ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations on Wednesday, making him the first former Chicago Blackhawks executive re-hired by an NHL team since the team’s 2010 sexual assault scandal came to
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Jul 24, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics because of tonsillitis, the Italian said on Wednesday. “I am saddened to inform you that unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the Paris Olympic Games,” Sinner wrote in a post
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Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJul 24, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW
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Field Level Media Jul 23, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Connor Dewar to one-year contract valued at $1.18 million on Tuesday. Dewar, 25, tallied one goal and four assists while averaging 12:54 of ice time in 17 games with Toronto last season after the Maple Leafs acquired
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Jul 23, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Vikings and offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw have agreed on a four-year extension worth up to $113 million in new money, including $77 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Darrisaw’s deal includes $43.7 million guaranteed at signing, the source said. Darrisaw,
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Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patchy Mix will return to action to defend his Bellator bantamweight championship against Leandro Higo in the main event of Bellator Champions Series: Paris at the Adidas Arena when Bellator returns to Paris on Nov. 16. Mix (20-1) is looking to bounce back after
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 23, 2024, 08:35 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jaime Munguia has signed a multifight co-promotional deal with Top Rank
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports has officially removed one of the most unpopular rules in the sport of mixed martial arts. The ABC voted
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Associated Press Jul 22, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Pelle Larsson broke a tie by scoring from the lane in overtime to give Miami a 120-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and hand the Heat their first NBA Summer League championship. “Coach [Dan Bisaccio] drew up a great
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers held a pair of news conferences here at their practice facility Tuesday: one at 11 a.m. to celebrate Tyrese Maxey signing a new five-year max contract and another at 1 p.m. heralding Paul George’s four-year max contract commitment.
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Jul 23, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Yankees are brushing off recent comments from former teammate Luis Severino, who quipped last week that the Bronx Bombers “only have two good hitters.” The Yankees open a two-game series Tuesday against Severino and his current team, the New York Mets. Severino did
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