12:56 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — With a pair of first-period assists in Game 2, Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov matched — then surpassed — Tampa Bay’s record for most points in a single postseason. With 28 points (six goals, 22 assists), Kucherov bettered Brad Richards‘ franchise record, which was set during the team’s
1:50 PM ET LSU has named Myles Brennan the team’s starting quarterback when the Tigers open the season on Saturday at home against Mississippi State. Brennan steps in for Joe Burrow, who threw 60 touchdown passes in 2019 and had perhaps the best season in college football history. Burrow, a former transfer, won the Heisman
2:16 PM ET The Premier League had its first heavyweight battle as Liverpool handled Chelsea, league play began in the German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A, plus we got a good look at Real Madrid. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week. Jump
5:10 AM GMT Bowlers beware. Alyssa Healy might be about to bring out even more shots. The Australia wicketkeeper-batter could unveil some new strokeplay in the series against New Zealand which starts on Saturday, having used the extended Covid-19-enforced break from the game to look at how she can become a full 360-degree player. The
9:37 AM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. We’re prone to hyperbole in analysis, as it’s hard not to
7:00 AM ET Did you think we would get here? With one week remaining in this shortened, 60-game season, without the benefit of a bubble to keep the players completely isolated from the COVID-19 virus, the 30 teams and 1,295 different players who have worn a major league uniform in 2020 are going to make
Sep 21, 2020 Nikola Jokic had a feeling Anthony Davis‘ buzzer-beating 3-pointer was going to fall over his outstretched arm and all he could do was hunch over and put his hands on his knees as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated Sunday. The Denver Nuggets‘ center did everything he could to steal Game 2, scoring
9:06 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin is starting his own race car team in partnership with Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan and Bubba Wallace as the driver. Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner and top contender for this year’s Cup title, made the announcement on social media. The team will be
1:57 PM ET Mac Jones will be Alabama‘s starting quarterback when it opens the season Saturday against Missouri, coach Nick Saban announced Monday. Jones, a redshirt junior, started four games last season when Tua Tagovailoa was injured. Jones threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions during a 35-16 win over Michigan in
3:49 PM ET Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — Billie Jean King and the other members of the Original 9 who laid the groundwork for the women’s professional tennis tour are the first group nominated together for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. They join Jonas Bjorkman, Sergi Brugera, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Lleyton Hewitt, Lisa Raymond