7:27 PM ET The NHL and NHLPA are still hoping to begin the 2020-21 season on Jan. 1, but talks between the two sides hit a significant snag this week as players felt “blindsided” when owners asked to change the terms of their new CBA, just four months after it was agreed upon, according to
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7:46 PM GMT Top-ranked England and France have been drawn in the same pool for next year’s women’s Rugby World Cup, while hosts New Zealand were drawn with trans-Tasman neighbours Australia at a ceremony in Auckland on Friday. Third-ranked Canada and inaugural champions the United States will be in Pool B for the 12-team tournament
4:28 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton does not quite remember everything about the play that knocked him out for a week because of a concussion, but he remembers everything about dealing with the coronavirus that forced him to miss a game on the reserve/COVID-19 list. “The COVID, it hit me
6:59 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are on the verge of acquiring Kelly Oubre Jr. from the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Oubre’s $14.4 million salary will be absorbed into the $17.2 million trade exception created last summer after the Warriors sent veteran swingman Andre Iguodala in a separate deal to
6:42 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther lamented his defense being decimated with so many players on the reserve/COVID-19 list and self-isolating this week, ahead of Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. “I don’t know how we can beat these guys with a full lineup at practice,
7:50 PM ET Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1-ranked prospect in the 2022 class, committed to Ohio State on Thursday. His commitment gives the Buckeyes the No. 1-ranked prospect three recruiting classes in a row with defensive end Jack Sawyer in 2021 and wide receiver Julian Fleming in 2020. Ewers had previously been committed to
4:40 PM ET The Phoenix Suns are declining the $5.2 million team option on Frank Kaminsky‘s contract, making him an unrestricted free agent, a source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Kaminsky averaged 9.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 39 games last season, his first with the Suns. He has career averages of 9.8 points,
6:21 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Women’s Open winner Sophia Popov left top-ranked playing partner Jin Young Ko and everyone else behind Thursday in the Pelican Women’s Championship. Popov shot a 6-under 64 in windy conditions to take a two-stroke lead over Ashleigh Buhai, with Ko eight shots behind after a 72 in
5:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Gordon Hayward opted out of his $34.2 million contract with the Boston Celtics for the 2020-21 season Thursday afternoon, making him an unrestricted free agent beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, league sources tell ESPN. Hayward, who averaged 17.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 52 games for the Celtics
6:50 PM GMT Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili has named a new half-back pairing to face Wales in their Autumn Nations Cup fixture in Llanelli on Saturday in a major change to the side that was trounced 40-0 by England last weekend. The experienced Vasil Lobzhanidze comes in at scrumhalf to partner Tedo Abzhandadze in the
1:19 PM ET Editor’s note: This has been updated with Thursday’s news that Conor McGregor has signed his bout agreement to face Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23. UFC superstar Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon and face Dustin Poirier as the main event of UFC 257 on Jan. 23. The site has not yet
5:47 PM ET Associated Press ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Moving on from a devastating summer of losing his child, Camilo Villegas made a 10-foot birdie putt on his final hole Thursday for a 6-under 64 and a share of the lead with Matt Wallace in the RSM Classic. Villegas and Wallace each finished on
5:46 PM ET Associated Press Albany men’s basketball has canceled its season-opener at home against Marist, and the Great Danes won’t participate in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at Mohegan Sun in December. The Great Danes have not practiced since Nov. 2, after a pooled test returned a presumptive positive within the team.
4:52 PM ET DePaul is pausing all men’s basketball activities due to positive COVID-19 tests and will cancel its first three games of the season, the school announced Thursday. “We have been able to sustain a level of productivity while facing the COVID-19 pandemic during the preseason, but unfortunately, as positive cases have been increasing
5:09 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — DeAndre Hopkins‘ game-winning Hail Mary touchdown Sunday didn’t just help the Arizona Cardinals beat the Buffalo Bills, move into a tie for first place in the NFC West and temporarily own the third seed in the entire NFC. It also helped bump Hopkins’ Madden rating jump from 98 to
11:34 AM ET Bayern Munich’s dominance in Germany is only going to get stronger over time. MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Last week, we took a look at the stats behind the Premier League’s odd start. The other leagues among Europe’s Big Five haven’t been quite as strange by comparison: Bayern and PSG are still leading
2:00 PM ET The New York Knicks created over $40 million in salary-cap space Thursday by parting ways with six veteran players. The Knicks announced that they waived forward Taj Gibson and guards Elfrid Payton and Wayne Ellington and declined the $15.75 million team option on forward Bobby Portis‘ contract. Gibson was set to make
3:46 PM ET Detroit Lions rookie running back D’Andre Swift didn’t practice Thursday due to a concussion, leaving his status for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers in doubt considering the NFL’s concussion protocol rules. It’s not clear when Swift suffered the concussion. He was not listed on the team’s injury report Wednesday and spoke