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The NHL’s trade deadline season always features the highest volume of deals in the sport. But some of the trades with the biggest impact happen over the summer. Furthermore, a lot of those swaps occur leading into the NHL draft. With the 2023 edition of the draft set for June 28 and 29, it’s time

ESPN News Services Jun 20, 2023, 06:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Aaron Judge appears to be responding to a second platelet rich plasma injection to his right big toe yet has not resumed baseball activities. Judge was hurt June 3 when he ran into a wall while making a catch at Dodger Stadium. The

Liam Napier Jun 19, 2023, 11:41 PM Ian Foster turned heads when he unveiled his 36-man Rugby Championship squad featuring five rookies: Chiefs wing Emoni Narawa, Hurricanes halfback Cam Roigard, Crusaders prop Tamati Williams, Chiefs loose forward Samipeni Finau and Crusaders midfielder Dallas McLeod. Liam Napier runs the rule over the major talking points as

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 18, 2023, 11:48 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. LAS VEGAS — The United States retained its Concacaf Nations League crown on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Canada thanks to first half goals from Chris Richards and Folarin Balogun. Richards

Jun 17, 2023, 12:45 AM ET There’s plenty of action across MMA over the weekend with PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights and Bellator 297 in Chicago on Friday night and UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday. In Friday’s action, defending champions Ante Delija and Larissa Pacheco got wins, but only one

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 17, 2023, 12:14 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — As Rickie Fowler walked up the 18th fairway at Los Angeles Country Club on Friday, fans chanted his name. It was a sound the

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 16, 2023, 07:50 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Tuesday was a typical summer day in Regis Prograis’ hometown. A bright, blue sky gave way to afternoon showers that drenched the New Orleans area, forcing Prograis and his team to head inside the empty Smoothie King Center early before beginning the open workout

The Super Rugby semifinals are upon us in the southern hemisphere, while there is no shortage of talking points as the northern club season winds down and we continue to shift our focus to the Rugby World Cup. Read on as we wrap up some of the stories you might have missed across the rugby

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2023, 06:16 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 09:20 AM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. — Darlington Raceway president Kerry Tharp is retiring after a nearly two-decade NASCAR career. Tharp and NASCAR announced his decision to leave after this season on Thursday. Tharp moved from having little interest in the sport — “I’d change the channel if it were on

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 11:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The first time Brayden McNabb thought about the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup was when owner Bill Foley spoke it into existence in Year 1. “Playoffs in three. Cup in six,” the defenseman said with a grin,

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJun 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — THE stifling heat is just beginning to show its teeth on a sun-splashed June morning when Nick Saban sees something he doesn’t like on the Alabama practice fields.

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. An unusual thing happened Monday night in Seattle: Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez failed to get a hit. It was an occurrence that hadn’t happened in more than a week. In

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 12, 2023, 04:24 PM ET The blue double decker bus carrying Manchester City’s treble winners pushed slowly through the streets of Manchester city centre on Monday evening to give the crowd a chance to celebrate a team that didn’t just complete the most successful season their club has seen, but one of

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 12, 2023, 07:20 AM ET The clay season officially came to an end over the weekend, with Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic walking away with the top prizes and the No. 1 rankings at the French Open. Editor’s Picks 1 Related It was a historical fortnight for both players. With her

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 07:09 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. — Martin Truex Jr. won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time in his career Sunday, passing Chase Elliott for the lead after a final-stage restart and holding off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. The 42-year-old Truex confidently

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 04:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Another horse has died after racing at Belmont Park, the second fatality in 24 hours after the Belmont Stakes. In the first race Sunday, Mashnee Girl suffered an injury and fell near the quarter pole, forcing three other horses to alter course, according to

Jun 11, 2023, 02:19 AM ET What were the biggest moments from the first UFC pay-per-view in Canada in nearly four years? Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Andres Waters offer up their final thoughts after an 11-fight card in Vancouver, British Columbia. Wagenheim: Nunes is the gold standard Amanda Nunes went out like

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJun 11, 2023, 01:37 AM ET Close Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette NEW YORK — Teofimo Lopez stood in the ring, hat on his head, a red WBO belt around each of his arms and two The Ring