1:42 PM ET Associated Press KOSICE, Slovakia — Patrick Kane scored a goal and had two assists to become the United States’ all-time leading scorer at the world hockey championship in 6-3 win over Britain on Wednesday. The NHL star and two-time Olympian finished the game with 36 points, surpassing the 33 points U.S. Hockey
Month: May 2019
1:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA is expected to move up the start of its annual moratorium on free-agent negotiations from midnight ET on July 1 to 6 p.m. on June 30, sources told ESPN. While the decision isn’t finalized, the expectation is that it will be implemented for this year’s free-agency period. The
8:11 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — McLaren’s return to the Indianapolis 500 was slowed at first by electrical problems. When Fernando Alonso finally got his car up to speed, he hit three walls at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and significantly damaged the celebrated bright orange machine. Mechanics labored Wednesday in the buttoned-down McLaren garage trying
2:45 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — McLaren’s highly anticipated return to the Indianapolis 500 got off to a brutal start Wednesday following Fernando Alonso’s crash on the second day of practice. Alonso hit the Indianapolis Motor Speedway wall three times and heavily damaged the car McLaren built in its England factory when he lost
12:45 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Russian driver Nikita Mazepin kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets on the second day of this week’s in-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. The two-day test was the last opportunity teams have to complete unrestricted testing before the end of the season and Mercedes opted to
12:40 PM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print ROME — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal‘s opening matches at the Italian Open are being delayed by rain. Federer is slated to meet Joao Sousa while eight-time Rome champion Nadal is scheduled to play Jeremy Chardy. Also, top-ranked Naomi Osaka was to play
12:30 PM ET Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — With free agent Sergei Bobrovsky expected to depart, the Blue Jackets have locked in goaltender Elvis Merzlikins for next season. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen said Wednesday that the Blue Jackets signed the 25-year-old Latvian to a one-year contract for 2019-20. Merzlikins is expected to compete for the
11:57 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The NBA has picked 11 players from the G League Elite Camp to stay for the NBA draft combine that starts Thursday. UCF‘s Tacko Fall, Florida State‘s Terance Mann, Miami‘s Dewan Hernandez, Syracuse‘s Oshae Brissett, Nevada‘s Cody Martin, Tulsa‘s DaQuan Jeffries, Auburn‘s Jared Harper, Iowa‘s Tyler Cook, Iowa
12:00 PM ET In a stunning move, the New York Jets fired general manager Mike Maccagnan and vice president of personnel Brian Heimerdinger on Wednesday. Coach Adam Gase will be the interim general manager while an immediate search begins for a replacement, CEO Christopher Johnson said in a statement. “Mike helped to execute the strategic
11:55 AM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano is set to make his 2019 debut after missing the first quarter of the season when he was injured celebrating a winter league title, while the team put breakout catcher Mitch Garver on the injured list following Tuesday’s collision with Shohei Ohtani. The