10:30 PM ET Free-agent center Matt Duchene is set to join the Nashville Predators when NHL free agency officially opens Monday at noon, according to multiple reports. The deal is expected to be for around $56 million over seven years, according to The Athletic, which was first to report the agreement. Duchene, 28, was just
Month: July 2019
10:25 PM ET CINCINNATI — The Chicago Cubs must feel like when it rains, it pours on them, especially on the road, as they saw everything go against them in an 8-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Most damaging was a fan-interference call in the top of the third inning that turned a
7:23 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers have started discussions with agent Rich Paul on a contract extension for All-Star guard Ben Simmons, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft, earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2018 after sitting out a year with a broken right
1:50 AM ET The Miami Heat are finalizing a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers to acquire star guard Jimmy Butler, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Miami is sending guard Josh Richardson to Philadelphia as part of the deal, sources said. The other parts of the deal were still being negotiated Sunday night. The
10:11 PM ET The University of Maryland at College Park has been warned that its accreditation “may be in jeopardy,” and has until March 1, 2020, to prove to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that it has a structure that “outlines roles, responsibilities, and accountability for decision-making.” The Middle States Commission on Higher
9:33 PM ET Associated Press Alex Bowman has raced to his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, leading a terrific performance for Hendrick Motorsports at Chicagoland Speedway. Bowman had one of the fastest cars during practice, and the strength of his No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet showed after the race was delayed by a summer storm.
7:09 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks have agreed on five-year, $158 million deal with power forward Kristaps Porzingis and a three-year, $33 million extension with center Dwight Powell, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Porzingis, a restricted free agent, was expected to re-sign with the Mavericks, who had acquired him in a January blockbuster with the
12:08 AM ET Three years ago, the Brooklyn Nets were as dead as any NBA team has ever been. They had just wrapped a 21-win 2015-16 season. They had no young players of consequence. They had few draft assets; the Boston Celtics owned most of them through 2019 thanks to a trade that was and
11:17 PM ET The mystery team is unwrapped: Five-time All-Star center Al Horford has agreed to a four-year, $109 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, agent Jason Glushon told ESPN on Sunday. Horford, 33, is leaving the Boston Celtics to join the Atlantic Division rival and fortify the Sixers as one of the NBA’s best
9:30 PM ET Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent, who has worked in the team’s scouting department the past few years, was shocked with a stun gun Sunday by police as he was being taken into custody for public intoxication. Police were called when Brent was observed to be sitting in the grass and