Month: March 2021

11:27 PM ET ESPN News Services MONTREAL — The wait was worth it for the Montreal Canadiens. Brendan Gallagher and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist as Montreal returned from a lengthy break due to COVID-19 protocols and blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Tuesday night. Montreal was playing for the first
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11:26 PM ET Nate Diaz is back. Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in MMA, will meet Leon Edwards at UFC 262 on May 15 in Houston, sources told ESPN. Both fighters have verbally agreed to the fight, though the contract is not signed yet. The fight will serve as a five-round co-main event
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10:42 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Stunned at being traded, Lou Williams seriously considered retiring. In the end, the 16-year NBA veteran decided he did want to play for his hometown team. Williams joined the Atlanta Hawks ahead of their game Tuesday night in Phoenix against the Suns, nearly a week after he was
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3:58 PM ET Left tackle Kolton Miller has signed a three-year extension with the Las Vegas Raiders worth more than $18 million per year, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, putting him among the top five highest-paid offensive tackles in terms of average annual value. The extension is worth up to $68.7 million, his agency
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1:22 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Flyers placed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers Tuesday, a surprising move that comes as Philadelphia is attempting to stay in the playoff hunt. Gostisbehere has five goals and six assists for 11 points in 25 games, and he was benched for a three-game stretch two weeks
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9:49 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Red River Rivalry is coming to Arizona Cardinals‘ quarterbacks room. Colt McCoy, the former Texas standout, is signing a one-year contract with Arizona, where he will back up former Oklahoma star Kyler Murray, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cardinals let quarterback Brett Hundley, who backed up
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5:40 PM ET Former four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez is planning a return to the ring against fellow former four-division champ Miguel Cotto in an exhibition match on June 12 in Miami, a source confirmed to ESPN. Even as an exhibition, Cotto-Marquez will add to the rich boxing rivalry between Puerto Rico and Mexico.
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4:33 PM ET Manny Pacquiao is in discussions to return to the boxing ring after an absence of nearly two years to fight WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford on June 5, a source at Top Rank confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Pacquiao, 42, would be facing ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in a pay-per-view bout
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7:17 PM ET Associated Press RIDGELAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour is returning to South Carolina for a third time this year, adding an event in the Palmetto State for June to take the spot of the canceled RBC Canadian Open. The tour announced the addition Tuesday. It means the PGA Tour will play three
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4:00 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN In early January, Kate Smith, 21, was relaxing in her apartment in Lincoln, Nebraska, quarantining before the start of her final golf season with the University of Nebraska. She started reflecting on her collegiate career and what’s next for her as a golfer. And then, Smith received an email notification
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7:01 PM ET Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was critical of a new law that imposes restrictions on voting in Georgia, saying Tuesday that the state should “make voting easier, not harder for every eligible citizen.” The law, S.B. 202, will shorten periods to request absentee ballots, make it a crime to give food and
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7:48 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — A referee collapsed early in the first half of Tuesday night’s Elite Eight matchup between Gonzaga and USC. Official Bert Smith was alert as he was placed on a stretcher and moved off the court at Lucas Oil Stadium. The NCAA said he left the game with a medical issue.
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7:01 PM ET Brady Henderson Jeremy Fowler Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks gave veteran guard Gabe Jackson a new three-year, $22.575 million contract after acquiring him in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this month,
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