4:26 PM ET Edmonton Oilers star winger Evander Kane is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a lacerated left wrist and could rejoin their lineup before the NHL All-Star break, GM Ken Holland told ESPN on Monday. Kane hasn’t played since Nov. 11 after his left wrist was cut by the skate blade of
9:00 AM ET It started with Cristiano Ronaldo and is likely to end with Wout Weghorst — for now at least. But sources have told ESPN that Manchester United‘s real objective in their attempt to end a six-year search for a centre-forward is to bridge a gap until the summer when their priority targets will
3:17 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center on Monday after spending almost a week in the hospital following his cardiac arrest on the field at Paycor Stadium. The news was shared by Dr. William Knight IV and Dr. Timothy Pritts
3:11 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Leigh Wood will defend his WBA featherweight title against Mauricio Lara on Feb. 18 in Nottingham, England, promoter Matchroom Boxing announced on Monday. The bout, which shapes up as a slugfest between two aggressive fighters, was scheduled for September before Wood suffered a torn biceps while sparring. Wood (26-2, 16
Injured Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc has indicated he will most certainly miss the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against India at Nagpur from February 9, saying he should be available from the second Test onwards. Starc suffered an injury on the opening day of the Boxing day Test against South Africa, hurting the
12:10 PM ET NASCAR’s Next Gen car made the 2022 season unforgettable, for better and for worse. Chris Graythen/Getty Images We’re now more than a week into 2023, that time of year when we all have to face the hard truth about those New Year’s resolutions we were all so staunchly dedicated to not so long
There is a storm brewing in Formula 1. But this is just the medium through which it is being played out. In reality, it’s about the usual – power, money and influence. And while the debate could have been handled behind closed doors, the governing body’s president Mohammed Ben Sulaymen has gone public. In doing
10:24 AM ET Former Atlanta Braves general manager John Coppolella has been reinstated by Major League Baseball, more than five years after he was given a lifetime ban by commissioner Rob Manfred. Coppolella, 44, was kicked out of the sport in the fall of 2017 after it was determined that he had grossly violated rules
Elizabeth Cook/PA Media A masked intruder dragged the elite cyclist Mark Cavendish by his feet and held a “Rambo-style” knife to his throat, his wife has told a trial. Prosecutors have said men in balaclavas broke into the family home in Ongar, Essex, on 27 November 2021. Two suspects deny two counts of robbery at
10:54 AM GMT Owen Farrell has been cited for a high tackle in Friday’s Premiership match between Saracens and Gloucester and if he is found guilty of foul play will face a ban that could rule him out of England’s Six Nations game against Scotland on Feb. 4. Farrell’s shoulder made contact with the jaw
7:00 AM ET STETSON BENNETT WAS — shall we say — not himself when he sat down for an interview with “Good Morning America” just hours after beating Alabama and winning the national championship a year ago. The conquering hero of Georgia football, who was the game’s MVP and led the program to its first
11:16 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The Houston Texans fired coach Lovie Smith on Sunday night, hours after the team finished 3-13-1 in his first season. “We are grateful for [Smith’s] leadership and character, and we wish him the best moving forward,” chairman and CEO Cal McNair said in a statement. “While we understand the results
Rohit Sharma has made it clear that form is important but so is the format. Hence, without naming he indicated that Shreyas Iyer will make the cut in the playing XI for the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday. “Those guys who have performed will get a run. It is as simple
8:37 AM ET Just days into the new year, MMA has already staked its claim once again for the title of most unpredictable sport. After all, Jake Paul is now an MMA fighter with the PFL. Big questions loom ahead in 2023. What will Nate Diaz’s next move be after stepping away from the UFC
7:00 AM ET AARON JUDGE BEGINS 2023 as the 16th captain in the storied history of the New York Yankees. He joins a list that features icons like Babe Ruth (who served for just five days, but … it counts), Lou Gehrig, Thurman Munson, Don Mattingly and, most recently, Derek Jeter. He’s the face of
7:49 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN THE TORONTO RAPTORS are a rarity in the modern NBA: a franchise with options. Plenty of teams have sold off their draft picks to chase contention immediately. Plenty more have moved their stars to pursue futures built around young talent and the NBA draft. But Toronto is stuck somewhere in
5:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Christian Pulisic will be out for “weeks” with a knee injury, according to Chelsea manager Graham Potter. The United States winger was forced off in the first half of Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Thursday in the Premier League after a challenge with John Stones. – Ogden: Chelsea
12:18 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Belgium’s David Goffin has ousted fifth-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the ASB Tennis Classic in a match which produced an engrossing clash of styles. Goffin, a baseliner who won his seventh ATP singles title last year on clay in