1:20 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin missed Friday’s 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators and will also sit out Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs because of an upper-body injury. Malkin, who had two assists in a win Wednesday against Tampa Bay, has five goals in his past 29 games.
7:53 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Super middleweight world titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez told ESPN that he will be moving up to the light heavyweight division for his next fight. “I am looking for another belt. That’s why I am moving up. Also, last time I fought it was a little bit hard to make
7:40 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 ATLANTA — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said running back Todd Gurley II is feeling “100 percent” and expected to play a big role against the
7:24 PM ET The father of New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis says he does not want his son to play for the Boston Celtics, if they were to try to acquire him via trade this summer. Anthony Davis says he feels like it’s his time, that he has given all he can to the
7:07 PM ET Kristaps Porzingis will probably not play for the Dallas Mavericks this season as he continues recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee suffered a year ago, team owner Mark Cuban told ESPN. The Mavs acquired Porzingis as the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade with the New York Knicks on Thursday,
6:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals have banned backpacks from their ballpark, a step farther than other major league clubs have gone in an era of enhanced security at stadiums. The Nationals announced the change on Friday. It will take effect starting this season. All major league ballparks require fans to
6:32 PM ET ESPN News Services University and state officials have widely criticized the NCAA’s punishment of Missouri in an academic fraud case as overly harsh, with Jon Sundvold, the chair of the board of curators, saying unjust sanctions would lead member schools to “question the need for the NCAA as a governing body.” The
6:01 PM ET ESPN News Services University and state officials have widely criticized the NCAA’s punishment of Missouri in an academic fraud case as overly harsh, with Jon Sundvold, the chair of the board of curators, saying unjust sanctions would lead member schools to “question the need for the NCAA as a governing body.” The
5:48 PM ET Infielder Matt Davidson has agreed to a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Pasan. Davidson will be used as an infielder and could pitch as well, giving the Rangers their own two-way weapon. Davidson, 27, got off to a hot start with the White Sox in
4:53 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Wade Wilson, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and assistant coach, died Friday, on his birthday, the team announced. He was 60. The Dallas Cowboys are not expected to extend the contract of Jason Garrett, who is in the final year of his deal, sources tell ESPN. Wilson served as