2:51 PM ET Vladimir Tarasenko finally has a new home, and it’s with the New York Rangers. Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola were traded Thursday by the St. Louis Blues in exchange for forward Sammy Blais, defensive prospect Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick. The Blues are retaining
Month: February 2023
4:45 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. Open has added the NCAA champion and Latin America Amateur champions to the list of exempt players, along with making slight tweaks to categories for players who don’t have to qualify. Some of the changes were due to golf coming fully out of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for
4:20 PM ET Cecilia Braekhus is once again trying to become a two-division world champion. The former world pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter will face WBA junior middleweight champion Terri Harper in April in Sheffield, England, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn announced Thursday in Harper’s first defense of her belt. Harper, 26, won the title last year
12:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar will miss at least the next two games because of injury, coach Jared Bednar told reporters Thursday. Makar briefly left Tuesday’s loss to the Penguins after taking a right shoulder to the head from Pittsburgh center Jeff Carter. No penalty was called on the
3:03 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray is back on injured reserve with an ankle injury, the club announced Thursday. The netminder began dealing with the issue late last month and was eventually forced out last minute from a scheduled start against the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 27. Murray was monitored over the
12:51 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring Philadelphia 76ers wing Matisse Thybulle as a part of a three-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Sixers are getting Jalen McDaniels in the deal, while the Hornets are receiving multiple second-round picks, a source said. Editor’s Picks 1 Related McDaniels,
2:41 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The New Orleans Pelicans are acquiring Josh Richardson from the San Antonio Spurs for Devonte’ Graham and four second-round picks, sources confirmed to ESPN. Richardson, 29, averaged 11.5 points in 42 games for the Spurs this season. He provides the Pelicans with depth on the wing and future salary-cap flexibility
2:08 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are trading center James Wiseman to the Detroit Pistons as part of a multiteam deal that sends Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks and Gary Payton II from the Portland Trail Blazers back to the Warriors, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The Hawks are sending five
12:46 PM ET Jae Crowder, who was traded to the Brooklyn Nets from the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, again was on the move Thursday as he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks, he confirmed on Twitter. “IT’S TIME TO WORK!!!” Crowder, who played in college at Marquette University, posted to Twitter. “I’M GLAD TO
1:59 PM ET The LA Clippers improved both their backcourt and frontcourt depth in a flurry of moves in the hours before Thursday’s trade deadline. Denver Nuggets point guard Bones Hyland and Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon are both heading to L.A. in separate deals, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Clippers are also