5:58 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens re-signed Finnish forwards Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen to two-year contracts Thursday. Armia’s contract has an average annual value of $2.6 million, while Lehkonen’s has an average of $2.4 million. Armia, 26, set career highs for goals (13), power-play goals (two) and power-play points (six)
Month: July 2019
5:21 PM ET New Orleans Saints rookie defensive end Carl Granderson was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday after a judge rejected the terms of his plea agreement on sexual assault charges. Granderson, who was accused of inappropriately touching two women while they slept at his apartment in 2018, went undrafted out of the
5:12 PM ET Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman, who are in the home stretch of their training camps for their upcoming welterweight world title showdown, both exuded confidence and good spirits during their media workouts thousands of miles apart. Pacquiao spent the first half of his training camp at home in the Philippines, where he
8:47 PM ET After talking with the Los Angeles Lakers, Ron Adams will remain in a revised role on the Golden State Warriors‘ coaching staff, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers had received permission from the Warriors to speak with Adams about the possibility of joining Frank Vogel’s staff, but no official offer was made,
4:12 PM ET The ACC on Thursday announced a six-year bowl lineup beginning in the 2020 season that includes new tie-ins with the Holiday Bowl in San Diego and a new bowl to be played in Boston. The agreement, which runs through the 2025 season, guarantees 10 bowl spots for the ACC. ACC teams are
3:58 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have re-signed center Jason Dickinson to a $3 million, two-year contract, bringing back an emerging leader after he established career highs in scoring and playing time. Dickinson was a solid playoff performer in his postseason debut as the Stars reached the second round before
5:39 PM ET Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson Jr. signed Thursday with agent Drew Rosenhaus. Johnson is still expected to seek a trade from Cleveland. Rosenhaus this offseason helped facilitate a trade from the Browns for client Emmanuel Ogbah and also got Breshad Perriman out of his deal in Cleveland. Earlier this week, agent
3:37 PM ET Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson Jr. signed Thursday with agent Drew Rosenhaus, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Johnson still is expected to seek a trade from Cleveland. Rosenhaus this offseason helped facilitate a trade from the Browns for client Emmanuel Ogbah, and also got Breshad Perriman out of his deal
9:21 AM ET Igor Resende UFC 239 had many astonishing moments. Welterweight Jorge Masvidal knocked out Ben Askren in fewer than five seconds with a flying knee; bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes landed a head kick to put Holly Holm down; and Jan Blachowicz sent Luke Rockhold to the mat with a vicious left hook to
3:09 PM ET A Texas appeals court has again overturned the sexual assault conviction of former Baylor football player Sam Ukwuachu after judges determined that prosecutors improperly used records from his roommate’s cell phone in his 2015 trial. The ruling issued Wednesday by the Waco 10th Court of Appeals stated that prosecutors’ claims to the