Month: April 2023

6:14 PM ET SEATTLE — Washington isn’t dodging expectations or big goals after an 11-win season and the return of several national awards candidates. The Huskies are setting them. “Our expectations are a national championship,” quarterback Michael Penix Jr. told ESPN. “That’s what we all want, and that’s what we believe we can get. That’s
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3:01 PM ET The Ottawa Senators are not bringing back goaltender Cam Talbot next season. General manager Pierre Dorion told reporters Monday that the team will not re-sign the pending free agent. Talbot went 17-14-2 with a 2.93 goals-against average and .898 save percentage this season. Dorion said Talbot is seeking a two-year deal and
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11:43 AM ET The Minnesota Twins and right-hander Pablo Lopez are finalizing a four-year, $73.5 million contract extension, according to multiple reports. Lopez, 27, was acquired by the Twins in the January trade that sent Luis Arraez to the Miami Marlins. Lopez is 1-1 with a 1.73 ERA in four starts in a Twins uniform.
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10:00 AM ET ESPN staff The six-month journey of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is complete. Sixteen of the league’s 32 teams have been eliminated, and 16 have made the postseason bracket. It’s time for ESPN’s hockey experts to serve up their picks on every first-round series, along with their calls on which team will
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9:24 AM ET It’s already April and much has gone on in the world of mixed martial arts in 2023. The sport saw, likely, the truest version of a pound-for-pound championship fight in February, between UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev prevailed, but the fight was so good, we might
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12:52 AM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried will return from the injured list on Monday and start against the San Diego Padres. Braves manager Brian Snitker confirmed the decision on Sunday, following Atlanta’s 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals, telling reporters the club would not be
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6:57 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out for the remainder of Game 1 against the Miami Heat with a lower back contusion, the team announced. After picking up his second foul on a charge taken by Heat forward Kevin Love with 1:46 remaining in the first quarter, Antetokounmpo
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