9:39 PM ET Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov left Tuesday’s 2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a lower-body injury. Kucherov got tangled with teammate Tyler Johnson in the second period. When he left the ice, Kucherov walked with a limp down the tunnel and to the locker room. Postgame analysis and highlight show
Month: February 2020
8:44 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Detroit Red Wings forward Brendan Perlini has been cleared to travel with the team after requiring stitches to close a deep gash that coach Jeff Blashill says just missed the player’s right eye. “Brendan’s doing good. He’s up,” Blashill said following a 3-2 loss at Buffalo during
8:57 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin, after trading one of the team’s most productive players, said he’s still expecting the Wild to make a strong push for the postseason. Guerin, who sent left wing Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh for his first deal on the job, will
8:29 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A horse died on the training track at Santa Anita last weekend, the sixth death at the track since late December. A 6-year-old gelding named Double Touch and trained by John Sadler suffered what was described as a “sudden death” on Saturday, according to an incident report
8:15 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have added another former head coach to their offensive staff by hiring Ben McAdoo as quarterbacks coach, a league source told ESPN’s Jordan Raanan and Dan Graziano. McAdoo, who was fired as the New York Giants‘ head coach late in the 2017 season, has been out
7:08 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Knicks issued a statement after the team’s branding consultant, Steve Stoute, went on ESPN’s First Take and discussed the team’s coaching decisions. “Any decisions regarding the operations of the team will be made by the new President of the New York Knicks,” the team said in
7:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of Joel Embiid’s latest foray into the social media world, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown declared before Tuesday’s game here against the LA Clippers that he expected to get a big performance from his All-Star center. “I look forward to seeing him play tonight,” Brown
7:34 PM ET Manny Pacquiao has signed with Paradigm Sports Management, the company announced on Tuesday. In its announcement, the agency said he signed because he is looking to “solidify the final years of his boxing legacy.” According to the announcement, Pacquiao, a reigning welterweight world titleholder, the only fighter to win world titles in
7:30 AM ET One of the best stories in the NHL is happening in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets keep losing players but keep winning games anyway. Since coach John Tortorella’s volcanic eruption at the expense of the officials (and his bank account), which happened to coincide with the loss of their starting goalie, the
6:39 PM ET Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New Mets manager Luis Rojas set his standards right away. “We expect to be a contender,” he said Tuesday during his first spring training news conference. “We know how all the teams are. We’re going to be in a tough division and play some tough