NHL Rangers, Matt Rempe agree to two-year deal Rempe, 22, led the team in hits per 60 minutes (19.64) and his 19.64 hits per 60 were the sixth-most in the NHL among players who skated in at least 40 games. In addition, he established career-highs in goals (3), assists (5) and points (8) this season, a
MLB Angels re-sign Shaun Anderson to Minor League contract Anderson elected free agency Saturday after begin DFA'd by the Angels, but he'll ultimately return to the team after testing the open market. The 30-year-old righty owns a 5.74 ERA and 1.66 WHIP through 42.1 innings at Triple-A Salt Lake and is unlikely t
MLB MLB Preview - Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers G2 The Texas Rangers (36-37) will host the Kansas City Royals (35-38), in the second game of a three-game series, Wednesday at 8:05 p.m. ET.
NHL Blackhawks likely to buy out T.J. Brodie The Chicago Blackhawks have a youth movement that is flowing through the ranks at the moment. With the 2024-2025 season ended, they will have to optimize the lineup, and that could mean moving on from defenseman T.J. Brodie.
NFL Giants LT Andrew Thomas tied to lengthy return timetable Thomas battles back from Lisfranc surgery aiming to fortify Giants’ struggling offensive line.
MLB MLB Preview - New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves G2 The Atlanta Braves (32-39) play the New York Mets (45-28), who will be attempting to halt a four-game losing streak, Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET, at Truist Park.
MLB Rafael Devers to start work at first base with Giants The Giants’ new star slugger was officially introduced during a press conference at Oracle Park prior to Tuesday night’s 3-2 series-opening loss to the Guardians.
NBA Desmond Bane had Orlando at top of wish list Desmond Bane is excited to be coached by Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley.
NFL Cordarrelle Patterson unlikely to make Steelers’ roster Patterson faces uncertain future as Steelers struggle to find his role in roster shuffle.
MLB MLB Preview - Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners G3 At T-Mobile Park on Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox (38-37) play the Seattle Mariners (37-35), with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET.
NBA Thunder’s Nikola Topic could return to action this summer It's been about 11 months since Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Nikola Topic underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
NFL Packers not expected to extend Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst in 2025 Incoming Green Bay Packers president/CEO Ed Policy is not quite ready to offer contract extensions to Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst, but given that he said he doesn't generally believe an NFL head coach or general manager should work into the last year
GOD Game of the day - San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers G3 This contest between the Dodgers and Padres is on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Be ready to see the opening pitch at 10:10 p.m. ET.
GOTW UFC Baku: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. The UFC breaks new ground this week when it holds its first fight card in Baku, Azerbaijan. That event, UFC Baku, takes place on Saturday, June 21 at Baku Crystal Palace and features a main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill
POKER Allan Le wins second WSOP bracelet The 2025 World Series of Poker event at Horseshoe and Paris Casino in Las Vegas drew out many of those looking for a bracelet in the stud variant to call their own. A total of 472 entrants came out and generated a prize pool of $626,580 that was paid out
CRICKET Richard Gould says India series as commercially important as the Ashes 'We know how big it is,' says Richard Gould, the ECB's chief executive, as cricket vies to take centre stage in English sport over the next six weeks. 'It is a huge summer.'
CRICKET Sophie Devine to retire from ODIs after World Cup Devine will retire from one-day internationals after this year's 50-over Cricket World Cup in October calling time on part of her career that began when she was 17-years-old. Turning down a central contract with New Zealand Cricket for the upcoming season
NFL Jacksonville Jaguars reportedly undecided on Travis Hunter’s gameday workload Travis Hunter made no secret about his intentions of playing both ways in the NFL after doing so during his decorated college career. The Heisman winner remains on track to do just that during his rookie campaign with the Jaguars. Shortly after Jacksonvi
MLB Seattle Mariners claim Jacob Hurtubise Hurtubise, 27, has seen brief big league work in each of the past two seasons with Cincinnati. He’s totaled 83 major league plate appearances and batted .167/.291/.212 in that tiny sample. He’s been far better in Triple-A, where his speed, plate disciplin
MLB Toronto Blue Jays designate Erik Swanson for assignment Swanson, 31, was acquired from the Mariners ahead of the 2023 season as part of the trade that sent outfielder Teoscar Hernández to Seattle. Swanson’s first season with the Jays was excellent, as he posted a 2.97 earned run average over 66 2/3 innings. He
NFL LA Rams re-sign Derion Kendrick The former sixth-rounder recorded 14 pass deflections during his first two years with Los Angeles, and in 2022 he notched his first career interception. A notable workload would have likely been in store once again last year if not for the injury, one whi
NFL NY Jets sign Harrison Mevis Mevis made 20 of 21 field goals with the Stallions this season. He did not capture attention with 60-plus-yard makes like Jake Bates did last year, with the Birmingham kicker’s longest make being 54 yards. But the Lions seeing Bates make a considerable di
MLB Arizona Diamondbacks sign Anthony Gose The Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal with lefty reliever Anthony Gose, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Gose has spent the season thus far with the Mets organization, but the MiLB transaction log reflects that he was quietly released yesterday.
