5:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares will miss the world hockey championships for Team Canada after suffering an oblique injury during practice in Slovakia, it was announced Thursday. Hockey Canada said Thursday it contacted the Maple Leafs and it was agreed it was best for Tavares to return to
Month: May 2019
12:56 PM ET Whatever issues Jofra Archer may have experienced in winning acceptance in England’s ODI side, it seems the Test team has long been convinced of his potential value. Certainly Stuart Broad, one of those seamers who may come under pressure for his Test place, is in no doubt of Archer’s qualities. Not only
12:46 PM ET BARCELONA, Spain — Max Verstappen does not think Formula One can ever match the sort of drama produced in this week’s epic Champions League semifinal matches. Liverpool and Tottenham produced stunning comebacks to defeat Barcelona and Ajax, booking both English clubs a place in the final on June 1. Liverpool’s involved scoring
6:21 PM ET NHL InsidersESPN The conference final round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs is set to begin on Thursday, May 9. Our writers, analysts and editors weigh in with their predictions for each series: ESPN experts panel: Sean Allen, NHL fantasy columnist; Ben Arledge, associate editor; Pierre Becquey, deputy editor; John Buccigross, SportsCenter
6:49 AM ET Owners and their employees stood on the front stretch, angry and confused. Fans were frozen in the grandstand, brows furrowed, staring at the racetrack’s public address speakers, waiting on an announcement that might finally cement the event’s final finishing order. The competitors themselves simmered, trying not to overreact as one of the
10:11 AM BST England flyhalf Danny Cipriani capped a fine first season with Gloucester by being named the player’s player of the year by the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) on Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who guided Gloucester to their first playoff appearance since 2010-11, polled the most number of votes from his fellow professionals to claim
4:37 AM ET BRISBANE, Australia — It might be almost two years on, but Australian boxer Jeff Horn says he still has to deal with people telling him he should not have won his world championship fight against Manny Pacquiao. Horn (19-1-1, 13 KOs), 31, rose to prominence in July of 2017 after scoring a
12:41 PM ET ATLANTA — Twenty years ago, the idea began to take root in Geoff Collins’ mind. He’d look around at the city of Atlanta, the campus of Georgia Tech and the recruiting territory within its grasp, and imagine the possibilities. Unfazed by the reality of being a 28-year-old former Division II linebacker-turned-grad assistant,
1:00 AM ET NEW YORK — The New York Giants have a new quarterback and Eli Manning is still here. The two-time Super Bowl MVP remains the unequivocal starter on a team coming off a five-win season with the team’s No. 6 overall pick Daniel Jones now officially breathing down his neck. This would seem
10:52 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues are the final four teams alive in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. Each one of them has had clutch performances from clutch players en route to the conference championship round. Please keep in mind that goalies have won