12:45 PM ET NHL Insiders NHL free agency for 2020 is underway! For each key signing, Emily Kaplan, Chris Peters and Greg Wyshynski will be assessing the player’s fit with his new team, weighing whether the terms of the contract make sense, and serving up an overall grade. We’ll be grading the most notable offseason
7:17 AM ET ESPN staff Due to the altered schedule whereby the 2019-20 NHL season was completed quite a bit later than usual — with the Stanley Cup Playoffs lasting until Sept. 29 — free agency will begin on Oct. 9 this year, as opposed to the traditional July 1 starting point. But while the
7:20 AM ET INSIDE THE NBA’S BUBBLE, there is a pathway around the residences — a nearly mile-long loop and a longer, 1.6-mile loop that encompasses the Coronado Springs resort, one of the Disney properties that has become a home away from home for the league. During the NBA Finals, it hasn’t been unusual to
12:28 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Defending champion Rafael Nadal is through to a 13th French Open final after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0). The 12th-seeded Argentine won their previous meeting last month in the Italian Open quarterfinals. But this was his 10th defeat in 11 career matches against Nadal. Schwartzman trailed
12:32 PM ET Steve KimESPN For his efforts in saving the life of a Top Rank staffer before weigh-ins for his fight against Steve Nelson last month, boxer DeAndre Ware received the key to the city of Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday. “I am so honored to receive this,” Ware said. “This is the biggest honor
12:48 PM ET Nicole Hanselmann of Switzerland, Mieke Docx of Belgium, Kathrin Schweinberger of Austria, Christina Schweinberger of Austria, Nicole Steigenga of The Netherlands and Marieke Van Witzenburg of The Netherlands and Team Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport. Mark Van Hecke/Getty Images Cycling’s world governing body said on Friday that Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport women’s team manager Marc Bracke
10:32 AM ET FIFA 21 makes a lot of notable gameplay gains that will keep you playing all season, and all year, long. Courtesy of EA Sports With winter fast approaching, there’s no shortage of soccer on TV these days, but Friday marks another notable event on the soccer calendar: the worldwide release of FIFA 21,
11:04 AM ET Washington has placed wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. on injured reserve with a toe injury. Sims has not played or practiced since Washington’s Week 3 loss to the Cleveland Browns. The 23-year-old has six catches for 103 yards and zero touchdowns this season. 1 Related Last season for Washington, as an undrafted
12:16 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson declared himself at full strength when he returned to the practice field Friday. Jackson, the reigning NFL MVP, missed consecutive practices in the regular season for the first time in his career. He was held out Wednesday with a knee injury and then
11:28 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will be without seven-time Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith for the rest of the season. Coach Mike McCarthy said Smith will undergo surgery next week to fix a neck issue that has bothered him over the years and forced him to miss two of the