3:31 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Jonas Brodin to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension Tuesday, making another long-term commitment to a key piece of their blue-line group. Brodin’s new deal will begin with the 2021-22 season and carry a $6 million annual cap charge through 2027-28.
Month: September 2020
2:50 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — The LPGA Tour’s Portland Classic set for this weekend has been reduced to 54 holes because of poor air quality caused by wildfires that have been burning across the West. The course and practice facilities at Columbia Edgewater Country Club remained closed Tuesday, and Wednesday’s Pro-AM has
1:59 PM ET Gabriel Tan Three days before Formula 1’s inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix last weekend, ESPN sat down with Red Bull Racing’s Alex Albon and the conversation moved to his prolonged wait for a podium finish. Throughout the interview, Albon, 24, spoke with a maturity that is not always associated with a young driver.
1:53 PM ET Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill said interim coach Rick Bowness has “earned the right” to return as head coach next season, after the Stars reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2000. “Rick and I have both agreed from the start that we’ll sit down at the end
1:26 PM ET Tiger Woods has seen his share of tough golf courses over the years. He didn’t hesitate when asked where Winged Foot Golf Club, site of this week’s U.S. Open, ranks. “Well, I think it’s right up there next to Oakmont and I think Carnoustie as far as just sheer difficulty without even
1:26 PM ET Offensive holding penalties in the NFL plummeted to their lowest Week 1 total in at least 20 seasons, an unexpected drop that was noticeable throughout the league’s first weekend of games. Officials threw only 18 flags for offensive holding across the league, a drop of 78% from Week 1 in 2019 and
1:29 PM ET The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without at least one starter against the Denver Broncos. Though right tackle Zach Banner is still undergoing tests on a knee injury, coach Mike Tomlin ruled him out for at least the upcoming game. According to a report from NFL Network, Banner’s initial diagnosis is a torn
9:54 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Dillian Whyte has the chance to avenge last month’s shock knockout loss to Alexander Povetkin and rescue his career in a rematch scheduled for
12:52 PM ET Associated Press VILLARD-DE-LANS, France — After coming close to a first Tour de France stage win last week, Lennard Kamna did not miss his second chance. The 24-year-old German rider won the roller-coaster Stage 16 featuring five categorized climbs after pulling clear of a group of breakaway riders as the race entered
12:49 PM ET San Diego State will play home games 115 miles away in Carson, California, during 2021 as construction begins on a new football stadium, the school announced Tuesday. The school hoped to play a final season at SDCCU Stadium, its home since 1967, but the Mountain West Conference postponed the 2020 season because