Month: June 2021

5:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Rangers and Swedish defenseman Nils Lundkvist have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract. Rangers president and general manager Chris Drury announced the deal with the 20-year-old first-round pick Thursday. Lundkvist played 52 games with Lulea in the Swedish Hockey League this past season, finishing with
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5:27 PM ET DUBLIN, Ohio — Xander Schauffele is statistically one of the best putters on the PGA Tour. That didn’t stop him from changing this week to a different style — one he believes should be illegal. Schauffele, the fifth-ranked player in the world, began practicing with a longer putter and using the armlock
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5:16 PM ET Associated Press A company that has partnered with dozens of college athletic departments on name, image and likeness programming announced a deal with Twitter on Thursday that will allow athletes to monetize video posts on the social media platform. In less than a month, several state laws will go into effect that
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12:41 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Another solid running back could be headed to Motown, as Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell confirmed Thursday that the team has been in talks with free agent Todd Gurley. Gurley, who played for the Atlanta Falcons last season, was in Detroit last week to visit with the organization. “Look,
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10:32 AM ET The Boston Celtics announced Wednesday that Danny Ainge is retiring and coach Brad Stevens is being promoted to president of basketball operations. The Celtics will start a search to hire a head coach to replace Stevens. Ainge will work with the team on the transition through the offseason. Celtics staff were informed
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9:06 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After attempts to sign the deal for the Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury heavyweight title fight broke down last month, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn
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