7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The dawn of NHL free agency was crazy, including tons of player movement, a few high-profile trades and the greatest NHL unicorn of them all — a signed offer sheet. You might be wondering what exactly an offer sheet is and why the Montreal Canadiens applied one on 21-year-old Canes
Month: July 2019
8:53 PM ET Forward Jordan Bell has agreed to a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, a league source confirmed to ESPN. According to Yahoo! Sports, which first reported the deal, Bell’s contract is for one year and $1.6 million. Bell was drafted in the second round of the 2017 draft by the Chicago Bulls but
8:53 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alex Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft from the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Toronto is sending Colorado forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and its third-round selection in the 2020 draft. Colorado will retain 50 percent
10:44 PM ET Kevon Looney is returning to the Golden State Warriors on a three-year, $15 million deal, agent Todd Ramasar told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Looney proved vital for the Warriors in the playoffs, as he filled an important role in Golden State’s rotation after starting center DeMarcus Cousins went down with an injury in
10:22 AM ET Once again the Philadelphia 76ers have a new look, and once again it looks great on paper. Regardless of what Kawhi Leonard chooses to do in NBA free agency, the Sixers will enter next season as legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference. Despite losing JJ Redick and Jimmy Butler, the quick acquisitions
There were 893 days between Abdul Rahman Baba’s last Africa Cup of Nations performance for Ghana — against Uganda in January 2017 — and his return to action in the tournament on Saturday. The Black Stars held defending champions Cameroon 0-0 in Ismailia, with the left-back returning after rebuilding his career following a shattering
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 338 for 6 (Avishka 104, Kusal Perera 64, Thirimanne 54*, Holder 2-59) beat West Indies 315 for 9 (Pooran 118, Allen 51, Malinga 3-55) by 23 runs As it happened It’s around this time in a World Cup that teams whose campaigns haven’t turned out too well start to consider
8:18 PM ET The deal: Toronto gets: Defenseman Tyson Barrie (50% salary retained), the signing rights to restricted free agent forward Alexander Kerfoot and Colorado’s 2020 sixth-round pick Colorado gets: Forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and Toronto’s 2020 third-round pick The Maple Leafs addressed two major needs with this trade. First, they freed up
7:14 PM ET Free-agent center Pau Gasol is looking to return to the NBA after a stress fracture in his left foot cut his 2018-19 season short. “My recovery from surgery has been smooth and I expect to be fully cleared for basketball activities in August,” Gasol tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “I cannot wait to
WIMBLEDON, England — Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them. Gauff, the youngest competitor to qualify at the All England Club in the professional era, showed the poise and