Aug 24, 2022 Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras and Team Canada forward Sarah Nurse are the cover athletes for NHL 23, EA Sports announced Wednesday, noting that Nurse is the first women’s hockey player to grace the cover of its NHL video game. “It’s something that I never even thought was in the realm of
Month: August 2022
11:00 AM ET Sarah Nurse was on vacation, having just helped Team Canada to Olympic gold in Beijing, when the call arrived. It was EA Sports. They were wondering if Nurse was interested in making history. “They asked me if I wanted to be on the cover of NHL 23 and I was like, ‘Sure,
11:02 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Team Penske signed Joey Logano on Wednesday to a long-term contract extension that locks down both the 2018 NASCAR champion and teammate Ryan Blaney for the next several years. Blaney got a contract extension last week, and Logano’s has been finalized to keep him in the No.
11:00 AM ET As a young hockey fan, Trevor Zegras would dream about pulling off video-game moves as an NHL player. Now he’s on the cover of “NHL 23,” a video game that features a move named in his honor that he made famous as an Anaheim Ducks rookie sensation last season. “It’s weird. I
Spain’s Marc Soler won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana as Rudy Molard claimed the overall race lead from defending champion Primoz Roglic in Bilbao. UAE Team Emirates rider Soler prevailed from the breakaway after launching a solo attack with 15 kilometres to go. France’s Molard crossed the line fourth, among a group of
11:35 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN WESTFIELD, Ind. — Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez suffered a torn Achilles in Tuesday’s practice, the team announced Wednesday. The injury will likely keep him out for the entire 2022 season. Sanchez sustained the injury while running wind sprints at the conclusion of Tuesday’s practice. Further testing showed that his Achilles
11:48 AM ET NEW YORK — It might be time for the Yankees to start inching away from the panic button. In two competitive games in the Subway Series, the Yankees held their own against a Mets team that came to the Bronx with baseball’s second-best record — a series that, as both teams acknowledged,
11:11 AM ET Linebacker Shaquem Griffin announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, writing for The Players’ Tribune that he’s looking forward to helping others as part of the NFL Legends Community. Griffin, who had his left hand amputated at age 4 because of amniotic band syndrome, a congenital condition, became the first player
10:37 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Pittsburgh has informed USC transfer Kedon Slovis that he’s going to be the starting quarterback, the team announced Wednesday. Slovis beat out redshirt senior Nick Patti for the job. Slovis will replace Kenny Pickett, who led Pitt to the ACC title and emerged as a first-round pick last season. Slovis,
Aug 23, 2022 Oleksandr Usyk delivered another impressive performance in a split decision victory over Anthony Joshua on Saturday to retain the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles. He also added the vacant Ring belt, making him the lineal champion in the division. This was a rematch of Usyk’s unanimous decision win over Joshua
8:00 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski was already hovering near the top of the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings on the strength of last month’s dominant UFC men’s featherweight title defense against former champion Max Holloway. But there was a roadblock standing between Volkanovski and the No. 1 spot. Kamaru Usman had long held that top position,
Daniel Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of the season. The team said they and the Australian had “mutually agreed” the split, but McLaren admitted they had precipitated the move. The announcement is expected to be followed by confirmation that McLaren have signed Australian Oscar Piastri – the Formula 2 champion and Alpine reserve.
9:48 AM ET Associated Press Innovative offensive coach Don Coryell, who helped usher in the modern passing game to the NFL, was picked as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023. The former Chargers and Cardinals coach was announced Wednesday as the candidate from a group of 12 coaches and
Aug 24, 2022 D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Angelique Kerber, a three-time major champion, announced she will miss the upcoming US Open as well as the next several months on tour. Kerber announced her plans Wednesday in a social media post that included emojis of a baby, a bottle, heart hands and a heart. “I really wanted to
8:05 AM ET The Premier Hockey Federation and ESPN have agreed to a two-year broadcasting extension for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. The PHF, North America’s only professional women’s hockey league, debuted on ESPN platforms last season. The Isobel Cup championship final aired on ESPN2 in March, marking the network’s first linear broadcast of professional
8:00 AM ET ATLANTA — The winner of this week’s season-ending Tour Championship, which starts Thursday at East Lake Golf Club, will take home an $18 million bonus. The top 29 players in the FedEx Cup Playoffs points standings will compete for the top prize, after Will Zalatoris, who was third in the standings, had
6:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The first of two joint practices with the Dallas Cowboys did not bode well for the Los Angeles Chargers. Protection issues against the
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For most quarterbacks selected in the top three of the NFL draft, the immediate expectation is for them to take downtrodden franchises and elevate them to the league’s loftiest heights. More often than not, it doesn’t work. It’s why, at the time the San Francisco 49ers used the
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