Jagr, Kovalchuk among questions left in busy NHL free agency A busy weekend to kick off NHL free agency has left a few prominent players still looking for landing spots, and teams still needing to fill some holes. The leftover list is a who’s who of stars from previous decades, […]
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Rookies settling in atop baseball’s leaderboards The American League’s home run leader is a rookie. Same in the National League. The AL batting race? A rookie is in front there, too. Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Ben Gamel have made quite an impression already during the first half of this […]
Utah Summer League begins with high expectations for Exum NBA Summer League rosters are typically comprised of rookies getting their first taste of the league or players trying to catch the eye of an organization. Utah’s Dante Exum doesn’t quite fit either category. The Jazz guard was the No. 5 […]
After shock win over Pacquiao, Horn ignoring the criticism Manny Pacquiao had already left town without saying much, even as criticism of the referee in the WBO welterweight world title fight and the judges who awarded a unanimous points decision to a previously almost anonymous Jeff Horn was still pouring […]
Wimbledon to start under cloudy sky; Murray, Williams on tap The 2017 edition of Wimbledon is set to start under a cloudy sky and with a chill in the air. Defending champion and No. 1-seeded Andy Murray will play in the first match at Centre Court on Monday, facing Alexander […]
Pacers agree to send All-Star Paul George to Thunder, sources say The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade four-time All-Star forward Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Friday night. As part of the deal, the Pacers will acquire guard Victor Oladipo and second-year […]
Westbrook set to learn if his historic season was an MVP one A year ago, uncertainty surrounded Russell Westbrook. Kevin Durant stunned the league by leaving Oklahoma City for rival Golden State in free agency. The four-time scoring champion and former MVP had been the central piece in making the […]
Maury Wills calls last game for North Dakota team At 84, Maury Wills has called it a career. Far from Dodger Stadium where he became a stolen base champion, Wills on Sunday wrapped up more than two decades of dropping into the broadcast booth for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. In Wills’ […]
NHL movement just getting started going into free agency As New York Rangers players cleaned out their lockers after a second-round playoff exit, all the talk was about impending change. That’s just getting started — for the Rangers and the rest of the NHL. Big moves leading up to and […]
Dombrowski turns to Fister again, this time in Boston Dombrowski turns to Fister again, this time in Boston:- Doug Fister is again pitching for Dave Dombrowski, a reunion between a pitcher and an executive with plenty of history. Dombrowski made a number of big trades when he was with the […]
