6:01 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have signed veteran forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed. The 33-year-old Brassard had 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games with the New York Islanders in 2019-20. Brassard has six 40-point seasons during
6:12 PM ET NEWCASTLE, England — Liverpool ended 2020 just as they started it, at the top of the Premier League and in pole position to end the season as champions, but Wednesday’s 0-0 draw against Newcastle United at St James’ Park proved that not everything is the same as it was 12 months ago.
9:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers were able to rebound from their most lopsided loss in franchise history without Kawhi Leonard. Leonard did not suit up in a 124-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night as the All-Star forward missed his second consecutive game because of a mouth laceration. Leonard
5:47 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. It’s unclear if he tested positive or if he was deemed at risk because of a close contact. If he tested positive, he would not be allowed to return for at least 10 days from the
3:37 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN If you’re getting ready to play in the College Football Playoff, there is no one better to wish you good luck than two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe. At Wednesday’s media day at the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game (Jan. 1, 4 p.m. ET
5:41 PM ET Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year’s honours list published on Wednesday. The 35-year-old this year became the most successful F1 driver of all time after equalling Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record seven titles and beating the German’s 91 race wins. The sport’s
4:23 PM ET Zdeno Chara is leaving the Boston Bruins after 14 seasons and signing a one-year free-agent contract with the Washington Capitals. Chara, 43, will make $795,000 against the salary cap with Washington. He said the Bruins decided to go in a different direction, and the unrestricted free agent was not in their plans.
3:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs president Jed Hoyer didn’t want to become one of those organizations with little talent left at the end of its current window of contention. So, with a clear eye toward the future, he traded star pitcher Yu Darvish to the San Diego Padres earlier this week for four very
3:29 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — American tennis player Sam Querrey was handed a suspended $20,000 fine by the ATP tour on Wednesday for breaching coronavirus protocols at the St. Petersburg Open in October. Querrey left Russia on a private plane after testing positive for COVID-19, despite having been placed in isolation by local
8:45 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Twenty-nine baseball teams had the opportunity to acquire one of the best pitchers in the world for little more than a handful of lottery tickets, and only one jumped at it. If