12:49 PM ET New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk required 90 stitches to repair a cut around his eyelid after being hit in the face by the skate of the Montreal Canadiens‘ Artturi Lehkonen on Tuesday night, team president/general manager Lou Lamoriello told reporters Wednesday. Lamoriello said Boychuk suffered no damage to his eye. “He
Month: March 2020
12:08 PM GMT Harlequins have signed former England winger Chris Ashton on a free on Wednesday following the player’s departure from Gallagher Premiership rivals Sale Sharks. The 32-year-old winger mutually terminated his contract with Sale on Monday, ending his two-year spell at the club. Ashton’s arrival at Twickenham Stoop survives his target of reaching 100
12:23 PM ET Joe Burrow, the potential top pick in the NFL draft, is flattered by the comparison to Tom Brady, arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. Burrow isn’t exactly embracing it, however. When he was asked about NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah’s comments that Burrow and Brady share similar mechanics, Burrow demurred
11:53 AM ET BOCA RATON, Fla — The NHL’s salary cap is projected to be between $84 million and $88.2 million for the 2020-21 season, an uptick from the current cap of $81.5 million, the league told its general managers at their annual March meetings this week. The exact figure for next season will be
4:49 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Sindh provisional government has ruled out moving PSL games out of Karachi amid fears of the coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, there have been five cases of the virus in Pakistan so far, including three in Federal Areas and two in Karachi, where a school has been shut down
10:27 AM ET The Boston Red Sox are waiting on one more medical opinion on Chris Sale‘s injured elbow before they make a decision on the ace pitcher’s status. Red Sox interim manager Ron Roenicke told reporters Wednesday that the team is still waiting to hear from renowned surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache. Roenicke stressed that
10:32 AM ET The Ottawa Senators have fired CEO Jim Little less than two months after hiring him to the position. The team announced the surprising move in a short statement Wednesday, saying, “The decision was made as a result of conduct inconsistent with the core values of the Ottawa Senators and the National Hockey
10:05 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have promoted Leslie Frazier to assistant head coach, the team announced Wednesday morning. He also will continue his existing role as the Bills’ defensive coordinator. Frazier was hired as the Bills’ defensive coordinator prior to the 2017 season. Although his unit ranked 26th
Mar 4, 2020 This is my first stab at a top 100 prospects list for Major League Baseball at ESPN after doing this a few times at FanGraphs. The idea is to combine various advanced metrics, industry sources (mostly scouts and executives) and my own eyeballs to rank players, essentially based on their trade value.
Mar 5, 2020 Brendan Meyer FOR THE FIRST time in 1,529 days, the tailgate lots are filling up in downtown St. Louis. The air smells of charcoal as fans wash down their bacon, eggs, chicken wings and brats with bloody marys and Budweisers just after 10 a.m. on game day, four hours before the XFL’s