12:55 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Only three players in NHL history have scored 30-plus points in consecutive postseasons: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and now Nikita Kucherov. The Tampa Bay Lightning star continued his spectacular postseason, recording two goals and an assist in a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the
12:50 AM ET It’s no fun losing your cookies in front of 25,054 fans at Yankee Stadium, but baseball and throwing up go together like peanuts and Cracker Jack. So hold your head up high, Dylan Bundy: You have no reason to be ashamed. After all, it’s not like it was your manager who declared
11:34 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, 5-1, over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, in a game that featured odd bounces, some star turns from the Lightning scorers and a shocking number of pucks that got by Carey Price. Miss any of the game? We’re here
Concerned Gary Bettman, NHL weighing ‘whether or not its sensible to have our players participating’ in 2022 Olympics With a full season expected in 2021-22 and issues related to COVID-19, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is still weighing the potential of stopping the season for the Olympics, saying Monday that there are “real concerns” with the
3:17 PM ET Manager Scott Parker has left Fulham after they were relegated from the Premier League in May, the West London club said on Monday, with Bournemouth announcing later in the day he would take over for the Championship club. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Parker was
8:00 PM ET Lionel Messi became Argentina‘s most-capped player on Monday when he captained the Albiceleste in their Copa America game against Bolivia. The Barcelona star has now turned out 148 times for his country, moving him ahead of former Barca teammate Javier Mascherano, who had 147 caps. – Follow the Argentina vs. Bolivia gamecast
5:04 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Alvaro Morata has dedicated the extra time goal that helped Spain qualify for the Euro 2020 quarterfinals in an epic 5-3 win over Croatia to his family after the insults and threats they have received in recent days. Morata scored in the 100th minute of the round-of-16 clash —
10:16 PM ET Kylian Mbappe will bounce back from missing the decisive penalty in France’s shootout loss to Switzerland on Monday that saw the world champions exit Euro 2020 at the last-16 stage, coach Didier Deschamps said. The French threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 in normal time, and after a goalless extra
7:50 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The NHL said there are “real concerns” about whether players will participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, both due to timing and the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the league hasn’t committed to building an Olympic break into its 2021-22 schedule. “We don’t know as
7:29 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league learned of the sexual assault allegations against former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach Brad Aldrich “relatively recently” and, while it found them “concerning,” he said it will wait until an independent review is complete before deciding on potential discipline. “But my first reaction