3:04 PM ET Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has signed an eight-year extension with an $8.7 million AAV, the team announced Wednesday. Larkin, 26, leads the Red Wings in scoring this season with 22 goals and 35 assists for 57 points in 59 games. In 563 career NHL games over eight seasons, all with
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2:22 PM ET There is optimism that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will return from his left leg injury during the team’s three-game road trip next week, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Curry has not played since Feb. 4, when he suffered partial tears to his superior tibiofibular ligaments and interosseous membrane
2:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL Players Association on Wednesday released what it describes as “free agency report cards” for all 32 teams, presenting the results of a player survey on topics ranging from quality of team facilities to treatment of player families. The players’ union ranked all 32 teams against each other in
1:58 PM ET Former NC State quarterback Devin Leary, who transferred to Kentucky, will participate in spring practices after recovering from a pectoral injury, but the staff will monitor how many throws he’s making each day, Wildcats coach Mark Stoops told ESPN on Wednesday. “He’s close to full go,” Stoops said. With Kentucky starting spring
2:17 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Anthony Davis will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday because of the right foot stress injury that already caused him to miss a chunk of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. Already depleted thanks to a right foot injury for LeBron James and a right
2:33 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — NFL coach Brian Flores can pursue some of his discrimination claims against the league and its teams in court rather than through arbitration, a judge ruled Wednesday. The written decision by Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan was issued months after lawyers for the league tried to
5:56 AM ET Former Paris Saint-Germain coach Just Fontaine has died at age 89. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Former France forward Just Fontaine, who scored a record 13 goals in a single World Cup, has died, his former club Stade de Reims said on Wednesday. He was 89. Fontaine netted 30 goals from 21 caps for
2:42 PM ET Associated Press David Benner, who spent nearly 30 years as the director of media relations for the Indiana Pacers, died Wednesday after a long illness. Benner’s death was announced by the team, which learned of it from his family. He was 67. The Indiana native was prominent in the chronicling of sports
1:30 PM 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 Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco on Wednesday ended speculation that the organization could move on from 10-year veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen this offseason. “Keenan
Karachi’s dream start turned into a full on nightmare when Rovman Powell joined in on the fun, scoring 64 off just 34 balls. He hit six fours and four sixes during his stay; basically, he was able to hit a boundary once every three or four balls. Sixty-five runs – 33% of the total –
12:00 PM ET Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault has been named to the College Football Playoff selection committee, the CFP announced Wednesday, along with Miami (Ohio) athletic director David Sayler and Washington athletic director Jennifer Cohen, whose addition marks the first time the 13-member group will include two women. Cohen and former national college
8:47 AM ET Andres Waters Valentina Shevchenko will make her first Octagon appearance of 2023 at UFC 285 on Saturday. The UFC women’s flyweight champion will put her title on the line against Alexa Grasso in the co-main event (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m ET). Shevchenko has been one of the most dominant fighters in the
11:14 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball added three executives to its new local media department as it prepares for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the financial deterioration of the Bally and AT&T SportsNet regional sports networks. Doug Johnson was hired as senior vice president and
11:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — In 2016, the Dallas Cowboys selected Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth pick. In 2019, they signed him to a six-year extension worth $90 million. In 2023, Elliott’s future is in question because he has a $16.7 million salary cap figure and declining production. Would it be worth the price tag
10:25 AM ET Police have secured arrest warrants for former Georgia star Jalen Carter stemming from the top NFL draft prospect’s alleged involvement in a fatal crash involving a teammate. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department announced Wednesday that Carter will be arrested for reckless driving and racing. The announcement came hours after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
10:36 AM ET Aaron Rodgers said he found an inner peace during his four-day darkness retreat last week with whatever his football future holds, but he did not reveal what that decision is — or even whether he has made one. But the Green Bay Packers quarterback, during a one-hour and 41-minute interview on the
10:27 AM ET The UFC has released former title challenger Darren Till from his exclusive contract. Till, 30, confirmed his release from the UFC on social media Wednesday. According to Till, the UFC severed his contract at his request. “What’s happening everyone,” he wrote on Twitter. “Me, [UFC president Dana White and UFC Chief Business
9:00 AM ET Incoming NCAA president Charlie Baker believes college sports will change significantly during his tenure but expects that process will be more of an evolution of rules than a revolution. Baker officially began his tenure as NCAA president Wednesday, less than two months after finishing his second term as the governor of Massachusetts.