7:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenseman Jake Muzzin from the Los Angeles Kings for a first-round pick and two prospects. Los Angeles gets forward Carl Grundstrom and the rights to unsigned defenseman Sean Durzi in the deal along with a 2019 first-rounder. The teams announced the
7:24 PM ET The agent for Detroit Lions linebacker Trevor Bates released a statement Monday saying his client is still undergoing medical testing and a mental health evaluation at a New York City hospital after being arrested early Saturday morning in Queens, New York. Bates has been charged with second-degree assault of a police officer,
7:16 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Free agent reliever Shawn Kelley and the Texas Rangers agreed to a one-year, $2.75 million deal Monday, lengthening Texas’ bullpen with a contract that includes a club option for 2020, league sources
6:19 PM ET Fast-rising junior welterweight prospect Mario Barrios will fight Richard Zamora in a 10-round bout announced on Monday. It will serve as the co-feature of the “Showtime Championship Boxing” card on Feb. 9 at the Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly the StubHub Center, in Carson, California. Showtime also announced that the tripleheader (10
6:38 PM ET What the Columbus Blue Jackets do with star forward Artemi Panarin is a big talker leading up to the Feb. 25 trade deadline. What they won’t do is discuss a contract extension. On Monday, Panarin’s agent Daniel Milstein put out a statement: “We have informed the team that we are willing to
6:31 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Now 35, Ryan Braun is years past his dominant, MVP self. Yet the aging slugger is trying to set himself up to be a part of the Milwaukee Brewers‘ promising future. Specifically, Braun is doing something he’s never done: changing his swing. And to do that, he’s been
8:33 AM ET THE CELEBRATION STARTED right in front of the Utah Jazz‘s bench. It was the second game of the season for both the Golden State Warriors and Jazz, and Jonas Jerebko had just punctuated the Warriors’ second-half comeback with a final-second tip-in off a Kevin Durant miss. A Klay Thompson chest bump led
5:44 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has banned all drivers and team members from betting on its races as part of new gambling guidelines established in this season’s rulebook. NASCAR employees are prohibited from disclosing confidential information and from requesting insider information that could potentially help “their own gain or for
6:05 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As trade speculation swirled around the Los Angeles Lakers because of the Anthony Davis trade request, LeBron James continued to inch his way back to the court by participating in full-court contact drills in practice for the first time since suffering a groin injury. Luke Walton did not
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN SAN JOSE, Calif. — John Tavares and his Atlantic Division All-Star teammate Steven Stamkos skated into the offensive zone. All three players from the Metropolitan Division were bunched up around Tavares, leaving Stamkos wide open for a goal. A fan watching his first hockey game could have diagnosed this defensive