7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Zdeno Chara doesn’t like the word “rookie.” The Boston Bruins captain is quick to correct the media if they use it in a conversation; Chara prefers the term “first-year player.” The 42-year-old Slovak has been in the league since 1997, and he has seen hundreds of players come from different
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9:30 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Chicago White Sox have turned a triple play against the Houston Astros. It came in the third inning Wednesday night with runners on first and second. Jake Marisnick hit a grounder down the line to third baseman Yoan Moncada, who stepped on the base for the first
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9:24 PM ET An important bantamweight fight has been added to UFC 241. Cory Sandhagen vs. Raphael Assuncao is scheduled for the Aug. 17 card at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., sources told ESPN. Sandhagen (11-1), considered a rising star at 135 pounds, has won his last six fights in a row. He most
7:05 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues aren’t just two well-matched teams meeting in the Stanley Cup Final. They’re two teams with a collection of storylines that could elevate this series into an instant classic. Haven’t been paying too much attention? Was your team already knocked out?
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team. Boston’s Marcus Smart and Milwaukee’s Eric Bledsoe rounded out the first team that was announced Wednesday. Gobert finished with 97 first-team points and 196 points
1:26 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Criticized for not running hard, New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano got hurt hustling up the first-base line. The 36-year-old slugger left Wednesday night’s 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals after straining his left quadriceps. Cano got hurt when he grounded out in the third inning
6:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Much has been made of Kawhi Leonard‘s occasional limp during Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. And yet, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon ahead of Game 5 at Fiserv Forum Thursday night, Raptors coach Nick Nurse maintained his star will be ready
6:35 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and center to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again. Davidson recalled 1994 as one of the best times of his life, and after moving from broadcasting to
6:21 PM ET The New York Mets put outfielder Brandon Nimmo on the 10-day injured list with a stiff neck on Wedneday and called up journeyman Rajai Davis to take his spot on the roster. Nimmo, who has struggled at the plate all season, had an MRI on Wednesday after experiencing a sharp pain in