6:50 AM ET The best moves at the NHL trade deadline are usually the ones teams don’t make. Sure, there’s always a chance a team finds that perfect, Butch Goring-sized puzzle piece to complete a championship picture. But more often than not, the NHL trade deadline is like impulse-buying a poorly constructed boat: filled with
Month: February 2020
4:54 PM ET Middleweight world titlist Gennadiy Golovkin’s mandatory defense against Kamil Szeremeta remains unsettled and likely will move into at least April, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn told ESPN on Wednesday. Initially, the plan was for Golovkin to defend against Szeremeta on Feb. 29, probably at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, but that was backed
4:43 PM ET UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn was in a single-vehicle crash last week and is currently under investigation for possible DUI, a Hawaii Police Department spokesperson confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. There are currently no charges against Penn, 41. Police responded to calls of a black truck speeding, losing control and flipping into
4:52 PM ET Montreal Canadiens star defenseman Shea Weber is expected to miss four to six weeks because of a sprained left ankle. The Canadiens announced the injury Wednesday after Weber was evaluated earlier in the day by renowned specialist Dr. Robert Anderson in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Weber suffered the injury Feb. 4 against the
4:41 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — A flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that President Donald Trump is expected to attend Sunday’s Daytona 500. The U.S. Secret Service, which is responsible for presidential security, also tweeted to fans that drones are prohibited within 30 miles of Daytona International Speedway — a
4:56 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball went ahead with its planned rules changes for this season, including the requirement a pitcher must face at least three batters or end the half-inning, unless he is hurt. The changes were agreed to by MLB and the players’ association last March 8, subject
5:00 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Versatile infielder Wilmer Flores and the San Francisco Giants finalized a two-year, $6.25 million contract Wednesday as spring training began, giving the club a proven hitter against left-handed pitching. Flores will earn $3 million each of the next two seasons, and the deal includes a $3.5 million
3:50 PM ET Associated Press Jeremy Roenick will not be returning to NBC Sports after his suspension for making inappropriate comments about co-workers. A network spokesman confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that Roenick will not be back on the air. The spokesman said NBC Sports would have no further comment. Roenick, 50, announced
3:54 PM ET Associated Press The NHL and NHL Players’ Association have scheduled another round of labor talks next week after concluding two days of negotiations in Toronto on Wednesday. In an email to The Associated Press, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly wrote he wasn’t prepared to comment on what was discussed and whether the
3:51 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — On the other side of the state, Astros players remained under guard, cordoned away from reporters in advance of what is expected to be an orchestrated organizational message, in a first collective response to their sign-stealing scandal. At Yankees camp, however, there are no signs of group-speak, no guardrails