9:34 PM ET Greg Wyshynski Chris Peters Close ESPN NHL Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention —
Month: April 2019
8:36 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — With assists on the Thunder‘s first three baskets in a little more than a minute Friday against the Detroit Pistons, Russell Westbrook clinched averaging a triple-double for the third consecutive season. Paul George hit a wing jumper set up by Westbrook with 10:54 left in the first quarter, giving
8:44 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — First-round leader Si Woo Kim used a late-round hole-in-one Friday to build a four-shot lead at the halfway point of the Valero Texas Open. Kim, the 2017 Players Championship winner, led by one heading into the second round before shooting a 6-under 66. Kim aced TPC San
1:13 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys needed to sign DeMarcus Lawrence. They needed Lawrence because as they found out after releasing DeMarcus Ware after the 2014 season, “war daddies,” as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones affectionately calls pass-rushers, do not grow on trees. And so they did, agreeing to a five year, $105
8:12 PM ET Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — Madison Keys rallied late to down top-seeded Sloane Stephens for the first time in four career meetings to reach the Volvo Car Open semifinals on Friday. Keys pulled away from her American countrywoman to win 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2. Keys, seeded eighth and ranked 18th in the
8:13 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Chase Elliott positioned himself to give Hendrick Motorsports a shot at its first victory of the season with a pole-winning run at Bristol Motor Speedway. Elliott earned his first pole on a short track with a fast lap at 131.7132 mph Friday around the bullring to earn
7:19 PM ET The Dallas Cowboys have agreed to a five-year, $105 million deal with defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence with $65 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN. The Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Lawrence before free agency started that would have guaranteed him $20.5 million, but the idea was to use that as a
6:45 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Seeking to boost a thin starting rotation, the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a $575,000, one-year contact with Dan Straily. The 30-year-old right-hander’s deal was announced Friday. He would get a $250,000 assignment bonus if traded. Baltimore rotation includes Alex Cobb, Andrew Cashner, Dylan Bundy and David Hess, and
7:33 PM ET Marc J. Spears Basketball pioneer Chuck Cooper, the first African-American drafted in NBA history, will be announced as an inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday in Minneapolis, a source told ESPN’s The Undefeated. Cooper was selected to the Hall of Fame by the special direct-elect Early African-American
6:08 PM ET Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have signed a pair of free agents, safety Jordan Richards and defensive end Alex Barrett. Oakland announced the moves Friday, a day after releasing wide receiver Seth Roberts. Richards made a career-high 12 starts and played 15 games in all last season for the