Month: April 2022

4:16 PM ET Associated Press Montreal Canadiens veteran Brendan Gallagher has accused Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle of embellishing injuries, calling the alleged behavior “embarrassing.” Gallagher spoke out about Stützle lying on the ice, seemingly injured, after Ottawa beat the Canadiens 6-3 in Montreal on Tuesday night. “When I was 10 years old, our coach
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3:48 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Gilbert Burns has had a surprising presence in his training camp ahead of a pivotal matchup with Khamzat Chimaev. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has been helping Burns, his former opponent and training partner, prepare for Chimaev ahead of UFC 273 on Saturday night here at VyStar Veterans Memorial
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1:48 PM ET Money has been pouring in at sportsbooks around the nation on long shot Tiger Woods to win the Masters. Entering the week, the betting action on the odds to win the Masters at Caesars Sportsbook was very evenly distributed between Woods and two top-tier contenders, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler. Only 16
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2:28 PM ET HOUSTON — Former Texans linebacker Whitney Mercilus announced his retirement on Wednesday after a 10-year NFL career. “I decided I’m hanging up the cleats and I’m looking forward to the next chapter in my life,” Mercilus, 31, said in a video he posted on Instagram. The 2012 first-round pick played all but
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1:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The attorneys general of six states have written to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, expressing concern over the league’s treatment of woman employees and admonishing him for a lack of improvement to the league’s workplace culture. Without improvement, the attorneys general warned of potential legal action. The letter
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1:27 PM ET Less than one-quarter of the nation’s wealthiest college athletic departments say they have a plan in place to maximize the amount of money they can give to athletes this year by providing cash rewards for getting good grades. For many athletes, the academic year was a revolutionary one for their bank accounts.
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7:55 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN The 2022 Frozen Four in Boston is loaded with high-end talent as more than 40 members of the four teams competing for the men’s college hockey national championship — Michigan, Minnesota, Denver and Minnesota State — have been drafted by NHL teams. Much of that buzz has centered on the
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11:51 AM ET Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball will not return for the remainder of the season, the team announced Wednesday. Ball, who has not played since Jan. 14, had surgery on his left knee on Jan. 28 to repair a slight meniscus tear. The team said he is still experiencing pain “with high-level
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