Dec 23, 2022 The NHL’s holiday break can’t come soon enough for some teams, while other clubs seem to have hit a new stride as winter officially begins. How far did the New Jersey Devils fall this week? Which Eastern Conference team surged up seven spots? We rank all 32 teams here, and offer a
7:01 AM ET The IIHF World Junior Championship has become ubiquitous — in hockey circles at least — with the Christmas holiday season. And the tournament returns this year to its usual place of honor. That’s after the 2022 championship was shuttered in December 2021 amid a spike of COVID-19 cases within the Edmonton “bubble,”
Dec 21, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was fined $25,000 for coming onto the court to confront a referee and directing inappropriate language toward him during a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA announced Wednesday. Kidd was assessed two technical fouls and was ejected late in the third
7:52 AM ET For some fans, 2022 was one of the most underwhelming years of the century in boxing, with conversations about star-studded bouts leading to nothing. Others may view the sport as having considerable bright spots, like undisputed championship fights, upsets and the rebirth of women’s boxing. A few notable fighters had breakout years
11:20 PM ET Rich Cimini Close ESPN Staff Writer Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate Michael DiRocco Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered University of Florida for 13 seasons for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union Graduate of Jacksonville University Multiple APSE award winner EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was supposed to
India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Match, Day 2 Live Updates: India went into lunch on Day 2 at 86/3, trailing Bangladesh by 141 runs in the ongoing second Test in Mirpur. Virat Kohli was batting on 18 while Rishabh Pant was unbeaten on 12. Taijul Islam has been the standout bowler for Bangladesh, having taken all the three
10:14 PM ET Alden Gonzalez Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Jeff Passan Close ESPN ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” On Thursday
2:45 PM ET LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, who started all season for the Tigers after three years as Arizona State’s starter, will return for the 2023 season. Daniels has 2,774 passing yards with 16 touchdowns and three interceptions this season, while leading LSU in carries (180), rushing yards (818) and rushing touchdowns (11). He ranks
1:20 PM ET Some fans still might be trying to get home from Doha, Qatar, and there are people still celebrating in the streets of Buenos Aires. The blood alcohol content of some of Argentina’s players has not probably yet returned to normal levels (and good for them). The exhausting World Cup — which was
10:16 PM GMT World Rugby will encourage elite competitions to have a shot clock for penalties and conversions from Jan. 1, with sanctions to be issued for time wasting as part of plans to speed up the game in 2023 – a World Cup year. The guidelines have been designed by the global governing body
6:16 PM ET The Boston Bruins revealed findings and subsequent procedural changes on Thursday from an independent review conducted on their signing of Mitchell Miller. That investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, parsed through thousands of documents related to Boston’s signing of
7:39 PM ET Trevor Bauer’s initial 324-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy has been reduced to 194 games by an arbitrator, the league announced Thursday, ending a seven-month grievance process and bringing some clarity to a saga that has been unfolding for the past year and a half. Bauer has served
9:31 PM ET Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL’s all-time leader in shots on goal. Ovechkin’s shot with 11 minutes, 14 seconds remaining in the third period at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night gave him 6,210 shots on goal in his career in 1,309 games. That tops the total of Hockey
1:07 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young will play for the first time this season, more than 13 months after he originally injured his right knee. Young will play in a limited role when the Commanders (7-6-1) play at San Francisco (10-4) Saturday. It’s a pivotal game for Washington, which
4:16 PM ET A day after flipping his commitment from Notre Dame to Oregon, five-star safety Peyton Bowen shocked the recruiting world by signing with Oklahoma on Thursday. Bowen, the No. 14 overall recruit and No. 2 safety in the 2023 ESPN 300, is the highest-ranked defensive player to sign with Oklahoma since ESPN began
6:03 PM GMT Benetton Treviso rugby club said on Thursday they had suspended one of their players after a Black team member revealed he had received a banana as a Christmas gift from a teammate. Cherif Traore, who represents Italy at national level, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday that some players had laughed when he
Dec 22, 2022 Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired reliever Gregory Santos from the San Francisco Giants for minor league pitcher Kade McClure on Thursday. Santos has made five appearances over the past two years for San Francisco. The 23-year-old right-hander has a 4.63 ERA over 35 appearances – two starts –
Dec 22, 2022 ESPN News Services The Chicago Cubs bolstered their defense again Thursday, agreeing to a contract with Gold Glove-winning catcher Tucker Barnhart, a source confirmed to ESPN. The two-year deal is for $6.5 million and includes a player option for 2024 as well as the potential to earn an additional $3 million in