6:37 PM ET ESPN News Services RIGA, Latvia — It’s been a long year for Adam Henrique, but on days like Wednesday, perhaps he can exhale just a bit easier. Henrique, among few veteran NHL forwards representing Canada at this year’s world hockey championships, had two goals and an assist as his team defeated Norway
5:05 PM ET Joe DeMartinoESPN Editor Close General Editor Joined ESPN in 2006 Massachusetts native, Northwestern graduate Adam Vinatieri, perhaps the most clutch player in NFL history and the league’s all-time leading scorer, announced his retirement on Wednesday after 24 seasons. We could go on and on about Vinatieri’s best moments in the league, like
6:49 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Naomi Osaka will not be participating in any news conferences during the upcoming French Open, she announced in a post on social media on Wednesday. Osaka, a four-time major champion and the No. 2-ranked women’s player in the world, said her decision was motivated by her mental health. “I’ve often
7:28 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent GDANSK, Poland — It was supposed to be a night when Manchester United began to cash in on their progress under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but in the end it was another missed opportunity. Solskjaer’s wait for his first trophy as United manager goes on after he watched his team suffer
5:49 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — J.D. Roberts, the second coach of the New Orleans Saints and the man who made Archie Manning his quarterback, has died. He was 88. Roberts died Monday, according to the Memorial Park Funeral Home in Oklahoma City. The former Marine lieutenant had a long stint as an
4:42 PM ET Not able to contain their feud to the golf course, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau traded barbs Wednesday on social media. After some tongue-in-cheek banter on social media following the announcement that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson would be taking on DeChambeau and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron
4:35 PM ET Phil Mickelson is now the subject of plenty of Ryder Cup chatter after his victory at the PGA Championship on Sunday. But the 12-time participant said Wednesday that he expects to have to do more in order to be part of the 12-player team that will take on Europe in late September
4:35 PM ET NFL owners agreed Wednesday to relax COVID-19 protocols almost entirely for fully vaccinated players and staff, an additional incentive to seek shots before training camp opens this summer. The NFL Players Association also signed off on the new policy. The league has told staff members that it expects them to get vaccinated
4:48 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Rocking a new offseason beard and a much louder line-of-scrimmage cadence, Tua Tagovailoa looked and sounded like a different quarterback leading the Miami Dolphins offense during Wednesday’s organized team activities. He also showed up without many of the constraints that followed him a year ago. Tagovailoa said his surgically
4:09 PM ET ESPN News Services MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Robert Morris University is cutting its men’s and women’s hockey programs, effective immediately. The school made the surprising announcement Wednesday, saying the decision was part of a strategic initiative “intended to position the university to be amongst the most agile and professionally focused schools in