Month: March 2023

1:55 PM ET The Washington Capitals continued to retool Wednesday, trading forward Lars Eller to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2025 second-round draft choice. The Capitals will retain 31% of Eller’s $3.5 million salary cap hit. Eller, 33, has been a consistent veteran presence for the Capitals since he was traded to Washington from Montreal
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2:42 PM ET Associated Press David Benner, who spent nearly 30 years as the director of media relations for the Indiana Pacers, died Wednesday after a long illness. Benner’s death was announced by the team, which learned of it from his family. He was 67. The Indiana native was prominent in the chronicling of sports
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2:17 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Anthony Davis will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday because of the right foot stress injury that already caused him to miss a chunk of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. Already depleted thanks to a right foot injury for LeBron James and a right
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2:22 PM ET There is optimism that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will return from his left leg injury during the team’s three-game road trip next week, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Curry has not played since Feb. 4, when he suffered partial tears to his superior tibiofibular ligaments and interosseous membrane
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1:58 PM ET Former NC State quarterback Devin Leary, who transferred to Kentucky, will participate in spring practices after recovering from a pectoral injury, but the staff will monitor how many throws he’s making each day, Wildcats coach Mark Stoops told ESPN on Wednesday. “He’s close to full go,” Stoops said. With Kentucky starting spring
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1:30 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco on Wednesday ended speculation that the organization could move on from 10-year veteran wide receiver Keenan Allen this offseason. “Keenan
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2:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — NFL coach Brian Flores can pursue some of his discrimination claims against the league and its teams in court rather than through arbitration, a judge ruled Wednesday. The written decision by Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan was issued months after lawyers for the league tried to get
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2:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL Players Association on Wednesday released what it describes as “free agency report cards” for all 32 teams, presenting the results of a player survey on topics ranging from quality of team facilities to treatment of player families. The players’ union ranked all 32 teams against each other in
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10:33 AM ET Two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Jonathan Quick has been traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Quick was dealt to Columbus along with a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and a third-round pick in 2024 for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, the teams announced Wednesday. The first-round pick is conditional on the
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