9:06 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — While officials reviewed Capitals forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel‘s check to the head of Lightning defenseman Cal Foote, Tampa Bay’s Patrick Maroon dropped the gloves with Washington’s Garnet Hathaway during the lengthy stoppage. That was just the start of the fisticuffs as tensions boiled over Friday night between these
Nov 9, 2022 If the College Football Playoff is going to expand to 12 teams as early as the 2024 season, everyone involved in the existing 12-year contract must unanimously agree to changing the terms, and the CFP and the Rose Bowl are still negotiating the historic game’s role in the new model, a top
2:57 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It has been almost six weeks since Kenny Golladay last played in a game for the wide receiver-needy New York Giants. This appears to be the week for his return. Barring a setback, Golladay is expected to play Sunday when the Giants, coming off a bye week, host
7:26 PM ET Associated Press BELLEAIR, Fla. — Maria Fassi always knew a good putting stroke to go along with her explosive power would lead to low scores. She picked a good time for it to finally come together. Fassi powered her way across the rain-softened Pelican Golf Club and rode a smooth putting stroke
6:22 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Right-hander Nick Martinez opted out of his contract with the San Diego Padres and became a free agent after going 4-4 with a 3.47 ERA in his return from Japanese baseball. Martinez turned down a $6.5 million player option Thursday, instead triggering a $1.5 million buyout that
Nov 10, 2022 Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Fourteen free agents received qualifying offers from their former teams Thursday as Major League Baseball free agency officially began and players were free to sign with any organization. Among those tendered the
Nov 10, 2022 Tor-Kristian Karlsen As the years have passed and technology has improved, the likelihood of unknown players emerging out of nowhere to star at a World Cup has radically diminished. The routine use of analytics, “digital scouting” (where video footage is prioritised over the need to see the player in person) and meticulous
6:58 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — PGA Tour Champions points leader Steven Alker shot his second straight bogey-free round at the Charles Schwab Championship on Friday, a 7-under 64 that gave him a one-shot lead over Padraig Harrington. Alker made seven birdies at Phoenix Country Club to reach 13 under through two rounds, keeping
Nov 10, 2022 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James did not suffer a tear in his groin late in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday, an MRI revealed Thursday. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said James is day-to-day going forward. The team has officially listed him as out for Friday’s game
4:59 PM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — After starting the week with a 0% chance of playing this weekend, Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker returned to practice Friday and was later listed as questionable for the Sunday game against the Los Angeles Rams. Coach Kliff Kingsbury said Friday that he was told Baker, who injured his