Month: November 2018

1:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NHL referee Mick McGeough has died at 62. The NHL said in a statement Saturday that McGeough died Friday night in Regina, Saskatchewan. A fundraiser to support his family said he had a stroke a week ago. McGeough worked 21 seasons from 1987 through 2008, refereeing 1,083 regular-season
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2:05 PM ET Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel has been fined $5,000 for biting San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic during Friday’s game. Roussel and Vlasic tussled during the final minute of the Sharks’ 4-0 win. Vlasic’s fist was against the side of Roussel’s head, and as Vlasic pulled his arm away, Roussel bit him.
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11:51 AM ET Connor McDonagh Williams 2019 race driver George Russell has secured the 2018 Formula 2 title following his feature race victory at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Russell, who drives for ART Grand Prix — the same junior outfit which took Lewis Hamilton to a GP2 title in 2006 — went
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10:49 AM ET The University of Alabama took the extraordinary step of using helicopters to dry the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of the No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide’s home game against in-state rival Auburn on Saturday. On Saturday morning, athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted a photo of the so-called “drying” process, which included two different
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10:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN LeBron James wore sneakers in his high school colors for his return to Cleveland. David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images In his return to Cleveland this season, LeBron James didn’t just look to honor his home state with the launch of his new “More Than An Athlete” docuseries chronicling his rise
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10:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The Predator is back. Francis Ngannou had embodied that nickname for several years by winning his first six UFC fights, all stoppages inside of two rounds. His 2018 performances, however, had not lived up to the moniker. After being battered in a heavyweight title fight in January, the big Cameroonian
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10:43 AM ET Michigan star defensive end Chase Winovich has been cleared to play and will suit up Saturday against rival Ohio State, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Winovich will suit up for the game, but it is uncertain how much he’ll play, according to ESPN and reports. The news that Winovich had been
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