The Vegas Golden Knights are the 2023 Stanley Cup champions. As the offseason gets rolling in earnest with the start of free agency, all 32 NHL general managers will be looking to make the moves necessary for their players to be hoisting the sacred chalice next June. One method is free agency, another is the
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The 2023 NHL offseason might seem a little compressed, with the draft taking place on June 28 and 29 this year, but the start of free agency is back to its usual date of July 1 (after a late start in 2022). Every NHL general manager is hoping to land game-changing players, either via free
Mitchell Starc sparked an England collapse at Lord’s on Sunday before Ben Duckett was given a controversial reprieve as the hosts maintained their bid for a remarkable win in the second Ashes Test. England were 114-4 at stumps on the fourth day, still needing a further 257 runs to reach a target of 371. Left-handed
Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 11:47 AM ET Bakhodir Jalolov, an undefeated heavyweight who won an Olympic gold medal in 2021, has signed a multiyear promotional deal with Top Rank, sources told ESPN. The 28-year-old Uzbek fighter is slated to make his return toward the end of the summer. Jalolov (12-0, 12 KOs) joins a
Britain’s Adam Yates beat identical twin brother Simon to win stage one of the Tour de France in Bilbao, Spain and take the leader’s yellow jersey. UAE Team Emirates’ Adam, 30, pulled away from Jayco AlUla rider Simon in the final stages of the uphill finish to win his first ever Tour stage. Two-time winner
Turron Davenport, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can
Max Verstappen took a dominant win in the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after a first-lap squabble with team-mate Sergio Perez. In wet conditions, Perez took the lead from Verstappen at the first corner and then edged the world champion onto the grass after the corner. But Verstappen made a pass stick out
Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten got the defence of her Giro d’Italia Donne off to the perfect start with a 100th career win in Saturday’s second stage. The three-time champion became the Giro’s oldest stage winner – aged 40 years and 266 days – after a superb solo effort. She broke over the Passo della
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 1, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent guard Max Strus has agreed on a four-year, $63 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Saturday morning. The Cavaliers are landing Strus in
Charlotte Gibson, ESPNJul 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET AMARI AVERY IS frustrated. It’s her first hole of the day, and her drive on the par-4 10th hole at Rancho Santa Fe Country Club in California has fizzled barely 150 yards along the right rough. Now she stands behind her golf ball, lodged deep in the
Dutch racing driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff has died after a crash at a race in the Formula Regional European Championship. The 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing in the second race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, organisers announced. French driver Anthoine Hubert lost his life at the same circuit during a Formula 2
Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterJul 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame The way Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork sees it, his department is taking on a new role in helping athletes make money from name, image and likeness deals
Tom Hamilton Close Tom Hamilton Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 D’Arcy Maine Jul 2, 2023, 07:23 AM ET After Serena Williams retired, questions loomed large: Who would fill the void left
Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJul 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The college football recruiting calendar heated up June as 62 players in the 2024 ESPN 300 announced their commitments, including two five-star prospects. Several teams skyrocketed up the class rankings by making big splashes. Two schools, USC and Stanford, combined to land 11 ESPN 300
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 1, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. At the peak of his early prime, Tiger Woods won nine of the 20 tournaments he entered in 2000. He won three majors and finished second in four other tournaments. It was conceivably the best year
2nd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Rain had forced early stumps on Day 3.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Australia firmly remain in control of the proceedings heading into Day 4 of the ongoing second Ashest Test against England at Lord’s. The visitors will resume at 130/2, leading the hosts by
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 1, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 RB Leipzig midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is heading to Anfield. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Liverpool are closing in on the signing
The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It’s time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Saturday, 59-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1 from 2011 through