7:28 AM ET Associated Press The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each team’s salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics. The PHF’s announcement Tuesday of its board of governors’ commitment to
3:35 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James apologized to Lakers fans and the next night Los Angeles made the No. 1 offense in the league look sorry in a 101-95 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday. “I think there’s a huge lesson to be learned with this group that we’re going nowhere without
8:46 AM ET The Masters is not far off. The tournament begins April 7 at Augusta National Golf Club. But a chance to get a coveted invitation happens this week in the Latin America Amateur Championship. The event, played at the Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog course and beginning Thursday, Jan. 20, in
8:49 AM ET Paolo UggettiESPN LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic — For Arkansas assistant golf coach Barrett Lais, the initial recruiting pitch to try to get players from outside the United States to come to Fayetteville often begins with having to deal with a familiar remark. “A lot of people from Latin America said, ‘We’ve never
4:38 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Real Madrid icon Paco Gento won six European Cups. David R. Anchuelo/Real Madrid via Getty Images Paco Gento, Real Madrid‘s honorary president and the only player to win six European Cups, has died at the age of 88. The club announced the news in a statement on Tuesday, calling the
7:47 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has said his disagreement with Anthony Martial over whether he was available to face Aston Villa is now “resolved” and that the striker could be included in the squad for the trip to Brentford. Rangnick said after the 2-2 draw at Villa Park that Martial
8:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Neymar has told ESPN he is hopeful the upcoming Netflix documentary about his life will help people get to know him and like him better. The three-part documentary series “The Perfect Chaos” gives a look into the Paris Saint-Germain star’s life off the pitch as well as the marketing operations
6:06 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are growing confident that they can convince Kylian Mbappe to extend his contract at the club, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old’s existing deal runs out in June, but sources have told ESPN that Mbappe’s family have been in talks with the Ligue 1 leaders over a short-term extension and
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Monaco were so sure Anthony Martial was destined for the top that when they allowed the 19-year-old striker to join Manchester United for an initial €49 million in 2015, they included a clause guaranteeing an extra payment of €10m if he made the Ballon d’Or shortlist. Six-and-a-half years later, however,
11:34 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford entered Monday night’s wild-card game against the Arizona Cardinals having never won in the playoffs, losing in all three of his appearances over 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions. If only he had a team around him as talented as the one he now quarterbacks.