8:51 PM ET ESPN staff The initial 32 players for the 2023 NHL All-Star game were announced Thursday. One player per team was selected, with the remaining 12 players coming later via fan voting. There’s no shortage of star power, but a number of talented players are notable for their absence from the lists. We
8:40 PM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend will take place on Feb. 3 and 4, hosted by the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. The All-Star Skills competition is scheduled for Friday and will be broadcast on ESPN, with the All-Star Game slated for Saturday, broadcast on ABC with a simulcast on ESPN+.
8:06 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN To fix Rutgers’ sputtering offense, coach Greg Schiano is turning to a familiar face. Rutgers has targeted former Scarlet Knights assistant Kirk Ciarrocca as the school’s next offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The deal with Ciarrocca, who is currently the offensive coordinator at Minnesota, has not been completed
5:42 PM ET LONDON — Riyad Mahrez came off the bench to net a 63rd-minute winner as Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)– Premier League table | Upcoming fixtures Substitute Carney
7:27 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria to a one-year deal. The team announced the signing on Thursday. The 37-year-old Longoria is a 15-year veteran, spending his first 10 seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays and the past five with the San Francisco Giants.
7:45 PM ET Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Chaz Lucius completed a hat trick in overtime, and the United States beat Sweden 8-7 on Thursday to finish third in the world junior hockey championship. Canada faced the Czech Republic in the championship game Thursday night. Lucius ended the 3-on-3 extra period when he flipped
6:01 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN USWNT teen Alyssa Thompson was named the national high-school player of the year in 2022. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images Angel City FC has acquired the top pick in next week’s NWSL draft in a three-team trade involving the Portland Thorns and NY/NJ Gotham FC, the Los Angeles club announced Thursday. Angel City
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jadon Sancho is working to overcome “physical and mental” issues before returning to the Manchester United team, according to manager Erik ten Hag. Sancho has not featured since October and missed United’s training camp in Spain during the World Cup, instead travelling to the Netherlands to take part in an
4:53 PM ET Manchester City closed the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal back to five points and left Chelsea languishing down in 10th position after a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. After City struggled to make inroads in an unfamiliar formation in the first half, substitutes Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez combined
6:42 PM ET Chelsea boss Graham Potter has said he has “never experienced anything like it” after the club’s injury situation worsened as Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic limped out of Thursday’s 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City. Sterling was forced off after five minutes with Pulisic following him 17 minutes later with a knee