4:14 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have an agreement with restricted free-agent goaltender Igor Shesterkin on a four-year contract. Rangers general manager Chris Drury announced the deal on Monday without disclosing terms. According to a report in the New York Post, the contract carries an average annual value
Month: August 2021
4:19 PM ET Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Finnish forward Janne Kuokkanen has signed a two-year contract to return to the New Jersey Devils. General manager Tom Fitzgerald said the 23-year-old restricted free agent will earn $1.6 million this season and more than $2 million in 2022-23. Kuokkanen had eight goals and 17 assists in
3:29 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former lightweight titleholder Robert Easter Jr. was charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with an alleged assault Saturday in Toledo, Ohio, according to a Toledo Municipal Court complaint obtained by ESPN. The 30-year-old is accused of punching a woman, rendering her unconscious. The officer observed that the woman had a
Report Moeen Ali scores 23-ball fifty as home side rack up records on way to thumping win Birmingham Phoenix 184 for 5 (Smeed 65*, Moeen 59, Payne 3-38) beat Welsh Fire 91 (Cockbain 32, Tahir 5-25) by 93 runs Birmingham Phoenix completed a clean sweep at Edgbaston, winning their fourth and final home game to
1:37 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent New Manchester City signing Jack Grealish says that rather than feeling the pressure of being British football’s first £100 million player, he “likes” the tag. City agreed to pay Grealish’s release clause to facilitate the move from his boyhood club Aston Villa. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA
1:45 PM ET American midfielder Gianluca Busio has completed his move to Venezia in Serie A. Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Venezia have completed the signings of United States midfielder Gianluca Busio from Sporting Kansas City and Italian defender Mattia Caldara on loan from AC Milan, the Serie A club said on Monday. –
4:18 PM ET A heavily rotated Liverpool side beat Osasuna 3-1 in a preseason friendly at Anfield on Monday night ahead of the start of the Premier League season. A first-half own goal from Osasuna’s Jesus Areso gifted Liverpool an early lead before Roberto Firmino added a pair of strikes before the break to give
4:10 PM ET Josh Sargent has joined Norwich City from Werder Bremen. Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images United States striker Josh Sargent has signed for Norwich City from Werder Bremen, the newly-promoted Premier League side announced on Monday. “It feels great. I’ve always wanted to play in the Premier League so it’s a very exciting opportunity for me,”
4:26 PM ET Euro 2020 ended barely five weeks ago, Copa America barely four. Hell, the Olympics ended last week, and now the new European club season is already here. Ligue 1 is already underway, and the rest of Europe’s Big Five leagues (German Bundesliga, English Premier League, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A) will begin
2:16 PM ET Associated Press CALGARY, Alberta — If NHL players are part of next year’s Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench. Hockey Canada has announced Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper as the head of its provisional Olympic coaching staff. Three NHL head coaches — Boston’s Bruce