4:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Alvin Brian “Ab” McDonald, who played 14 NHL seasons and scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1961, has died. He was 82. McDonald died Tuesday night, according to Blackhawks. The forward played 762 regular-season and 84 NHL playoff games followed by two seasons in
Month: September 2018
4:43 PM ET Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia, both former welterweight world titleholders and among the best 147-pounders in the world, are about as evenly matched as one could hope for in a big-time boxing match. They will fight for a vacant world title on Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
4:44 PM ET Peter BodoTennis Close Peter Bodo has been covering tennis for over 35 years, mostly recently for ESPN. He is a former WTA Writer of the Year and the author of numerous books, including the classic “The Courts of Babylon” and the New York Times bestseller (with Pete Sampras), “A Champion’s Mind.” NEW
3:39 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says he is doing all he can to find a 12th regular-season game for the Cornhuskers. Moos on Wednesday commented for the first time since the opener against Akron was called off because of inclement weather Saturday. Nebraska wanted to play Akron
2:51 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN The group hoping to bring the NHL to Seattle will make a pitch to the executive committee of the league’s Board of Governors at a meeting in New York on Oct 2. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will take part in the presentation. The Oak View Group confirmed the meeting on
Alejandro Moreno says Kylian Mbappe needs to learn to walk away after he was sent off in PSG’s win at Nimes for reacting to a bad challenge. Kylian Mbappe gets dismissed at the end of PSG’s win over Nimes for his reaction to a red-card offence by Nimes’ Teji Savanier. Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe
Fabio Quagliarella may have already won goal of the season with his stunner against Napoli, but who joins him in the top five in Week 3 of Serie A? Led by a dedication to deceased Fiorentina defender Davide Astori, several Serie A players are rebelling over the introduction of standardised armbands for captains. The Italian
4:26 PM ET When Nicco Montaño enters the Octagon at UFC 228 for the co-main event against Valentina Shevchenko, she’ll do so as the inaugural women’s flyweight champion. But her first title defense is notable for another reason: she’s a massive betting underdog, despite possessing the belt. It’s an unusual position for the betting market
2:16 PM ET NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — After skipping the past two tournaments with a right oblique injury that hampered him at the PGA Championship, Rickie Fowler is back this week at the BMW Championship with hopes of playing well enough to advance to the Tour Championship. Fowler, 29, has dropped to 26th in the
9:25 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The Circuit of the Americas and Texas Motor Speedway sit three hours apart, and while they both are auto racing venues, not everyone has viewed their coexistence through the lens that a rising