Month: July 2023

Jul 11, 2023, 10:53 AM ET The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Alex Newhook to a four-year, $11.6 million contract Tuesday. “Super excited to be signed with the Canadiens for the next four years,” said Newhook, who was a restricted free agent. “Can’t wait to get to Montreal and get going. I love playing at the
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Anheuser-Busch and Trackhouse Racing announced a multiyear agreement Tuesday that will make Busch Light, long one of the main sponsors for retiring NASCAR star Kevin Harvick, the primary sponsor for Ross Chastain in the Cup Series. The deal, which begins in 2024, had been in the works
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Tyson Fury, boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion, and Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, will fight Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman didn’t respond to a text message asking if Fury’s WBC heavyweight title will be on the line. The
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Jul 10, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Northwestern has fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Adam Rittenberg on Monday. Fitzgerald’s firing comes in the wake of a two-week unpaid suspension that was announced by the school on Friday, following a university-commissioned investigation into hazing allegations within the program that were made
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Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 12:06 AM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — After forcing two trades in six years, Pierre-Luc Dubois understands why he might not have the best reputation around hockey. Now a member of the Los Angeles Kings with a new eight-year contract, Dubois is looking forward to changing that image. “I’m just
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 12:23 AM ET Jack Della Maddalena has an opponent. Again. The top UFC welterweight prospect will fight UFC newcomer Bassil Hafez on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. Hafez is Della Maddalena’s third
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Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 10, 2023, 10:59 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” SEATTLE — Now two generations of Vladimir Guerreros have won the Home Run Derby. On a night that Julio Rodriguez put on a record-setting show in front of a
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Associated Press Jul 10, 2023, 01:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers will induct defensive end Julius Peppers and wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad into the team’s Hall of Honor. The inductions will take place at Bank of America Stadium during halftime of the Oct. 29 game against the Houston Texans, the team announced
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ESPN News Services Jul 10, 2023, 04:45 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed defenseman Cam York to a two-year contract worth $3.2 million, the team announced. York, 22, was a restricted free agent but will now play on a deal that carries a team-friendly salary cap hit of $1.6 million. Philadelphia can renegotiate with him
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