6:04 PM ET Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber was back on the ice Thursday for the first time since having knee surgery in June. The veteran defenseman skated for about 10 minutes, and coach Claude Julien called it another step in his recovery from a torn right meniscus. When Weber had the procedure on June
Month: October 2018
6:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. – Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus tried to set the record straight Thursday when they sat at Hendrick Motorsports and described why they will not work together in 2019. As with
5:28 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers will be without Nolan Patrick for seven to 10 days while the forward recovers from an upper-body injury. Patrick was hurt in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, suffering the injury in the first period. The 20-year-old is coming off a rookie season in which he recorded 30
6:21 PM ET Jimmy Butler held what he described as a players-only meeting with his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates on Thursday, a day after he reported to the team for a first, contentious practice. Butler said he reiterated to players in the meeting that his issues were with management and not his teammates. The disgruntled Timberwolves
5:47 PM ET Jimmy Butler held a players-only meeting with his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates on Thursday, a day after he reported to the team for a first, contentious practice. Butler, who proclaimed Wednesday his sole concern was with winning, said he reiterated to players in the meeting that his issues were with management and not
5:12 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Julian Edelman said Thursday that fellow New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon has made a strong first impression, and he believes bigger things are ahead for Gordon. “Dude works hard. Great teammate. I really think he can be a really big piece of us,” Edelman said after the
5:51 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — There’s good news and potentially bad news for Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay Packers quarterback could have his top three receivers back together for Monday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, but he might be a little less mobile than he’d like. Rodgers experienced what he called
5:05 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Gio Gonzalez will start for the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The Brewers have chosen Wade Miley to start in Game 2 on Saturday, meaning that Milwaukee will open up the NLCS with two
4:41 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook is “progressing” and getting nearer to a return Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan said on Thursday, but has not been cleared for full contact practice yet leaving his status for their opening game next week against the Golden State Warriors in question. “Every day for him,
4:38 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Maybe it was a little symbolic that the snacks provided Thursday by Hendrick Motorsports when Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson met the media didn’t include any milk and cookies. At