejcikova rallied from a set down to win the final 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Krejcikova
In-form batter Suryakumar Yadav continued to be the top ranked Indian batter in the shortest format, holding on to his second spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings released on Wednesday. Suryakumar, who finished India’s recent T20I series at home against South Africa as their leading run-scorer, is on 838 points, behind Pakistan wicketkeeper batter
Ineos Grenadiers have signed French multiple world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot for 2023. The 30-year-old is the first female rider to be signed by the team, who are diversifying from their roots in road cycling. Ferrand-Prevot has won eight mountain bike world titles as well as road, cyclocross and gravel world titles. “Signing with the Ineos
2:32 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic won’t get official support with lobbying from Tennis Australia should he seek to enter the country for the first major of 2023, a year after he was deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19. The 21-time Grand Slam champion wasn’t allowed to defend his
3:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels voiced his support for wide receiver Davante Adams on Tuesday afternoon, hours after a police report was taken on Adams pushing down a man at the conclusion of the Raiders’ 30-29 loss at the Kansas City Chiefs on his way to the locker
12:46 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors forward Draymond Green will rejoin the team Thursday, coach Steve Kerr said after Golden State’s preseason win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Green has been away from the team since an altercation with teammate Jordan Poole last Wednesday. He has been fined but
4:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball is expected to miss one to two weeks because of his sprained left ankle, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. The Hornets had earlier announced that an MRI confirmed that Ball has a sprained ankle and his return to full basketball
11:28 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens and Karolina Pliskova, a one-time U.S. Open runner-up, won their opening matches at the San Diego Open WTA 500 on Tuesday. Stephens, a wild-card entrant from the United States who won the 2017 U.S. Open, got her second win in 2022
7:52 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Robbie Ray, wrecking the Seattle Mariners‘ strategy of using a Cy Young Award winner in a rare relief role and vaulting the Houston Astros to an 8-7 victory Tuesday in their playoff
India and Pakistan will be meeting each other in the upcoming T20 World Cup.© AFP Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has claimed that batters like Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail used to take on the Indian bowlers without even wearing helmets. He said that the Indian fast bowlers didn’t have pace in their deliveries in
7:52 AM ET There’s a new favorite atop the odds to win the national championship at sportsbooks, and for the first time in nearly two years, it doesn’t hail from the SEC. Ohio State moved past Alabama and Georgia this week to become the consensus favorite to win the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes are
6:43 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — For their sparkling Stanley Cup run, the Colorado Avalanche picked up some snazzy rings to commemorate the moment. How about these numbers: 669 diamonds, 18 custom-cut sapphires — plus two more round sapphires — and 42 rubies. All told, its gemstone weight checks in around 18.5 carats. Not
7:04 PM ET The UFC has added a light heavyweight matchup between former champion Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev to its final pay-per-view of 2022, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The 205-pound contest will take place at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas. Blachowicz (29-9) will look to solidify his case for another
5:44 PM ET Chelsea took advantage of an early red card against Fikayo Tomori to beat AC Milan 2-0 at the San Siro and move top of Champions League Group E on Tuesday. The Blues’ win continues a strong start under manager Graham Potter, who remains undefeated in three Champions League matches since taking over
4:56 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR said a review of data and team communications showed that Stewart-Haas Racing manipulated the results of the playoff elimination race at Charlotte, an infraction that drew an additional $200,000 in fines on Tuesday. “Nothing contradicted that that was done deliberately,” NASCAR senior vice president of competition
4:07 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Carl Hagelin is out indefinitely after undergoing hip surgery, leaving the Washington Capitals without three veteran forwards as the season begins. The team said Hagelin had an arthroscopic procedure Monday that is intended to address his chronically injured left hip. Hagelin, 34, has not played since taking
4:05 PM ET Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jack Nicklaus is as curious as anyone how the new PGA Tour schedule will work with $20 million purses at 10 elevated tournaments, and The Players Championship at $25 million. And that doesn’t include what the majors will do. The Memorial is one of the elevated tournaments,