7:43 PM ET Associated Press There will be advertisements on NHL players’ helmets this season as teams try to recoup revenue lost to the pandemic. The New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators became the first teams to unveil helmet ads Tuesday. It’s a one-year trial with fans not allowed in most arenas and
Month: December 2020
8:47 PM ET It will no longer be “Showtime” in the Octagon. Anthony Pettis, the former UFC lightweight champion, announced his departure from the UFC in social media posts Tuesday. Pettis, nicknamed “Showtime” for his flashy, exciting fighting style, wrote that he would be exploring free agency. “From being on MTV to the cover of
6:39 PM ET One of the NHL’s most controversial rules is getting a tweak: Starting in 2021, a player’s skate will not have to be in contact with the blue line to be considered onside. The “plane” designation means players will no longer have to drag their skates along the ice as they cross into
7:21 PM ET Former Oklahoma quarterback Tanner Mordecai announced Tuesday that he is transferring to SMU. Mordecai, who spent the last two seasons as the Sooners’ backup quarterback, announced his commitment via Twitter. Let’s Ride! #PonyUp pic.twitter.com/jyR9TVYG8c — Tanner Mordecai (@t_mordecai) December 22, 2020 Mordecai, a redshirt sophomore this season, will have three years of
6:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Boise State‘s Bryan Harsin is set to become the next head football coach at Auburn, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. He replaces Gus Malzahn, who was fired earlier this month after eight seasons with the Tigers. The 44-year-old Harsin is 69-19 with three Mountain West titles in
6:17 PM ET Associated Press The NBA is still looking at scenarios that could allow teams to play in Europe and China again next season, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said Tuesday. Tatum also said the NBA’s season-opening doubleheader Tuesday night would be shown in China on Tencent, a league streaming partner. But the coronavirus pandemic
3:43 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons said he isn’t worried about his name coming up in trade rumors involving Houston Rockets star James Harden. “No,” Simmons said after Tuesday’s practice. “I come in every day, take it a day at a time, ready to work. I’m with my teammates. … Every
3:15 PM ET Paul Pierce, Doug Collins, Michael Cooper and Lauren Jackson headline the group of first-time nominees for the 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, announced Tuesday on ESPN’s The Jump. Also joining the first-time group is Howard Garfinkel, Lou Henson, Val Ackerman and Yolanda Griffith, to go with popular returning candidates
3:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — When ABC announcer Mike Breen called the closing seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ NBA Finals-clinching victory in October, he proclaimed, “Banner No. 17 will soon hang in the rafters.” He was right about the hanging part. What Breen didn’t know was that when the Lakers open up the
5:32 PM ET When it comes to Lionel Messi, you could be excused for thinking that there are no more records left to break but the Barcelona great has set a big one — and it was one he almost missed altogether. With his 65th minute strike against Real Valladolid on Dec. 22, Messi scored
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