7:00 AM ET TAMPA BAY — Nikita Kucherov doesn’t exactly have a poker face. “He’s the type of guy where you can tell when things are going good or not going good, on and off the ice, based on his body language,” said ESPN analyst Ryan Callahan, Kucherov’s former linemate with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
9:17 AM ET Kelsey Puckett LAS VEGAS — It’s Dec. 28, 2020, and UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is invited to a Roaring ’20s-themed party to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Kyrgyzstan. “I’m like, oh my god, it’s three days before the New Year and I don’t have a dress,” Shevchenko recalled to ESPN two
Lorena Wiebes recovered from an opening-day crash in style as she sprinted to a dominant victory on stage two of the Women’s Tour. But Wiebes, who rides for Team DSM, justified her status as favourite for Tuesday’s 92km stage, which started and finished in Harlow, Essex. Italy’s Barbara Guarischi beat Shari Bossuyt of Belgium to
8:00 AM ET Many elite college football programs have been taken down by either key assistant coaching changes, a failure to keep up with the times, or both. In 2022, Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers, the ruling power of the ACC Atlantic for more than a half-decade, has to fend off both. Swinney must replace longtime
4:20 AM BST New Zealand Rugby has issued a public apology to Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate more than six months after the national women’s hooker complained of suffering a mental breakdown following alleged criticism from her former coach Glenn Moore. A social media post by Te Kura in December triggered an independent cultural review which found
4:44 AM ET Britain’s Emma Raducanu said she will not rush into a decision over appointing a permanent coach as she begins preparations for the grasscourt season ahead of Wimbledon, which commences later this month. The 19-year-old has been without a full-time coach after splitting with German coach Torben Beltz in April. “I want to
On a concrete playground in a poor hillside neighborhood in Brazil, ecstatic children are chasing a ball at top speed. But in an unusual scene for the football-mad country, they are indifferent to the goalposts nearby, instead swinging cricket bats and fielding drives. Welcome to Pocos de Caldas, a city of 170,000 people that is
3:03 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable football player in the world, according Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory, followed by Real Madrid‘s Vinicius Jr. and new Manchester City recruit Erling Haaland. Mbappe, who turned down Real and signed a new three-year deal at PSG last month, topped the list
12:00 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout singled in his first at-bat against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, ending a career-worst 0-for-26 drought. Trout snapped his skid in Los Angeles’ first home game following a six-game trip to the East Coast. His previous worst slide was
10:20 PM ET ESPN News Services POWELL, Ohio — Fran Quinn last played the U.S. Open eight years ago with his teenage son as his caddie. He thought they might have a moment even more special on Monday as both of them tried to get through the final stage of qualifying. Only one of them
11:47 PM ET After dominating three rounds of their postseason competition, the Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Stanley Cup Final. The Avs’ superstars have delivered, as Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are both making strong cases for the Conn Smythe. But they’ve gotten superb production from depth players as well, including a series-winning goal
7:13 PM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz face an unexpected search for a new coach. Utah was prepared to enter next season with Quin Snyder at the helm until the head coach unexpectedly stepped down after eight seasons. The two sides had recently discussed an extension with Snyder, who still
4:56 PM ET All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald will remain with the Los Angeles Rams with a big raise that will make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. The Rams reworked Donald’s deal to give him a $40 million raise over the last three years of his existing contract, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter,
9:14 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Defensive tackle Aaron Donald will be the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL for the second time in his career. And coach Sean McVay is thrilled Donald is getting paid and continuing his career with the Los Angeles Rams. “He’s earned it,” McVay said on Monday afternoon on SiriusXM radio.
4:39 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Darvin Ham was introduced as the Los Angeles Lakers‘ new coach Monday, with point guard Russell Westbrook standing off to the side in a public show of support for the hiring. And Ham reciprocated that support right back to Westbrook, after a tumultuous first season in Los Angeles
1:40 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Outfielder Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros finalized a $115 million, six-year contract covering 2023-28. The 24-year-old has a one-year deal for 2022 calling for $764,600 while in the major leagues and $304,500 should he be assigned to the minors. His new deal announced Monday calls for a
8:48 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor has won the Lady Byng Trophy, given to the NHL’s most gentlemanly player. The league announced the honor Monday night before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between Colorado and Edmonton. Connor tied for the second-fewest number of minor penalties
7:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jermall Charlo’s layoff will extend past one year. The 32-year-old was set to defend his middleweight title against Maciej Sulecki on June 18 in Houston, his hometown, but the fight has been postponed because of a back injury that Charlo suffered in training, Showtime announced. The fight will be rescheduled