The Vegas Golden Knights are the 2023 Stanley Cup champions, joining the distinguished list of the NHL’s best. And now, their title defense begins. As we await the 2023 NHL draft, along with free agency and trade season, it’s time for the Way-Too-Early edition of the 2023-24 NHL Power Rankings, voted on by the extended
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Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 06:07 AM ET LONDON — Feliciano Lopez has been appointed tournament director for the Davis Cup Finals, the International Tennis Federation said Thursday. The 41-year-old Lopez, who won the competition with Spain four times, plans to end his playing career after this year. The group stage will take place from
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Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 11:48 PM ET SYDNEY — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed he spent time in a psychiatric ward following a loss at Wimbledon in 2019 because of suicidal thoughts. The comments from Kyrgios, widely published in Australia on Thursday based on interviews for the upcoming Netflix documentary series “Break
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 14, 2023, 05:18 PM ET Former Crystal Palace manager and Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira is interested in the vacant United States men’s head coaching job, sources have told ESPN. Sources added that the United States Soccer Federation has already made contact with the Frenchman, but talks haven’t progressed following the initial approach.
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Dan Hajducky, ESPNJun 15, 2023, 12:08 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. On the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan’s iconic game-winning shot in Game 6 of the
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 09:17 PM ET Sergiy Derevyanchenko once again came up just short in a big fight, and this time, he’s hoping to secure a rematch. The Ukrainian dropped a unanimous decision to Jaime Munguia on Saturday in Ontario, California, in a brutal back-and-forth super middleweight battle that is among the front-runners
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Stephen Holder, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 03:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Jonathan Taylor has assessed the current economic attitudes toward running backs in the NFL, and the All-Pro is beginning to wonder what it all means for him. The Indianapolis Colts star said Wednesday that recent developments with backs such as Dalvin Cook, Saquon Barkley and
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Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 14, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 As rival teams begin reaching out to the Washington Wizards to explore the possibility of trading for three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal, team president Michael Winger and Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, are
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Jun 14, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery Tuesday on his injured right forearm. The Astros announced that McCullers had surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his pitching arm and to remove a bone spur. The injury-plagued right-hander is expected
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJun 14, 2023, 03:49 PM ET Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford both vowed to cement their legacies when they meet July 29 in Las Vegas in what they both called an “old-school fight,” arguably the biggest boxing match since Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao in 2015. The undisputed welterweight championship will be on the
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Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 02:56 PM ET STUTTGART, Germany — Third-seeded Frances Tiafoe overcame stubborn resistance from Jiri Lehecka to beat the Czech player 7-6 (2), 6-4 in his first appearance at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. The American player saved a break point at 4-4 in the first set, won the tiebreaker, and
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