12:55 PM ET Associated Press Trade action is heating up on the second day of the NHL draft. The Pittsburgh Penguins got the movement started Wednesday by trading two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators. Minutes later, the Nashville Predators dealt former Penguins forward Nick Bonino and two picks to the Minnesota
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10:55 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Monday night’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers would be relocated to Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium if needed because of Hurricane Delta, sources told ESPN. The Saints could also move their practice operations to Indianapolis if needed — as they did for a week in
3:19 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James woke up from his pregame nap on Tuesday and included two words in a text to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ group chat that said it all: Must win. “We see the message from our leader,” Anthony Davis said after the Lakers’ 102-96 Game 4 victory
A former British Cycling and Team Sky chief medic has said for the first time that he destroyed a package of testosterone which he ordered to the national velodrome in 2011. Dr Richard Freeman told a tribunal of his “regret” at his actions in the hours after the banned substance was delivered to the sport’s
11:15 AM BST Sale Sharks’ final Gallagher Premiership match against Worcester Warriors has been cancelled due to more coronavirus cases, meaning they miss out on a place in the end-of-season playoffs. Sale were meant to play Worcester on Sunday but the game was delayed after the Sharks returned a cluster of positive coronavirus results. The
10:25 AM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Sofia Kenin extended her run of success at Grand Slam tournaments this year by beating Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 on Wednesday to reach the French Open semifinals. Kenin has now won a tour-leading 15 matches at majors this year. She started the year by winning the
8:02 AM ET On Monday afternoon, Mike Leach story time began. This week’s topic: How the Air Raid offense got its name. Like many Leach monologues, he meandered off topic. Asked about his time at Kentucky and the offense’s development, Leach began telling tales about a decrepit Hoosiers-esque gym, Davey Lopes and the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
8:58 AM ET Steve KimESPN The boxing world is catching its collective breath following a fight for the ages on Saturday between Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk. The pair channeled Naseem Hamed-Kevin Kelley, Micky Ward-Arturo Gatti I and a bit of George Foreman-Ron Lyle all in the span of five rounds. But with Zepeda’s hard-earned
11:02 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” ARLINGTON, Texas — San Diego Padres right-hander Mike Clevinger was removed in the second inning of his National League Division Series Game 1 start against the Los Angeles Dodgers after a precipitous
Follow the Indian Premier League 2020 live cricket score on Sports.NDTV.com. After 5.2 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders are 42/1. Get live score, ball by ball commentary and much more. Keep track of Indian Premier League 2020 today match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. Everything related to Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super
Organisers have cast doubt over the cause of Tuesday’s Giro d’Italia crash in which Luca Wackermann was injured. The Italian’s team, Vini Zabu-KTM, posted a picture of the rider in hospital, where he was kept overnight after suffering multiple injuries. Team boss Andrea Citracca claimed a helicopter “flying too low” caused the roadside barriers riders
9:50 AM ET Manchester United failed to sign any of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s priority targets during the summer transfer window, sources have told ESPN. United completed their transfer business on deadline day on Monday by sealing deals for Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Amad Traore and Facundo Pellistri, having secured the £40 million signing of
6:10 PM ET Editor’s note: After only two weeks back on the college football calendar, the SEC is all over the place. The Big 12, meanwhile, is in total disarray. The regularly bad teams are, well, regularly bad. As always, the Bottom 10 looks to sort it all out. Inspirational thought of the week Watched
5:34 PM ET One of boxing’s top fighters will be back in the ring next month. Welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford will square off against former titleholder Kell Brook, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum confirmed Wednesday. The fight is scheduled for Nov. 14 at a location that is yet to be determined, a source told
7:09 AM ET Scott Coker was sitting in the stands at the Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, California. It was May 10, 2014. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was promoting an amateur MMA card that night, and Coker went with a friend to see Jackson. At the time, Coker, the longtime combat sports promoter, was
5:12 AM BST And we thought 2019 was a chaotic year for Australian rugby. From the Israel Folau saga to the Wallabies’ World Cup hellhole, Michael Cheika’s unceremonious exit and the continued fallout from that failed campaign, we could have been forgiven for thinking brighter days lay upon the horizon in 2020. And so they
A former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor used “a screwdriver or blunt instrument” to destroy a laptop which may have contained medical data crucial to a doping investigation, a tribunal has heard. Giving evidence for the first time, Dr Richard Freeman admitted doing so “in the midst of a period when I wasn’t
7:33 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN It’s another busy day in the MLB playoffs, with all four division series in action — two series openers in the National League and two Game 2s in the American League. Here are the stars, turning points and takeaways from each of Tuesday’s games as they conclude. Key links: Ranking