1:22 AM ET Before the Colorado Avalanche entered the postseason, Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter infamously predicted that a first-round series against them would be “a waste of eight days.” He was wrong. It only too seven days for the Avalanche to sweep the Nashville Predators. Colorado ended their first-round Western Conference series with
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7:57 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Former New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams running back Sony Michel plans to sign with the Miami Dolphins, a league source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday, adding another name to an already deep backfield. Michel, 27, will be the third running back to sign with Miami
12:23 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN MILWAUKEE — Al Horford knew he’d get his revenge. After Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on him early in the third quarter Monday night, the Milwaukee Bucks superstar received a technical foul for saying something in Horford’s direction. As Horford walked back up the court, he just nodded his head and said
Virat Kohli recorded his third golden duck of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season against SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday and once again a debate has started on whether the batter should take a break to rejuvenate himself. The idea was first floated by former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, who has followed
11:37 PM ET Ohio State got a commitment from one of the top 2024 prospects on Monday, when quarterback Dylan Raiola announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. ESPN doesn’t have rankings for the 2024 class, but Raiola is widely regarded as one of the top overall recruits and one of the top quarterbacks in his
12:10 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta United defender Miles Robinson will likely miss the World Cup for the United States after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in a Major League Soccer game. The team announced that Robinson would undergo surgery on Monday after an MRI confirmed the injury to the Achilles tendon in his left
6:13 PM ET The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors published new guidelines Monday to clarify that boosters — including recently created companies designed to provide athletes at a particular school with endorsement deals — should not have any contact with prospective college athletes, their family members or their representatives. The guidelines were crafted by
2:30 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox activated two key players from the injured list on Monday as third baseman Yoan Moncada and new reliever Joe Kelly are ready to make their first appearances of the season, the team announced in a press release. Moncada, 26, has been out since the final days
8:47 AM ET Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been voted the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A formal announcement is expected this week, sources told Wojnarowski. Jokic’s raw stats were even better this year than last year, as he averaged career highs of 27.1 points
9:55 AM ET ESPN Fantasy It’s fantasy football prep season! And really, when is it not? With the fantasy impact of free agency digested and rookies finding teams through the NFL draft, it’s time to put it all together with our fresh fantasy football rankings for the 2022 season. Below you will find our rankings
1:15 PM ET Associated Press ROME — Denis Shapovalov overcame a point penalty and a hostile crowd to beat local hope Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday. Late in the second set, Shapovalov was given a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct after hopping over the
2:20 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Katie Volynets, a 20-year-old Californian, and Michael Mmoh, a 24-year-old who was born in Saudi Arabia and is now based in Florida, earned the U.S. Tennis Association’s wild-card entries for the main draw of the French Open. Play begins at Roland Garros on May 22. Volynets and
Is there an unfair advantage? Should transgender women be banned from competing in female categories? Should there be a separate category established? Or should sport be more inclusive? The conversation around the inclusion of transgender women in women’s sport is one that has divided opinion both in and out of the sporting sphere, even drawing
Kolkata Knight Riders finally found the team balance they were looking for to outclass Mumbai Indians by 52 runs in Mavi Mumbai on Monday and keep their slim IPL play-off hopes alive. Lead Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in IPL history to restrict KKR to 165 for nine after
Transgender women should compete in an “open category” in order to “protect women’s sport”, say two current elite female runners. The British athletes, one of whom is an Olympian, believe athletes should only be allowed to compete in the category of their biological sex. The debate centres around the balance of inclusion, sporting fairness and
12:14 PM ET The European soccer weekend saw two title races take a potentially decisive turn as Manchester City pulled clear of Liverpool at the Premier League summit, while AC Milan rallied to win and stay ahead of Inter Milan in Serie A. Jurgen Klopp wasn’t too happy about how Tottenham played, either. Elsewhere, there
7:00 AM ET With official visits permitted and college football coaches out on the road, offers are being spread around while commitments continue to steadily roll in. There is still much to be decided, though, with a larger wave of commitments expected in the next month, but activity has been brisk enough to shake up
7:00 AM ET Claude Giroux was asked whether playing for the Florida Panthers is as fun as it looks. “Well, we’re winning,” he said. “So, yeah.” Giroux, 34, had a classic NHL trade deadline glow-up, going from the draft lottery-bound Philadelphia Flyers to the Panthers, who won the Presidents’ Trophy for the regular season’s best