8:03 PM ET The Ottawa Senators honored the memory of celebrity fan and “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, who died last November, with a moment of silence before their season-opening game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. Trebek, 80, died on Nov. 8, almost two years after revealing he had pancreatic cancer. He surprised
Month: January 2021
9:00 PM ET Timing is everything, in sports as well as life. If the timing is right between Corey Kluber and the New York Yankees, with whom the longtime ace was finalizing a one-year, $11 million deal late Friday, it will be good news for the pitcher in the long term — and perhaps even
8:42 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Bruce Headley, the thoroughbred trainer who developed sprint champion Kona Gold and many other stakes winners during a 61-year career based in California, died Friday. He was 86. Santa Anita officials said Headley died at an Arcadia hospital from the effects of a stroke. He had been
7:28 PM ET Justin Thomas has lost an endorsement deal with Ralph Lauren after he used an anti-gay slur during the third round of last weekend’s Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Thomas, 27, the third-ranked player in the world, was overheard on a greenside microphone cursing at himself for missing a par putt at
12:14 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig‘s face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on
8:31 PM ET Associated Press No. 6 Kansas‘ scheduled home basketball game Saturday against Iowa State has been postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Cyclones’ program. The schools said late Friday that they intend to work with the Big 12 to reschedule the game. The Jayhawks (10-3, 4-2) are coming
7:34 PM ET Right-hander Corey Kluber and the New York Yankees are finalizing a one-year, $11 million deal that would bring the two-time AL Cy Young winner to the Bronx, pending a physical, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Kluber’s first season with the Texas Rangers came to an abrupt halt when
6:35 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs avoided arbitration with two players who will be free agents after 2021, as third baseman Kris Bryant settled with the team for $19.5 million for the upcoming season while shortstop Javy Baez will make $11.65 million. Both players are coming off subpar 2020 campaigns. Bryant dealt with
5:28 PM ET HOUSTON — A week after Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair said he hadn’t heard back from quarterback Deshaun Watson since hiring general manager Nick Caserio, McNair said he has now “connected over texts” with Watson. “It’s no secret he’s disappointed in the communication during the hiring process,” McNair said, according
2:48 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Urban Meyer is older and wiser, which he says should help keep him healthier as he tries to turn around one of the NFL’s worst franchises. Meyer’s health scares while he was the head coach at Florida and Ohio State — which were exacerbated by the stresses of running
5:42 PM ET CHICAGO — Bears defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. has been suspended without pay for the first two games of the 2021 regular season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league announced Friday. Edwards Jr. is no longer under contract with the Bears and will be a free agent in
4:54 PM ET Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended indefinitely again after his conditional reinstatement was rescinded, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. Gordon, 29, was set to make his season debut for the Seahawks last month before he was placed back on the commissioner’s exempt list after not satisfying the terms
4:37 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh suspended forward John Hugley indefinitely for disciplinary reasons on Friday after the freshman was charged with three felonies stemming from an incident last summer. Hugley, who is from Cleveland, Ohio, is facing two counts of felony criminal conspiracy and one felony count of receiving stolen property, according
6:49 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — A person with knowledge of the terms said the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $4,575,000, one-year deal with third baseman Rafael Devers that avoids salary arbitration. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because details have not been announced by the team. Devers, 24, had
6:30 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will miss his sixth consecutive game Saturday against the Orlando Magic. While Irving has expressed a desire to return to play, sources said, his extended absence from the court requires a period of ramping up basketball activities. Irving has not played in a game
6:07 PM ET Associated Press Six Washington Wizards players have tested positive for COVID-19, and another three are in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. General manager Tommy Sheppard said in a video conference with reporters that two of the players who have the illness caused by the coronavirus have displayed symptoms, while the other
6:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns on Friday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The diagnosis is especially hard for Towns, whose mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, died at 59 on April 13 due to complications from COVID-19. She had dealt with the virus for a month. Towns said before the season that
5:48 PM ET More than two years after Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair died from heatstroke he suffered during a football workout, the university has agreed to a settlement totaling $3.5 million with his parents, Marty McNair and Tonya Wilson. The amount, which was made public on Friday in a meeting agenda released by the
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