10:38 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Alex Ovechkin put Zdeno Chara in unfamiliar territory early in a game Thursday night between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins. Chara, the NHL’s tallest player ever at 6-foot-9, was flipped head over heels into the Capitals’ bench on a shove from the 6-3 Ovechkin late in the
Month: January 2019
10:14 PM ET Virat Kohli has said it has been made clear to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul that their controversial comments made on an Indian TV show, which has left them facing a suspension, are not acceptable and the personal opinions are not the view of the India team. Pandya and Rahul appeared on
9:40 PM ET Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former Louisville linebacker Jonathan Greenard has enrolled at Florida as a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play in 2019. Lincoln Riley has produced back-to-back Heisman winners. Now he gets a crack at Spencer Rattler, the top freshman QB recruit in the country. The 6-foot-4, 263-pounder
9:33 PM ET Rod Carey, who led Northern Illinois to the Mid-American Conference title last season, has agreed to become the next head football coach at Temple, sources confirmed to ESPN. Temple is expected to announce the hire Friday. Philly.com was first to report the news of Carey’s hiring. Carey, 47, compiled a 52-30 record
8:38 PM ET The UFC is actively looking for two replacement fighters to step in on short notice for next weekend’s card in Brooklyn, N.Y. Both John Lineker and Ion Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) have been forced to withdraw from their respective fights next weekend, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Lineker, who is dealing with
9:19 PM ET Mitchell Lamb SATURDAY’S BEST Randwick Race 1 No.1 Star Fall (Linda Meech) – $2.40 It’s hard to deny the talent that Star Fall has shown so far in his career, even though he’s yet to be tested in stakes grade. The son of Zoustar showed glimpses as a juvenile and has since
9:09 PM ET Well that didn’t take long. Alabama co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach Josh Gattis needed only one season under coach Nick Saban before he was able to position himself for the job of offensive coordinator and play-caller. And he didn’t have to take a step down in order to do it. On Thursday,
7:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Introductions and first impressions won’t be necessary for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and new head coach Bruce Arians. That happened more than 10 years ago, when Winston was in high school and attended Arians’ football camp in Birmingham, Alabama. “I had a little quarterback challenge — a
7:42 PM ET Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor is the Cincinnati Bengals‘ top choice to be their next head coach, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen. The Bengals would like to hire Taylor, 35, after Los Angeles’ season ends, sources said. Because the Rams are still in playoffs, they can’t
11:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Collective bargaining negotiations in the National Hockey League exist to protect the owners from their own ruinous behavior. The salary cap, the salary rollback, contract limits … they’re all concessions from the players in service of the owners’ self-preservation. The CBA talks are like when you slowly remove your buddy’s