Playoff hero Barbashev gets new deal from Vegas
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Playoff hero Barbashev gets new deal from Vegas

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 28, 2023, 06: 01 PM ETCloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It didn’t take long for the Vegas Golden Knights to use their newfound cap space Wednesday, with the Stanley Cup champions signing forward Ivan Barbashev to a five-year contract worth $5 million annually.The Golden… […]

Wembanyama’s official height is 7-3½, Spurs say
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Wembanyama’s official height is 7-3½, Spurs say

Associated PressJun 28, 2023, 03: 04 PM ETVictor Wembanyama has grown a little. Or not, depending on perspective.The official height for the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, the San Antonio Spurs said Wednesday, is 7 feet, 3½ inches — and that was measured without shoes, per NBA guidelines.That’s a half-inch taller than Wembanyama… […]

Conte: Napoli ‘melted like snow’ in 3-0 defeat
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Conte: Napoli ‘melted like snow’ in 3-0 defeat

Antonio Conte: Napoli ‘melted like snow’ in opening defeat play Frank Leboeuf: It’s over for Raheem Sterling at Chelsea (1:34) Frank Leboeuf says Raheem Sterling’s best days are behind him and believes his days at Chelsea are over after being omitted in the squad vs. Manchester City. (1:34) Adriana Garcia Aug 19, 2024, 06:15 AM […]

Mourinho on Turkish football: ‘I’m the foreign one’
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Mourinho on Turkish football: ‘I’m the foreign one’

play Mourinho urges Fenerbahce to embrace gamesmanship (1:13) Jose Mourinho wants his Fenerbahce side to mimic the feigning injury and time wasting he claims their Turkish league opponents employ. (1:13) Adriana Garcia Aug 19, 2024, 05:14 AM ET Fenerbahce coach José Mourinho labelled himself as “the foreign one” on Saturday when addressing his need to […]

Preseason Power Rankings: Top 25 heading into the season
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Preseason Power Rankings: Top 25 heading into the season

ESPN staffAug 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET In just five days, college football will be back on your television screens to kick off Week 0, but a lot of change has occurred since early January. With offseason movement between the transfer portal, coaching changes, injuries and players drafted to the NFL, which teams have enhanced […]

Fournette escapes injury after SUV catches fire
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Fournette escapes injury after SUV catches fire

ESPN News ServicesJun 27, 2023, 01: 35 PM ETFree agent running back Leonard Fournette escaped injury after his car caught fire — while he was driving it.Fournette posted a video to his Instagram account Tuesday showing his charred luxury SUV on the side of a highway. It’s unclear where he was or what caused the… […]

Mets GM not panicking, backs skipper Showalter
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Mets GM not panicking, backs skipper Showalter

Joon Lee, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 05: 42 PM ETClosePreviously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduateThe New York Mets might be seven games under .500, but general manager Billy Eppler is not rushing to make any big moves ahead of the deadline.”We’ve got a decent amount of runway before the [Aug. 1] deadline,”… […]

Sources: Warriors’ DiVincenzo declining option
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Sources: Warriors’ DiVincenzo declining option

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJun 27, 2023, 05: 29 PM ETSAN FRANCISCO — Donte DiVincenzo will decline his $4.7 million player option with the Golden State Warriors and enter free agency, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.This wasn’t a big surprise for the Warriors and other front-office executives around the league, as there was a sentiment that… […]