Aug 7, 2023, 03:15 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks signed veteran goaltender Alex Stalock to a one-year contract Monday. Terms were not disclosed, but The Athletic reported the 11-year NHL veteran will earn $800,000 in 2023-24. Stalock, 36, was 9-15-2 with two shutouts, a 3.01 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage with the Chicago
Month: August 2023
Aug 7, 2023, 02:19 PM ET Former No. 2 overall draft pick Jabari Parker signed with FC Barcelona, the Spanish club announced Monday. The 28-year-old forward last played in the NBA in the 2021-22 season with the Boston Celtics. The Milwaukee Bucks drafted Parker with the No. 2 pick in 2014, one spot after Andrew
NFL Nation, ESPNAug 7, 2023, 06:30 AM ET The 2023 NFL season is right around the corner, and training camp and preseason games are the stage for position battles. Which newcomers will make an immediate impact? Which veterans are ready for a chance to crack the starting lineup? Which rookies have been so impressive that
Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Caitlin Murray Close Caitlin Murray ESPN Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated
The start of the new Premier League season is just days away and clubs have been frantically trying to prepare themselves. It’s been a summer of transfer activity like no other among most of the Big Six. Manchester City‘s squad will look very different, while Arsenal have embarked on what they hope is an upgrade
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 06:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung exited Sunday’s 6-0 win over the Miami Marlins in the sixth inning with a left thumb fracture. Originally announced as a contusion during the game, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy confirmed in his postgame media availability that X-rays
Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 08:08 AM ET Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino advanced Monday to the final of the rain-hit Prague Open, where she will face fourth-seeded Linda Nosková. Hibino beat Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3 after their semifinal was interrupted three times Sunday by bad weather before it was suspended at
Aug 7, 2023, 08:33 AM ET The UFC always looks for fresh faces, and “Dana White’s Contender Series” is the promotion’s most reliable vehicle for identifying them. Whereas “The Ultimate Fighter” has produced several UFC stars, including some champions, the show’s format removes prospects from their regular training routine and asks them to make weight
Aug 7, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Editor’s note: In honor of hip-hop turning 50, ESPN tapped the culture’s top voices to write about their favorite athlete name-drops in hip-hop history. “Imma get Bucks like Milwaukee, cuz like Sam I Cassell” — Jadakiss on “Put ya Hands Up” (2001) In New York City, we don’t applaud
Sean Malcolm Aug 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Editor’s note: In honor of hip-hop turning 50, ESPN tapped the culture’s top voices to write about their favorite athlete name-drops in hip-hop history. “Some fool asked why I ran away/ I said, ‘A good run is better than a bad stand any day’/ My career is
Lionel Messi scored a pair of vintage goals to lead Inter Miami CF in a stunning comeback win over FC Dallas in the Leagues Cup on Sunday in Frisco, Texas. The World Cup winner scored Miami’s first goal and its last in a chaotic match at Toyota Stadium that ended 4-4 in regulation before netting
ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 09:52 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Defenseman Matt Dumba agreed Sunday to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes, according to multiple reports, joining a rebuilding team on a deal that could lead to greater riches down the line. Dumba played 10 seasons with Minnesota after the
Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. NEW YORK — The struggling Chicago White Sox, whose fall out of contention culminated with moving veteran players at the trade deadline, were plagued by a culture that had “no rules” in
Throughout the spring and early summer, there had been buzz that Erik Karlsson could be traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a bold new move by recently hired president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas. On Sunday, that buzz became reality, as the Pens acquired Karlsson, forwards Rem Pitlick and Dillon Hamaliuk and a 2026 third-round
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 09:43 PM ET WASHINGTON — Dan Evans won his second ATP Tour title by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-5, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted DC Open final on Sunday. Evans, a 33-year-old from Britain, saved four break points in the last game before ending the match with a service winner. He is
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 04:42 PM ET WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff claimed the last three games of each set to defeat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the DC Open women’s final on Sunday for the fourth WTA Tour singles title of her career. Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, did not drop a set all
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 04:12 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon exited his start against the Houston Astros in the third inning Sunday with left hamstring tightness. Rodon threw a 96 mph fastball to Chas McCormack well outside the strike zone and began circling the area behind the pitcher’s
LONDON — Nothing develops a winning mentality quite like winning itself. The Community Shield occupies a curious position in the calendar, sitting somewhere between a friendly and the competitive fare that follows a week later when the Premier League begins, but beating Manchester City in any circumstances can have a significant psychological effect on Arsenal