2:17 PM ET New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NHL draft, will miss Thursday’s game against the New York Islanders with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, interim coach Alain Nasreddine announced. 2 Related In 36 games, Hughes, 18, has six goals and 16 points as a
1:51 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will make his return from a torn pectoral muscle Saturday against the Buffalo Bills, and coach Bill O’Brien said the pass-rusher will be in the game “quite a bit.” The Texans added Watt to the active roster after he missed eight games on injured
1:39 PM ET Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood will return for his senior season with the Crimson Tide, he announced Thursday. Leatherwood, a first-team All-SEC selection, ranks No. 21 on Mel Kiper’s latest Big Board for the 2020 NFL draft. He wrote on Twitter that he wants to finish his degree at Alabama, and after
1:24 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Luis Robert is locked in with the Chicago White Sox — for the next six years at least, and possibly for the Opening Day lineup, too. The White Sox and their prized young outfielder agreed Thursday to a $50 million, six-year contract, clearing the way for Robert
1:24 PM ET The Chicago White Sox and top outfield prospect Luis Robert have agreed on a six-year, $50 million contract that includes two club options that could extend the deal through 2027, the team announced Thursday. Robert will now begin the season with the White Sox, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. 2020: The Year
1:23 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are not fully committed on Jacoby Brissett as their next franchise quarterback. “The jury is still out,” Colts general manager Chris Ballard said during his season-ending news conference Thursday. “That’s why we did the short-term deal with Jacoby. One, to give us some security that we had a
1:15 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler and the Jordan Brand have mutually agreed to part ways, bringing his multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with the company to an end 10 months before its original Sept. 30, 2020, expiration date, industry sources have confirmed. The split makes the four-time All-Star
1:00 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Everywhere you turn in New Orleans, someone is asking when rookie Zion Williamson will make his NBA debut. Things are becoming a bit clearer because the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft went through his first full practice since he had surgery on the meniscus
10:53 AM ET David Stern gathered about eight attorneys in the NBA’s offices high above Fifth Avenue in New York. This was in the 1990s, and by then even the most distinguished men and women in the league’s employ knew the commissioner was capable of making them feel small when he was in the mood.
12:09 PM GMT England internationals George Ford and Ellis Genge have both signed new contracts with Leicester Tigers despite speculation they might move on from the poorly performing team, the club announced Wednesday. The news comes after a tough opening to the season for Leicester. They currently sit in 11th place in the Premiership with