11:32 PM ET ESPN News Services The Buffalo Sabres have hired Ralph Krueger to become their next head coach, according to multiple reports. The news of Krueger’s hiring was first reported by Canada’s SportsNet.ca. The 59-year-old Krueger previously coached the Edmonton Oilers during the NHL’s lockout-shortened season in 2012-13. Krueger has vast hockey coaching experience,
Month: May 2019
8:32 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Megan Anderson was the last person to step on the scale to weigh in for UFC 232. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) was giving fighters a three-hour window to hit their respective mark, and Anderson used nearly every minute of it. The 6-foot Anderson’s weight cut is hard enough
11:24 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans were the big NBA draft lottery winners on Tuesday night, and Las Vegas took notice. The Pelicans came into the evening tied for the worst 2019-20 NBA title odds at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook at 300-1, but their odds were lowered to 25-1 (tied for 10th-best) after
11:47 PM ET ESPN News Services Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first major league home run Tuesday, becoming the youngest player in Toronto Blue Jays history to touch ’em all. It took him just two more plate appearances to go deep again. After going 14 games without a big fly, Guerrero homered in the first
11:15 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first major league home run Tuesday, becoming the youngest player in Toronto Blue Jays history to touch ’em all. Guerrero homered in the first inning at San Francisco. It took the highly touted 20-year-old 14 games to get his first big fly.
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s honeymoon is over and it’s time for the Man United manager to start getting to work. Despite reports suggesting Real Madrid don’t want Gareth Bale, the star’s agent says he’s not going anywhere. The FC boys discuss what it will take for Bale to move on. With
7:05 AM ET CINCINNATI — The season began with a tease. It wasn’t the way the Chicago Cubs drew it up after a dismal finish to 2018, as they opened 2019 in about the same manner. Actually, they lost games on the mound, whereas at the end of last season, those defeats came via their
10:33 PM ET After what has been a chaotic start to the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers were one of the big winners in Tuesday’s NBA draft lottery, and they could parlay their new fourth overall draft pick into a potential trade for an All-Star. An ecstatic Rob Pelinka said the team will either draft
8:51 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans have won the 2019 NBA draft lottery and, more importantly, the Zion Williamson sweepstakes. The overwhelming favorite to be drafted No. 1 overall and lauded as one of the best NBA prospects since LeBron James, Williamson could change the trajectory of the Pelicans’ franchise for years to come.
11:27 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale struck out a career-high 17 batters in just seven innings against the Colorado Rockies, then was pulled after 108 pitches on a chilly Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Sale left the game with a 3-2 lead, but the Rockies went on