7:32 PM ET MONTREAL — Slovakian-born skaters dominated early at the 2022 NHL draft, where left winger Juraj Slafkovsky went No. 1 overall to the Montreal Canadiens and defenseman Simon Nemec was selected at No. 2 by the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. They became the highest-selected Slovakian players in history, surpassing Marian Gaborik,
Month: July 2022
Nicholas Pooran might have won the Player-of-the-Match award for his unbeaten 39-ball 74 in the final T20I against Bangladesh, but he feels Kyle Mayers‘ 55 off 38 balls at the top of the West Indies chase made his job simpler than it might have been otherwise. Set 170 to win the three-match series, West Indies
8:57 PM ET Sophia Smith scored twice in the opening minutes and the U.S. women’s national team edged closer to a spot in the 2023 World Cup with a 5-0 victory over Jamaica on Thursday in the CONCACAF W Championship. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States leads its group and is
10:47 PM ET MONTREAL — The Toronto Maple Leafs traded goaltender Petr Mrazek and their 2022 first-round draft choice to Chicago on Thursday for a Blackhawks’ 2022 second-round selection. In sacrificing its first-round choice, Toronto unloaded the final two seasons of Mrazek’s contract and retained none of the $3.8 million per year cap hit. The
7:55 PM ET ESPN staff The 2022 NHL draft is finally here! From the first round (7 p.m. ET Thursday, ESPN), all the way to pick No. 225, this page will be your home for tracking every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Kristen Shilton
4:52 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and soccer star Megan Rapinoe. “Today, she adds to her medal count,” Biden said as he introduced Biles, a former foster child whose 32
11:15 PM ET The United States women’s national team is about to complete perhaps the most low-key run to World Cup qualification in its illustrious history after Thursday’s 5-0 thrashing of Jamaica at the CONCACAF W Championship. Given the U.S. women’s historic dominance in CONCACAF — where it has won 13 straight World Cup qualifiers
8:14 PM ET MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens acquired 21-year-old Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach in an NHL draft night shocker, earning a loud reaction from the home fans inside Bell Centre on Thursday night. The transaction was the result of two trades. Montreal sent defenseman Alexander Romanov and the 98th overall pick to the
10:05 PM ET The Montreal Canadiens made a big splash in front of a jubilant home crowd, making two trades that netted them center Kirby Dach. Montreal sent defenseman Alexander Romanov and the 98th overall pick to the New York Islanders for the 13th overall pick in the first round. They then flipped the No.
5:35 PM ET The Ottawa Senators made the first big splash of NHL draft week, acquiring forward Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for their 2022 first-round draft pick (seventh overall), a 2022 second-round draft pick (39th overall) and a third-round selection in 2024. The deal came down two hours before the draft’s