11:26 AM ET Evgeni Malkin underwent surgery on his left elbow on Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced. The team said the expected recovery time for Malkin is three to four weeks. Malkin completed his 14th NHL season in 2019-20 for the Penguins, who were eliminated in the qualifying round of the playoffs by the Montreal
Month: August 2020
10:02 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The days on JuJu Smith-Schuster‘s rookie contract are numbered, but that’s not keeping the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ top receiver on the sideline. “At the end of the day, I’m just here to play ball,” Smith-Schuster said on a Zoom call Monday morning. “I’m not going to be the kind of guy
11:14 AM ET Veteran ESPN anchor Steve Levy and analysts Louis Riddick and Brian Griese will take over the booth for Monday Night Football this season, the network announced Monday. The new crew will debut Sept. 14 with the Tennessee Titans at the Denver Broncos, the second of ESPN’s doubleheader that night. Levy has worked
11:12 AM ET Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy suffered an apparent injury to his right knee during the first padded practice of training camp on Monday. McCoy was hurt during individual drills and was unable to put weight on his leg after he was examined by the team’s medical staff. Before ducking into the
11:38 AM BST Former England captain Dylan Hartley has criticised the manner in which rugby has treated his generation of players, saying the “money men” have relegated concern for individual welfare to the back seat over the years. Hartley, 34, retired last year after a persistent knee injury and is England’s most capped hooker of
10:39 AM ET Charles Leclerc drove for two laps of the Spanish Grand Prix without his seatbelt fastened. The Ferrari driver’s car had stopped on track right before the entrance to the pit-lane with an engine issue caused by an electrical fault. After initially preparing to climb out of the car, Leclerc resumed the race
7:20 AM ET Believe it or not, Monday marks the first day of the 2020 NBA playoffs. It has been a season unlike any other in league history, but here we are embarking on a familiar 16-team playoff to crown the 2020 NBA champion. As we head into the postseason (tipping off at 1:30 p.m.
7:52 AM ET The Boston Red Sox are in rough shape, and chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom knows the challenge ahead. “This isn’t what any of us want,” Bloom told The Boston Globe on Sunday. “There’s a lot of work to do.” The Red Sox (6-16) have lost seven straight and have the worst record
9:29 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” During a testy meeting Friday, Cleveland Indians players scolded teammates Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac for breaking protocol and going out in Chicago, and at least one player said he would opt
8:57 AM ET ESPN News Services Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the US Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former No. 1-ranked player who is currently No. 2, won the title in Prague on Sunday. “After weighing up all