12:53 AM ET Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon exited Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center due to a lower-body injury. MacKinnon had one shot in 11:37 of ice time before leaving in the second period. The team said he was doubtful to return and he was not on the ice
Month: March 2020
11:22 PM ET California’s Santa Clara County will ban gatherings of 1,000-plus people, a move that could impact upcoming home games for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks and MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes. Officials announced the measure Monday night, hours after the first coronavirus-related death in the county was confirmed. The ban will go into effect
3:41 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia’s ODI side returns home from a series whitewash in South Africa for a three-match series against New Zealand. While Australia’s T20I team has won their last four series as they build towards the T20 World Cup in October, the ODI team has lost seven of their last eight ODIs
11:04 PM ET A week before spring practice opens in Gainesville, Florida, Kyle Trask made it clear what the Gators are shooting for this season. Florida’s soon-to-be redshirt senior quarterback, who didn’t begin last season as the starter, greeted the media Monday at a pre-spring press conference with lofty expectations for a team that checks
9:45 PM ET NORTH PORT, Fla. — I had to see the King one last time. I watched Felix Hernandez’s final start with the Mariners in September on television, an emotional farewell to the city and fans he pitched in front of for 15 seasons. The King’s Court, his personal cheering section all clad in
9:12 PM ET Mets outfielder Michael Conforto is returning to New York to have additional tests on an injury to his side, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Monday, according to Newsday. “Michael tweaked his side catching a fly ball in the wind during a game a couple of days ago,” Van Wagenen said. “We
7:58 PM ET The two largest mixed martial arts promotions in the United States, UFC and Bellator, are moving ahead with planned events for now, representatives told ESPN, even as Combate Americas on Monday became the first U.S.-based MMA promotion to cancel an event because of the coronavirus outbreak. UFC vice president of communications Lenee
7:00 AM ET The Chicago Blackhawks are in playoff race purgatory. With 70 points through 69 games, Chicago remains mathematically relevant — only the Detroit Red Wings have actually been formally eliminated in this NHL season — but the Blackhawks have a less than 4% chance of making the postseason cut. They’re 12 points out
8:00 PM ET Dan Graziano Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2011 New Jersey native and author of two published novels Cameron Wolfe Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered the Broncos for two seasons with the Denver Post Graduate of the University of Houston A native of Jackson, Miss. The NFL player representatives on Monday
8:24 AM ET Just in case the chatter about Justin Gaethje being considered the front-runner to fight Conor McGregor next wasn’t sinking in, Ali Abdelaziz — the manager of Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov — emphasized over the weekend that there would be no McGregor-Nurmagomedov rematch unless McGregor fights someone like Gaethje first. UFC president Dana