Month: July 2022

7:24 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Eddie Olczyk is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks after 16 years as a color commentator on their television broadcasts. He’s expected to work Seattle Kraken games next season, joining the team his brother Ricky works for as an assistant general manager. “For 16 seasons, we were fortunate to have
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press Russia’s highest-ranked women’s tennis player, Daria Kasatkina, said in a video interview released Monday that she is dating a woman. The French Open semifinalist’s comments come as the Russian parliament discusses tightening already stringent restrictions on public discussions of LGBTQ relationships. In the interview on YouTube with Russian blogger Vitya
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5:52 PM ET The Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational Series is set to add another big name — this one outside the playing ropes. David Feherty is leaving NBC and is expected to join the breakaway tour as an analyst for eight to 10 tournaments annually, the New York Post reported Monday, citing sources. Feherty, known
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6:05 PM ET Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller trains with the team in Switzerland. Getty Images New Borussia Dortmund signing Sebastien Haller has left their training camp after a tumour was discovered in his testicle, the Bundesliga club said on Monday. The 28-year-old Ivory Coast international travelled back to Dortmund to undergo medical tests after feeling
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5:45 PM ET The San Jose Sharks re-signed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen to a two-year contract on Monday, the team announced. Kahkonen, 25, acquired last season from the Minnesota Wild, is one of three veteran goaltenders on the Sharks’ roster — including James Reimer and Adin Hill — and this contract could be a sign one
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12:12 PM ET James Harden isn’t playing hardball in contract talks with the Philadelphia 76ers; he just wants “whatever is left over.” “I had conversations with [team president] Daryl [Morey], and it was explained how we could get better and what the market value was for certain players. I told Daryl to improve the roster,
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Jul 17, 2022 Rugby Australia have released a statement on poor fan conduct at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday following the Wallabies 21-17 series loss to England. In several videos shared on social media on Sunday, one man was seen scaling the SCG stands to sit and urinate on the roof before he was
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8:19 AM ET Frankie Edgar, one of the best mixed martial artists of the last decade, says he intends to retire after making one final appearance in the UFC this year. Edgar told ESPN he has asked the UFC to book him one more bantamweight fight in November, on an event expected to take place
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9:28 AM ET San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan said he was “not intending on being disrespectful” to Russell Westbrook when he associated the word “bricks” with the Los Angeles Lakers star. In a social media video that went viral over the weekend, Sochan and fellow Spurs rookie Malaki Branham are shown participating in a
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