Month: December 2018

9:59 PM ET ESPN News Services SEATTLE — Wednesday’s celebration outside the building that Seattle’s new NHL team will eventually call home came with all the formality of a groundbreaking event, complete with the principals taking turns giving remarks and ceremonially shoveling dirt. It also came with a new price tag even higher than what
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8:13 PM ET CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police is opening an internal investigation into the response from the department to an incident involving former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt. The NFL is considering three separate off-field incidents as it works toward a final decision on discipline for ex-Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt.
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7:06 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Baseball players are concerned the Seattle Mariners have become yet another rebuilding team and might be joined by others following a season of steep attendance drops among clubs that faded early and never contended for the playoffs. Union head Tony Clark and new collective bargaining director
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6:48 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Stefan Elliott and forward Tobias Lindberg in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Macoy Erkamps and forward Ben Sexton. The swap of minor leaguers was announced on Wednesday. Elliott and Lindberg will report to the American Hockey League’s Belleville
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6:09 PM ET Tiger Woods has given the strongest indication yet that he will tee it up as a rare playing captain in the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. Ernie Els expects Tiger Woods will be a U.S. playing captain when the two lead their teams at the Presidents Cup next December at Royal
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3:00 AM ET Welcome to our live report for the opening Test from Adelaide as the eagerly anticipated series between Australia and India gets underway. We’ll provide analysis, colour, stats and graphics throughout the match. You can, as always, also follow our ball-by-ball commentary *If the blog doesn’t load first time, please refresh your page
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4:40 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is appealing his $13,369 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct for dropping $21 into the Salvation Army kettle following a Thanksgiving Day touchdown against the Washington Redskins. The only time Jason Witten traded jerseys with a foe was with Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, who
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4:11 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield won’t lobby for Lincoln Riley, but Mayfield believes his former college coach is ready for the NFL. “Lincoln’s been ready,” Mayfield said Wednesday as the Browns prepared for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers. “Just who he is, how he coaches, the respect level he’s had from
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3:35 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brett Moffitt needs a job for next season to defend his NASCAR Truck Series championship. Hattori Racing Enterprises informed Moffitt it will hire a driver who can bring funding to the team next season. Team owner Shige Hattori had sponsorship woes that threatened to shut his team
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3:30 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The continuing offensive explosion in the 2018-19 NHL season has produced an intense race for the Hart Trophy, has tightened the field for the Calder and has created a Vezina race where only a few goaltenders are head-and-shoulders above their peers’ plummeting save percentages. Here’s the NHL Awards Watch for
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