10:16 AM ET The St. Louis Blues have signed center Brayden Schenn to an eight-year, $52 million contract extension, the team announced Friday. Schenn’s new deal comes off his fourth straight season in which he scored at least 50 points. He tallied 17 goals and 37 assists in 2018-19. The contract ties Schenn to the
10:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Andy Moles, who has been a key influence in the rise of the Afghanistan team, will now be their director of cricket. The 58-year-old former coach has also been appointed chief selector, as the team tries to navigate its way out of a patchy 2019. Moles has the experience of
6:18 AM ET On Nov. 14, 2015, UFC megastar Ronda Rousey suffered the first loss of her illustrious career, falling to Holly Holm in front of a UFC-record crowd of 56,214 in Melbourne, Australia. And wouldn’t you know it, both Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya — the two men who will headline Saturday’s UFC 243
7:30 AM ET Chris Peters Close ESPN Staff Writer Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. John Buccigross Close SportsCenter anchor John Buccigross joined ESPN as an
7:30 AM ET The road to the 2020 Men’s Frozen Four in Detroit begins in earnest Saturday afternoon with Boston University traveling to Union to kick off the regular season (ESPN+). The field often feels wide open, but Minnesota Duluth enters the season as the two-time defending champion. Despite not having the high draft picks
8:30 AM ET Associated Press BEIJING — Andy Murray‘s run at the China Open is over. The former No. 1, who had won consecutive singles matches for the first time since undergoing hip surgery in January, lost to top-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-2, 7-6 (3) Friday in the quarterfinals. Thiem broke the 32-year-old Murray in the
7:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Dallas Stars forward Blake Comeau will miss multiple weeks with a lower body injury suffered in the team’s season opener Thursday, while the team received good news on Roman Polak after the defenseman was stretchered off in the second period. In the first period of the Stars’ 2-1 loss
3:35 PM ET Gambia progressed into the Plate semifinals at the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after beating Mauritania 4-2 in a penalty shootout after their match ended goalless at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal, on Friday. The opening exchanges of the first half saw neither side very enterprising in attack with chances
8:00 AM ET It’s a four-playoff-game Friday! These days come around only once, maybe twice, a year — and this one is leading into the weekend. So let’s consider it a national holiday for the national pastime. What’s on tap Friday’s schedule 2:05 p.m. ET: Rays-Astros, ALDS Game 1 4:37 p.m. ET: Cardinals-Braves, NLDS Game
5:09 AM ET HONOLULU – Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni smirked as he stood up and twirled his right index finger, signaling to the referees that he was challenging an offensive foul called on James Harden with 2:02 remaining in the second quarter Thursday night. “In a preseason game?” LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers hollered