1:09 PM ET NHL Insiders The 2020 Stanley Cup Final is finally here! After a monthslong pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NHL staged its most unusual postseason tournament ever, with 24 teams heading to bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton. From that field of 24, we’re down to two: the Tampa Bay Lightning from
Month: September 2020
12:53 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikko Koivu‘s extraordinary career with the Minnesota Wild is over. General manager Bill Guerin said Friday the team will not resign Koivu, whose contract is expiring. Koivu, 37, is the only full-time captain the club has had — he was appointed in 2009 after the role
12:19 PM ET The 2020 Stanley Cup Final between the Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the Western Conference champion Dallas Stars begins Saturday night in the Edmonton bubble. As a service to fans who have a general interest in NHL hockey but have no idea what has happened in the past few months,
11:26 AM ET Are you ready for some calcio? The Italian Serie A season kicks off Sept. 19 with a doubleheader of Fiorentina vs. Torino, followed by Hellas Verona and AS Roma (watch all Serie A matches all season on ESPN+). There will be plenty of storylines to watch for throughout the campaign — most
Sep 18, 2020 After the Dallas Stars had eliminated his Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals, Nathan MacKinnon stopped in the handshake line to tell Stars head coach Rick Bowness that he was now rooting for him. “Losing sucks. But losing to such a great person in Rick makes it a
10:57 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has won his second consecutive MVP award, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Antetokounmpo joins Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell as back-to-back MVPs. Antetokounmpo joins Michael Jordan (1987-88 season) and
7:10 AM ET It’s not the battle of Los Angeles that many around the league expected, but here we are. After making NBA history with consecutive comebacks from 3-1 series deficits, the Denver Nuggets take the postseason’s most unlikely run into a matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. And no, despite Nuggets head coach Michael
7:05 AM ET THWACK!! Detroit Pistons defensive wizard Tayshaun Prince, all 215 pounds of him, smashed into an immovable, 7-foot-3, 260-pound object named Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The Cleveland Cavaliers big man planted himself adjacent to Prince with the explicit purpose of preventing him from tracking a precocious 21-year-old LeBron James. Splat!! This time the culprit was
6:02 AM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal are continuing to pursue a deal for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya after having a £10 million bid rejected, sources have told ESPN. The Gunners are confident the 25-year-old wants to join them but Brentford are reluctant
10:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Following a failed transfer saga that saw Barcelona star Lionel Messi heavily linked with his former coach at Manchester City, Pep Guardiola said that it is not his job to provide any explanations “I think I don’t have to explain anything,” Guardiola said on Friday during a news conference ahead