Month: March 2023

6:00 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks prospect William Eklund underwent surgery on his left shoulder and will miss the rest of this season. The Sharks said Friday that Eklund had the operation to repair a torn labrum after he got hurt in an AHL game last week. The Sharks
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5:12 PM ET Associated Press VANCOUVER — Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko, who is from Russia, will not wear an LGBTQ+-theme warm-up jersey Friday when Vancouver holds its annual Pride night. Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet said that Kuzmenko had discussions with his family and then informed the team of his decision. “I’m not going to get
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4:12 PM ET The San Francisco Giants have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran catcher Gary Sanchez, The Athletic reported Friday. Sanchez can opt out of the deal if he isn’t promoted to the majors by May 1. The two-time All-Star with the New York Yankees struggled last year in his one season
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12:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Minor leaguers ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball ahead of the season’s start on Friday. The five-year deal was agreed to Wednesday. MLB owners are expected to vote on the agreement next week. The Major League Baseball Players Association, which in September began
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4:43 PM ET Major League Baseball says it is investigating a confrontation between Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon and an Athletics fan at Thursday’s season opener in Oakland. In a 12-second video posted on social media, Rendon grabs the fan by the shirt and accuses the fan of calling him a “b—-.” Rendon continues to
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3:41 PM ET Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick will enter the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he told Malika Andrews on ESPN’s NBA Today on Friday. “None of this would be possible without God and my family,” Dick told ESPN. “They’ve been with me every step of the way. I also
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1:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid is out indefinitely with a broken left wrist, the team said Friday. It’s a blow to the team’s depth during the stretch run of the regular season. An MRI on Thursday revealed a left scaphoid fracture — between the hand and forearm on the
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1:22 PM ET CLEVELAND — The New York Knicks feel terrible that All-Star forward Julius Randle is out for at least two weeks because of a left ankle injury, but as a group they remain steadfast in the belief that they can keep winning in the short term without their talented big man. “Feel for
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