9:42 PM ET FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom publicly addressed the blockbuster trade of Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time Monday, saying that the trade of the star outfielder and pitcher represented the best move for the franchise in “the
10:05 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Is Jimmy Butler out here recruiting? His reply to Joel Embiid‘s cryptic social media post would kind
8:58 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago will return to World TeamTennis this summer, with 2017 U.S. Open women’s champion Sloane Stephens leading the expansion Smash. Stephens’ coach, Chicago native Kamau Murray, will coach the team that will play its home matches at Credit Union 1 Arena on the campus of the University of
8:28 PM ET Associated Press The NHL remains reluctant to reverse course and compete in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, despite new assurances — which have the backing of the league’s players — from Olympic officials to resolve some major stumbling blocks. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly significantly tamped hopes of the world’s best
8:54 PM ET The Minnesota Wild have traded left wing Jason Zucker to the Pittsburgh Penguins for center Alex Galchenyuk, defenseman Calen Addison and a 2020 conditional first-round pick. Zucker, 28, has been rumored to be part of several deals over the years and was reportedly headed to Pittsburgh last year, until Penguins winger Phil
10:15 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The Pittsburgh Penguins addressed a need in their top six as they ready for the playoffs. But they had to pay a price to do so, sending a decent-sized package back to the
8:08 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The smiling faces of baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri, and daughter Alyssa shone in photos and videos cast on screens at Angel Stadium of them hitting the baseball field, basketball court and the beach. But as friends and family remembered the couple and their teenage
7:36 PM ET Pittsburgh rookie defenseman John Marino will miss three-to-six weeks after having surgery to repair facial bone fractures, the Penguins announced. 2 Related The procedure, conducted by Dr. Mark Ochs, was done Monday at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy. Marino suffered the injury during the third period of a 4-2 loss Thursday at
7:51 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson released a lengthy statement on Monday evening to “bring clarity to questions about my relationship” with New Orleans’ Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese amid the church’s sexual abuse scandal. Benson and team executives have been accused by attorneys of plaintiffs suing the
7:31 PM ET ASHBURN, Va., — Washington Redskins starting corner Quinton Dunbar, dissatisfied with his contract, has requested to be traded or released, a source told ESPN Monday night. Dunbar has one year left on his contract, with a base salary of $3.25 million — none of which is guaranteed. He also has a roster