12:30 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Islanders forward Jordan Eberle knew exactly what to do upon seeing teammate and captain Anders Lee pounce on the loose puck once Tampa Bay’s Kevin Shattenkirk whiffed on his shot from the right point. Eberle raced up the middle, drove to the net and converted Lee’s pass
Month: September 2020
11:39 PM ET If the next few months are to be spent analyzing the future of Giannis Antetokounmpo and his future with the Milwaukee Bucks, it is only fair and right to now spin the same spotlight on the LA Clippers. It’s stunning that this is where the Clippers are after the Denver Nuggets completed
11:26 PM ET A balanced Miami Heat team came into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals with the No. 4 offense and No. 4 defense in the postseason. In the final 12 seconds of an overtime thriller on Tuesday, they executed two phenomenal, game-winning plays: one an offensive gem by their closer, Jimmy Butler;
11:28 PM ET It was a relatively slow night for Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday — until the main event. For just the second time in series history, the first four fights of this week’s five-fight card went the distance inside the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. That left it up to middleweights
3:55 AM GMT Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan has returned positive in his second Covid test which was taken exactly seven days after he first tested positive, ESPNcricinfo has confirmed independently. BCB haven’t added Hassan’s name in their list of 27 cricketers considered for the preliminary squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka. If he
11:15 PM ET New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s mother, Jeannette Belichick, has died of natural causes in Annapolis, Maryland, a club spokesman confirmed. She was 98. Jeannette and Steve Belichick met at Hiram College in the 1940s, where Jeannette taught Spanish and French, and Steve was a coach. They married in August 1950, and
10:02 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Assistant coach Mike Kitchen will not return to the Florida Panthers next season among a series of staffing changes announced Tuesday. Canada’s TSN reported Kitchen kicked a Panthers player on the bench during a game in January, and the team held an internal investigation. A team spokeswoman
9:07 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ireland — Nine-time Irish champion jockey and 2016 Epsom Derby winner Pat Smullen has died. He was 43. Horse Racing Ireland said Smullen, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March 2018, died in a Dublin hospital on Tuesday. Britain’s Press Association said Smullen’s initial treatment had been positive,
8:23 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre took issue with Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians’ postgame comments about Tom Brady that he perceived to be critical and believes could possibly be detrimental to Brady. “Getting to Bruce Arians’ comments, true or not, I think the last person you
8:06 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Michael Thomas‘ status is “week to week” after the New Orleans Saints‘ wide receiver suffered a high ankle injury in the final minutes of Sunday’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sources told ESPN. The Saints expect Thomas to miss their game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday