Month: April 2020

5:56 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks released president and CEO John McDonough, the team announced on Monday. McDonough was hired Blackhawks in 2007 and was seen as a major architect of the Blackhawks Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Before that, the team hadn’t won a Cup since 1961. McDonough came to the Blackhawks
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4:40 PM ET The Calgary Flames and forward Mathias Emilio Pettersen have agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Monday. Pettersen, 20, a Norway native, was a sixth-round pick of the Flames in 2018. He spent the last two seasons at the University of Denver and had a team-high 35 points (13 goals,
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4:42 PM ET Associated Press Longtime Cincinnati Reds scout and former Seattle Mariners executive George Zurow has died in Florida. He was 89. The Reds confirmed that he died Friday. No further details were available. Zurow started his scouting career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and worked for Cincinnati from 1968 to 1988 during the glory
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4:47 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball As NFL teams begin virtual organized team activities, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay has a few ideas to keep his players entertained and engaged during the
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3:59 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have released safety Tashaun Gipson, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. Gipson, who signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract with the Texans in 2019, has a $4.25 million dead cap charge on the deal. The Texans also have safeties Justin Reid and A.J. Moore on the roster
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3:27 PM ET The NBA has pushed back its original plan to allow players to reenter team facilities for voluntary workouts by a week, until May 8. The league had been planning to reopen facilities beginning on Friday, including the Atlanta Hawks’ facility in Georgia, which was among the first states to loosen stay-at-home orders
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3:50 PM ET Associated Press Clemson has canceled all its in-person, on-campus athletic and academic camps due to the coronavirus pandemic. That includes two weeks of coach Dabo Swinney’s football camps where the Tigers coaches have the chance to meet and watch prep athletes work out each summer. The university announced its decision Monday. It
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