Month: February 2020

2:19 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant offered a poignant portrait of her NBA superstar husband and their daughter Monday at a sold-out memorial service for the two, who were among nine people killed last month in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. Speaking at times through tears, Vanessa praised Kobe’s
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2:13 PM ET Linebacker Vontaze Burfict is working this offseason to conform his style of play to the NFL’s rules after serving a 12-game suspension for a helmet-to-helmet hit, his agent told NFL Network. “Vontaze has spent the entire offseason studying and learning the proper code of conduct for participation in the NFL. He has
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2:59 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their trade deadline acquisitions Monday afternoon, dealing for forwards Conor Sheary and Evan Rodrigues from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Dominik Kahun. The 26-year-old Rodrigues reportedly made it known that he was interested in a trade earlier this season after his role diminished under new coach
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2:05 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland has acquired speedy forward Andreas Athanasiou from his former team, the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings get forward Sam Gagner and second-round picks in the 2020 and
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1:21 PM ET On the same day that the Carolina Hurricanes made moves to bolster their playoff chase, coach Rod Brind’Amour announced that key parts of the existing roster will be out long term. Goaltender James Reimer, who started in goal Saturday but left 6:10 into the first period with a lower-body injury, and goalie
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