6:39 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The National Hockey League and its teams have been quick to embrace legalized sports wagering in the U.S. after the Supreme Court ruled in May that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 was unconstitutional. The league has partnered with MGM Resorts as its “official sports wagering partner,”
Month: November 2018
6:32 PM ET Voters in San Diego have approved a ballot measure that paves the way for a new football stadium for San Diego State. Measure G, known as the SDSU West initiative, is a plan to redevelop city land currently dedicated to SDCCU Stadium — the former home of the San Diego Chargers, where
6:30 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold, who played every snap in the team’s first nine games, is expected to miss at least one game with a strained right foot. One source called it a week-to-week injury, saying Darnold will be re-evaluated after the team’s Week 11 bye.
6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic $25,000 for using derogatory and offensive language during a postgame interview. Jokic was fined for using an anti-gay slur, saying “no h—, he’s longer than you expect” when asked by reporters about Wendell Carter Jr. after the
5:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic $10,000 for roughing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mathieu Joseph. The league’s Department of Player Safety announced the fine Wednesday. The amount is the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. Lucic
3:53 PM ET A planned middleweight bout between rising star Paulo Costa and former title contender Yoel Romero is off again, sources told ESPN. The UFC had hoped to book the fight as the main event for its Jan. 19 card in Brooklyn, New York, but sources said the fight was recently canceled after Costa
3:04 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is expected to be ready for spring training following surgery on his left wrist. The Braves said Wednesday Swanson had a procedure on Monday to remove a “loose body” in the wrist. The 24-year-old Swanson hit .238 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs
11:37 AM GMT Manu Tuilagi’s return to the England fold ahead of their clash with New Zealand has helped settle down Eddie Jones’ team, according to team-mate Ben Youngs. Tuilagi has made the 25-man squad for Saturday’s Quilter international against the All Blacks at Twickenham after recovering from a minor groin strain. He had been
3:00 AM ET Toss: New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan Kane Williamson and Trent Boult at a practice session Getty Images On a hot November afternoon and what looks like a flat track, New Zealand opted to set a total for Pakistan to chase. Looking to come back from a whitewash in the T20I series,
4:41 PM ET DENVER — When 20-year-old strawweight Maycee Barber enters the cage for her UFC debut on Saturday, a timer on her phone back in the Pepsi Center locker room will continue to wind down. That “countdown,” as Barber refers to it, is constantly running on her home screen. She set it up about