7:00 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. Coming into the 2021-22 NHL season, the Vegas Golden Knights were heralded as a top Stanley Cup contender. Their preseason point total over/under, per Caesars Sportsbook, was 105.5, higher than all but two
Month: April 2022
7:48 AM ET A couple of texts exchanged and roughly five minutes is all it takes for Ryan Garcia to embark down the southern California coastline for a trip with no exact destination. It’s the favorite part of Garcia’s first official training camp under new trainer Joe Goossen, who lives close enough to Garcia in
7:05 AM ET There are all kinds of pressures in hockey. Sometimes it’s there to encourage more out of a player. Other times, pressure is a positive reflection of what promise lies in potential. The NHL has turned the page to this final month of the regular season. As it goes, we’ll be watching how
7:00 AM ET Georgia broke the mold in two ways last season. The Bulldogs showed they could win a national championship after four decades without one. They also proved that defense could go the distance in the College Football Playoff. Before Georgia, every other CFP winner had been propelled mainly by its offense and/or quarterback
7:14 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Barring a last-minute change of plans, Tiger Woods is playing in this Masters. The announcement, which came during his Tuesday news conference, sent a jolt through the place long before passing thunderstorms offered up more electricity. It’s not like the Masters needs more buzz, but Woods’ participation gives it
6:35 AM ET We can all see how moments on the field can impact the NFL for years to come. In 2018, the Rams went to a Super Bowl and failed to score a touchdown against the Patriots, which started an overhaul of their running game and eventually led to the decision to trade quarterback
Coulter-Nile has a history of serious injuries, and has been forced to leave the IPL before also. In 2014, when he was a Delhi Daredevils [now Capitals] player, he had to cut short his time with the team because of a hamstring injury, which required surgery. Last year, too, he struggled with a calf injury,
1:04 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen found himself in the middle of yet another controversial foul call during a game against the Chicago Bulls, when Allen got knocked to the floor while driving to the basket in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 127-106 victory after a hard foul from
12:57 AM ET PHOENIX — A season that started with championship promise for the Los Angeles Lakers ended with the pain of failing to even qualify for the play-in tournament. Tuesday’s 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns — coupled with a 116-97 win by the San Antonio Spurs over the Denver Nuggets — officially eliminated
12:36 AM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson must say whether he had sex with 18 massage therapists who supported him last year following criminal complaints from 22 other women, a judge in Texas ruled Tuesday. USA Today reported that Watson has 30 days to comply. He previously would not address
11:13 PM ET The Houston Astros and closer Ryan Pressly have agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract extension for 2023 and ’24 with an option for ’25, according to multiple reports. The nine-year veteran was named to his second All-Star Game in 2021, when he posted the best home run and walk rates of
Skipper Aaron Finch predicts the future is bright for Nathan Ellis and Josh Inglis after the inexperienced pair played a vital role in Australia’s one-off T20 international win against Pakistan in Lahore. Australia were missing David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc from the side
10:44 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lee Rose, who led Purdue and Charlotte to the men’s Final Four, has died. He was 85. UNC Charlotte said Rose died Tuesday in Charlotte. The school did not provide a cause of death. Rose led the 49ers to the 1976 NIT championship game and to the
9:52 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN The manufacturer of the court at the men’s college basketball Final Four told ESPN on Tuesday that the spot on the floor where North Carolina star Armando Bacot injured himself during Monday night’s championship game didn’t have any structural issues. “The court’s absorption characteristics are by design, and there were
8:22 PM ET New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes will miss the rest of the 2021-22 NHL season because of a knee injury, the team announced Tuesday. Hughes, 20, suffered an injury to his left knee during the Devils’ loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday, on a hit by forward Oliver Wahlstrom. Devils
5:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The union for Major League Baseball players gave $50,000 to their ununionized minor league counterparts. The payment was made in November 2021, according to the annual financial disclosure dated March 31 and filed by the Major League Baseball Players Association with the U.S. Labor Department. Players on
8:11 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Outfielder Manuel Margot has agreed to a $19 million, two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. The deal reached Tuesday includes salaries of $7 million in 2023, up from the $5.6 million that Margot is due to earn this season, and $10 million in 2024. It
7:34 PM ET Former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Doug Sutherland, a member of the famed Purple People Eaters defensive line, died Tuesday at the age of 73. “Doug Sutherland was one of our proudest Legends. His humble nature did not allow for him to talk much about his own playing career, but Doug was a
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