Month: July 2019

2:38 PM BST South African winger Travis Ismaiel has signed for Harlequins from Super Rugby side Bulls, the club announced Tuesday. Ismaiel, 27, scored on his only appearance for the Springboks in a friendly against Wales last year. The winger made his Super Rugby debut in 2015 and he scored 50 points in 39 appearances
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2:47 PM ET Restricted free-agent forward Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a three-year, $12 million deal to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN. Finney-Smith has developed into a quality role player since joining the Mavericks as an undrafted rookie three years ago. He averaged 7.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 24.5 minutes per
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1:36 PM ET ESPN News Services North Carolina police say former University of South Carolina and NFL quarterback Anthony Wright is recovering in the hospital from being shot in a domestic dispute. Wright began his football career at South Carolina in 1995. He later played for the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and New
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4:15 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers offered All-Star guard Ben Simmons a five-year, $170 million maximum extension, and the sides are working through contract details toward an eventual agreement, league sources tell ESPN. 1 Related Sixers general manager Elton Brand and Simmons’ agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, have until mid-October to finalize a rookie
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2:04 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dylan Cozens, the Buffalo Sabres‘ top draft pick, needs a “procedure” to repair an injured left thumb. The Sabres provided the update Tuesday, a day after Cozens was scheduled to visit a specialist. Cozens will have the procedure Wednesday. This was Cozens immediately following the hit heading
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1:06 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Carolina Hurricanes took less than 24 hours to declare they’ll match the offer sheet signed by restricted free agent center Sebastian Aho, which was tendered by the Montreal Canadiens on July 1. Aho, 21, signed a five-year, $42.27 million contract. The deal runs through the 2023-24 season and carries
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12:27 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have re-signed restricted free agent Sammy Blais to an $850,000, one-year contract. Blais had a goal and two assists in 15 playoff games to help St. Louis win the Stanley Cup. The 23-year-old forward had two goals and two assists over 32 regular
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