7:30 AM ET The Washington Capitals will not have goaltender Ilya Samsonov for the NHL restart after the rookie suffered an undisclosed injury in his native Russia during the league hiatus, general manager Brian MacLellan told reporters Friday. MacLellan said Samsonov did not travel to Toronto after he failed a physical when he rejoined the
Month: August 2020
12:48 AM ET NBA Insiders Last year, a dark horse contender pulled off consecutive upsets to win the NBA championship. Who could be this year’s Raptors? Friday night’s action featured three of those dark horses: the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics. Saturday’s games in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, will show us a handful
8:33 PM ET The UFC has added a heavyweight matchup between Alexander Volkov and Walt Harris to its UFC 254 pay-per-view lineup in October, sources confirmed to ESPN. UFC 254 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 24 at a location to be determined. UFC president Dana White revealed this week it will feature a
3:11 PM ET A Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend now has his first home in mixed martial arts. Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, a 13-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, has signed a multiyear contract with Asia’s ONE Championship, manager Ali Abdelaziz told ESPN on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Almeida, 30, will compete in the heavyweight division. Per Abdelaziz, Almeida will
11:32 AM ET ESPN News Services The Miami Marlins, after an 18th player tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, are getting multiple sleeper buses to take infected players and coaches from Philadelphia to Miami, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Friday. In all, the Marlins have had 21 members of the organization test positive over
11:33 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. The New York Yankees got the worst news possible Friday on Tommy Kahnle‘s injured elbow, as manager Aaron Boone announced the reliever is likely destined for Tommy John surgery. “He’s probably headed for surgery,” Boone said. “Your heart goes
8:10 PM ET Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac became the first player in the NBA bubble not to kneel for the national anthem or wear a Black Lives Matter T-shirt over his jersey before a seeding game. The decision to stand came before Orlando’s 128-118 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday afternoon, the
10:39 PM ET Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. — Kyle Stanley had another eagle in a 14-point round Friday to take the lead into the weekend in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event. Stanley had a 22-point total for a two-stroke lead over Matthias Schwab, Robert Streb and Branden Grace in
10:36 PM ET Former Alabama athletic director and Tennessee football coach Bill Battle has been hospitalized with COVID-19, he said in a statement released Friday. Battle, 78, is expected to make a full recovery. “I appreciate the prayers and well-wishes from so many, and want to let you know that I’m stable and resting comfortably,”
1:01 PM ET Saturday’s FA Cup final showdown at Wembley — 12.30 p.m. ET, ESPN+ (U.S. only) — is the third installment of a recent trilogy pitting Arsenal against Chelsea, with the score locked at one win apiece. The two previous finals did not follow their prevailing prematch narrative. In 2017, Chelsea headed into the