9:15 PM ET The wait is over. As the Toronto Maple Leafs begin training camp ahead of the 2019-20 season, the negotiations with restricted free agent Mitch Marner have finally resulted in a new contract: six years, with a $10.893 million average annual value. That gives the Leafs three forwards with AAVs in eight figures
Month: September 2019
7:49 PM ET The Toronto Maple Leafs and restricted free-agent winger Mitch Marner have agreed to a six-year deal, the team announced Friday, ending one of the most controversial negotiations of the NHL offseason. Marner’s deal carries a $10.893 million average annual value against the salary cap. That makes the 22-year-old the third-highest paid member
7:40 PM ET Steve KimESPN Lightweight Avery Sparrow was arrested Friday morning, and his scheduled bout Saturday night against Ryan Garcia in Carson, California, has been canceled. Sparrow’s promoter, Russell Peltz, said the fighter was wanted for allegedly “brandishing a handgun in a domestic dispute in April.” “You can’t serve Avery because he doesn’t live
7:43 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Stars forward Corey Perry has a broken foot that could sideline him for the opener with his new team. Perry said on the opening day of training camp Friday that he tripped on a step earlier in the week and broke a small bone in his
7:28 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. TORONTO — The cavalry has arrived, or so hope the oft-injured New York Yankees, whose presumed top starting pitcher, Luis Severino, rejoined the team on the road ahead of his season debut. Severino, 25, is scheduled to make his
6:05 PM ET The University of Alabama is offering an incentive for students to stay inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for the entire game by utilizing location tracking through a new phone application. The app monitors when students enter the stadium for Crimson Tide games — and when they leave. Students receive 100 Tide Loyalty Points for
6:05 PM ET The University of Alabama is offering incentive for students to stay inside Bryant-Denny Stadium for the entire game by utilizing location tracking through a new phone application. The app sees when students enter the stadium for Crimson Tide games — and when they leave. Students receive 100 Tide Loyalty Points for attending
6:05 PM ET Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Veteran defenseman Dustin Byfuglien has been granted a leave of absence by the Winnipeg Jets and there is no timetable for his return. As expected, restricted free agent forwards Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor did not show up for the first day of training camp Friday as
6:05 PM ET ESPN News Services WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Kevin Chappell shot an 11-under 59 on Friday in the second round of A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier for the 11th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. Chappell missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth to fall a stroke short of
5:48 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey’s governor has signed a bill allowing Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget casino to accept bets on most National Basketball Association games. Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta owns the casino — and also owns the NBA’s Houston Rockets. When New Jersey lawmakers legalized sports betting last year,