2:51 PM ET Fresh after morning skate, Claude Julien wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Ilya Kovalchuk in his Canadiens ‘ debut Monday. Montreal’s coach was honest and sincere about expectations for his newly signed veteran forward as his team fights to get back into playoff position in the Eastern Conference. But he also
2:51 PM ET Ilya Kovalchuk will make his Montreal debut Monday night when the Canadiens host the Winnipeg Jets, coach Claude Julien announced. Montreal signed Kovalchuk, 36, Friday to a two-way contract for the league minimum, which will pay him $700,000 in the NHL and $70,000 in the AHL. “I’m very excited. To see the
2:29 PM ET Steve KimESPN Canelo Alvarez’s next fight likely will be on May 2, tying in with the Cinco De Mayo holiday, which has become a traditional date for the Mexican superstar, according to Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez. “That’s his weekend,” said Gomez, who says that where they will take this event
1:58 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Wade Phillips will not return next season as defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams. Phillips signed a three-year contract with the Rams
1:33 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs have donated the £350,000 given to them after Saracens’ salary cap ban to charity, the club have announced. Saracens were deducted 35 points and fined £5.3 million in November after an independent disciplinary panel said that the club failed to disclose player payments in each of the last three seasons.
1:09 PM ET PHILADELPHIA – Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins made it clear Monday that he’ll either be playing on a new contract in Philadelphia in 2020, or he’ll be playing elsewhere. “I won’t be back on the same deal. That won’t happen,” Jenkins said as players cleaned out their lockers following Sunday’s 17-9 wild card
1:02 PM ET Alabama leading wide receiver DeVonta Smith will return for the 2020 season, while fellow wideout Henry Ruggs III has declared for the NFL draft. Smith announced his decision on Instagram, not long after quarterback Tua Tagovailoa confirmed he would be entering the 2020 NFL draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks Smith as the
1:02 PM ET Alabama leading wide receiver DeVonta Smith will return for the 2020 season. Smith announced his decision on Instagram, not long after quarterback Tua Tagovailoa confirmed he would be entering the 2020 NFL draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks Smith as the No. 23 overall prospect and No. 6 wide receiver for the draft.
12:05 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The odds had to go in Kirk Cousins‘ favor eventually. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback, who was 2-10 in his career against teams that made the playoffs and 3-11-1 against teams that entered the game with a winning record, had his chance to flip the script on Sunday at the
12:50 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Kevin Porter Jr. is expected to miss two weeks because of a sprained left knee, the team announced Monday. Porter suffered the injury in Sunday night’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. His knee buckled awkwardly in the third quarter when he tried to change directions, and he had to