10:56 PM ET ESPN News Services OTTAWA, Ontario — Bobby Ryan recorded a hat trick in his first home game in more than three months, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Ryan, who made his return Tuesday night at Nashville, entered the joint NHL/NHLPA assistance program
10:09 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs III flashed rare speed at the NFL’s scouting combine Thursday night, but he didn’t quite get the record he had hoped for at Lucas Oil Stadium. Ruggs, considered one of the fastest players available in this year’s draft, said this week he wanted to set
7:00 AM ET The NHL trade deadline came and went, and we were treated to a flurry of moves of varying degrees of importance to the playoff races. For the most part, it was a pretty sensible deadline, in that the teams currently contending for playoff spots were the ones that generally added to their
9:25 PM ET Tito Ortiz‘s next fight appears to be against the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The UFC Hall of Famer’s Dec. 7 win over former WWE champion Alberto “Del Rio” Rodriguez at Combate Americas 51 was overturned by the TDLR last month to a no contest (or no decision), and sources
9:11 PM ET Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he will sit down with Steph Curry, general manager Bob Myers and the team’s training staff after practice Friday and make a game plan for the guard’s return. Golden State remains hopeful Curry will return Sunday against the Wizards, but the organization hasn’t made a final decision.
9:01 PM ET Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. — Former Arizona linebacker Sterling Lewis has died after being hospitalized for Valley fever. He was 32. Arizona announced Lewis’ death Thursday and the team also tweeted its condolences. “The Arizona Football Family is deeply saddened by the passing of Sterling Lewis. The entire football program would like
7:59 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is not opposed to Dez Bryant’s return to the franchise. The wide receiver was released following the 2017 season. “I’ve been thinking about it a lot in the shower,” Jones said. “I have been. I’m not dismissing it. I don’t want to
7:03 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Curt Flood’s widow has a simple explanation for why her late husband, who is revered by players for sacrificing his career to advocate for free agency, has not been enshrined in baseball’s Hall of Fame. “I think the holdup is that he got on a lot of people’s
7:28 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden joined general manager Mike Mayock in giving quarterback Derek Carr a vote of confidence Thursday. “I really think Derek is a heck of a player and I got a lot of respect for what he has done with some tough circumstances,” Gruden told
7:47 PM ET Clemson signee Tanner Tessmann signed a three-year contract with FC Dallas on Thursday, opting to begin his professional soccer career over playing with the Tigers. Tessmann signed with Clemson soccer in December and would have also kicked on the football team. Though Tessmann had never played football, coach Dabo Swinney is close