The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs have been notable more for the unexpected than the expected. The regular-season juggernaut Boston Bruins and defending cup champion Colorado Avalanche were ousted in the first round. The final team to qualify for the playoffs — the Florida Panthers — is through to the Eastern Conference finals. Home-ice advantage has
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Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMay 14, 2023, 09:55 AM ET BUFFALO, N.Y. — After being out of the NFL since 2019, defensive end Shane Ray is back in the league, signing with the Buffalo Bills after trying out at the team’s rookie minicamp on Friday and Saturday. Ray was picked 23rd overall by the Denver Broncos in
Associated Press May 14, 2023, 09:03 AM ET TAMPERE, Finland — The United States had to come back from a goal down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Canada had to do the same on the way to a 5-2 victory over Slovenia, the
ESPN News Services May 14, 2023, 07:17 AM ET PARIS — Rafael Nadal turned down a wild-card offer for next week’s Challenger tournament in Bordeaux, the clay-court event director said Sunday, as the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s participation in the French Open hangs in the balance. Nadal has been struggling with a hip injury he
May 13, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has criticised the club for not taking his advice to sign Erling Haaland in 2018. Solskjaer managed Haaland during their time together at Molde before the striker went on to join FC Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund and now Manchester City. – Stream on
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. It’s 20 minutes after the New York Knicks completed
Yusuf Pathan, the former India and Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder, feels that with Sunil Narine and Andre Russell not at their best consistently, perhaps it’s time the KKR management starts looking beyond them. “We should see how Narine and Russell have performed in the last three years, or how many match-winning performances they have put
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterMay 14, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. SEATTLE — Needing a response to keep their season alive, the Seattle Kraken found exactly that in a 6-3 series-tying win Saturday against the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of this Western Conference semifinal at
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 14, 2023, 12:07 AM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Janibek Alimkhanuly put on his most impressive performance as a middleweight champion on Saturday night as a thunderous left uppercut sparked a series of knockdowns that
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterMay 14, 2023, 12:07 AM ET Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Janibek Alimkhanuly put on his most impressive performance as a middleweight champion on Saturday night as a thunderous left uppercut sparked a series of knockdowns that