MLB NY Mets place right-hander Tylor Megill on IL v2 Megill told members of the media, including Laura Albanese of Newsday, that he just has inflammation and no ligament damage. That doesn’t fully align with the official announcement, as a sprain involves some degree of stretching or tearing, by definition.
SOCCER Women's football fanbase reportedly to reach 800 million worldwide by 2030 The global broadcast audience is also expected to rise by 30 percent across major tournaments by 2030. While sponsorship deals tripled for the 2023 Women's World Cup from the 2019 tournament, only a small fraction of global sponsorship budgets are alloca
SOCCER Manchester United reportedly held exploratory talks with Hugo Ekitike Manchester United have made an enquiry for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike. Frankfurt value the 22-year-old, who is also admired by Chelsea, at €100million.
GOLF Jay Monahan to step down at the end of his contract in 2026 PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan will step down at the end of his contract in 2026 and will transition his day-to-day responsibilities of running the circuit to new CEO Brian Rolapp, the tour said in a statement. In a news release, the PGA Tour said Mona
COLLEGE FOOTBALL JP Peace commits to Tennessee Peace, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound defender from Knoxville West High School, is the first member of coach Josh Heupel's 2027 class. Not currently ranked by ESPN, Peace earned a scholarship offer from Tennessee on May 12 and held offers from Florida State, Kentu
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Jake Garcia transfers to Michigan Michigan has added another experienced arm to its quarterback room for the 2025 season. Jake Garcia, a well-traveled signal-caller who spent last year at East Carolina, has signed with the Wolverines as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility rem
SPECIALS Nina Kuscsik passes away at age 86 Nina Kuscsik, who campaigned for women's inclusion in long-distance running and then won the Boston Marathon the first year that they were officially allowed to enter into the race, has died. She was 86. An obituary for the A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home in H
WHEELS F1 to continue to race in Montreal until 2035 Formula 1 will continue to race in Montreal until 2035 after the announcement of a four-year extension of its existing deal with the promoters of the Canadian Grand Prix on Tuesday. The event already had a contract to host the race until 2031, but the ex
RUGBY Jack van Poortvliet called up by British & Irish Lions Jack van Poortvliet has been called up by the British & Irish Lions ahead of their match with Argentina on Friday in Dublin. Van Poortvliet, 24, adds scrum-half cover as the tourists prepare for their warm-up match later this week. The Leicester No.9 was
SPECIALS Angel Reese files trademark for the term 'mebounds' The phrase mebounds originated during an episode of the Club 520 podcast, a show featuring former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague and his co-hosts, DJ Wells and Brandon Bishop B Hen Hendricks. Hendricks jokingly referred to Reese’s rebounds as mebounds due to he
SPECIALS Ippei Mizuhara officially begun federal prison sentence Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN on Monday. Mizuhara, 40, was ordered to surrender to federa
TENNIS Aryna Sabalenka apologizes to Coco Gauff for post-match comments Aryna Sabalenka says she has written to Coco Gauff to apologize for the unprofessional comments she made following her loss to her American rival in the final of the French Open. Speaking to Eurosport Germany, the top-ranked Sabalenka said her remarks af
NBA Atlanta Hawks reportedly interested in re-signing Caris LeVert and Larry Nance Jr The Hawks are interested in retaining two of their unrestricted free agents, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, who reported that Atlanta is looking to keep Caris LeVert and Larry Nance Jr., though the price tag on LeVert apparently rose during his
WHEELS Toto Wolff labels Red Bull's appeal as 'embarrassing' Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has labelled Red Bull's attempt to protest George Russell's victory at the Canadian Grand Prix as petty and embarrassing. While Russell did hit the brakes behind the safety car, the stewards found nothing erratic about h
POKER Carlos Leiva wins first WSOP bracelet Leiva was the chip leader heading into the final day, with seven still in contention. Weisman scored the first knockout of the day, before Leiva sent the next two players packing. Weisman then got the last of his stack in after seeing a jack-high flop wit
NBA Six players receive green room invitations to this week’s NBA draft Noa Essengue, Collin Murray-Boyles, Thomas Sorber, Liam McNeeley, Nolan Traore and Will Riley have been extended green room invitations to next week’s draft.
