Month: August 2023

Aug 2, 2023, 11:32 AM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Drew O’Connor to a two-year, $1.85 million contract Wednesday, avoiding arbitration. The two sides were scheduled for a hearing Friday. O’Connor, 25, played in 46 games for Pittsburgh last season, recording 11 points (five goals, six assists). A New Jersey native, O’Connor has played
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 09:52 AM ET VIRGINIA WATER, England — José María Olazábal was named Wednesday as the European team’s fourth vice captain for the Ryder Cup. It’s the fourth time Olazábal will serve as assistant — after 2008, 2010 and 2014 — and he was captain for Europe’s famous comeback win at
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 1, 2023, 08:59 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The width of the post. That is how close the U.S. women’s national team came to being eliminated from the 2023 World Cup. Fortunately, for the U.S., the
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Aug 2, 2023, 02:44 AM ET New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is expected to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday in New York City regarding his potential suspension for his involvement in a fight outside a Las Vegas nightclub in 2022, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter late Tuesday night. Kamara reached
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 07:58 AM ET GLASGOW, Scotland — Eritrean star rider Biniam Girmay has withdrawn from the cycling world championships in Scotland citing injury, hours after it was reported he and three teammates had been denied visas to enter the U.K. The 23-year-old Girmay, who last year became the first Black African
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