12:49 PM ET The Penguins are buying out Jack Johnson‘s contract, the team announced Monday. Pittsburgh put the 33-year-old defenseman on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout. The Penguins signed Johnson to a five-year, $16.25 million contract in 2018, though he has often struggled during his two seasons with the team, and has
12:48 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus have completed the deadline day signing of Italy international Federico Chiesa from Fiorentina on a two-year loan with the obligation to buy. Chiesa, 22, is considered one of the hottest prospects in Italian football and the move was finalised once Douglas Costa completed a
11:50 AM BST England coach Eddie Jones, restricted in his options by the ongoing Premiership season, has included 12 uncapped players in an initial 28-man training squad to begin preparations for the delayed Six Nations game away to Italy on Oct. 31. England will also have a non-cap match against the Barbarians the week before,
4:51 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff A potential controversy was avoided at IPL 2020 when Delhi Capitals spinner R Ashwin warned Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch for straying out of the crease at the non-striker’s end but didn’t take the chance to run him out for the same. While bowling the third over of the
11:49 AM ET Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa will lead the investigation into the astonishing Kart World Championship incident that saw a driver attack a rival on and off the circuit in separate incidents. On Sunday, video emerged of Italian driver Luca Corberi walking to the side of the racetrack to throw a loose bumper
11:32 AM ET Serena Williams and Roger Federer have confirmed that they will compete at the 2021 Australian Open, and the tournament hopes to host spectators that will make up 25 to 50 percent of the seating capacity at the tournament’s three main arenas. Craig Tiley, the Australian Open tournament director and CEO of Tennis
9:48 AM ET November’s Turkish Grand Prix will take place without spectators on advice from the country’s coronavirus provincial pandemic committee. Organisers of the Istanbul Park race had hoped to invite upwards of 100,000 fans to the Nov. 15 event, the first held at the circuit since 2011. However, on Monday it was confirmed this
Oct 2, 2020 ESPN News Services Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson died Friday at age 84, the St. Louis Cardinals confirmed to ESPN. Gibson, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, played all of his 17 MLB seasons with the Cardinals from 1959 through 1975. He announced in July 2019 that he had pancreatic cancer.
7:30 AM ET Six years of the College Football Playoff have produced 24 playoff bids. Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio State have combined for 17 of them. This season, then, it was fair to assume once the Big Ten rejoined the fray and announced it would play later in the fall (Oct. 24) that these
9:00 AM ET When the Eagles knocked away a Hail Mary attempt from third-string 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard to hold on for a 25-20 victory in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday night, they did more than win a game. At 1-2-1, the Eagles are now in first place in the NFC East, a division in