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Getty Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died on Sunday in Michigan. He was 24. The Blue Jackets initially announced on Monday that he suffered an apparent fatal head injury in a fall. Later on Monday, a medical examiner stated Kivlenieks died from chest trauma caused by “an errant fireworks mortar blast,” according to ESPN. Police […]

On Thursday night, the WNBA returned from its Olympic hiatus with the championship game of the inaugural Commissioner’s Cup — the in-season competition that debuted this season. Thanks to a dominant third quarter, the Seattle Storm pulled away from the Connecticut Sun for a 79-57 win to lift the trophy.  Breanna Stewart led the way […]

On Nov. 30, 1986, Florida’s Ricky Nattiel beat broken coverage from a talented but young Florida State secondary and caught an 18-yard fourth-quarter touchdown. In a driving rainstorm, the Gators won their sixth straight game over Bobby Bowden’s Seminoles. It left a famously talkative coach without answers. “I thought maybe 8-3 would be the worst […]

Getty Images The Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard have come to an agreement on a new four-year contract to keep the All-Star forward in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future. Leonard’s contract includes a player option for the final season of the deal and will pay the forward a total of $176.3 million. “Kawhi […]

Happy Monday, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend. I would also like to say hello to everybody in and around my neighborhood setting off fireworks until at least 3 a.m. last night. Shout out to my dog, Frankie, who is not bothered by fireworks in the slightest. I know how lucky I am […]

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4:48 PM ET ESPN staff Most teams wound down their second week of training camp on Thursday and headed into their first preseason games this weekend, including two on Thursday night and three on Friday. The Bears and Dolphins held joint practices in Chicago in advance of their game on Saturday, and all eyes were […]

Shohei Ohtani clubbed his MLB-leading 38th home run of the season on Wednesday and now the two-way star will try to dazzle on the mound. Ohtani will tote the rubber against the Blue Jays on Thursday and he has a perfect 4-0 record over his last nine starts. Really the only thing Ohtani hasn’t done […]

The Montreal Canadiens aim to avoid elimination from the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday evening. Montreal entered the 2021 Stanley Cup Final looking to snap a 28-year drought between NHL titles, but the Canadiens have struggled. Montreal fell short by a 6-3 margin against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. With that loss, the […]

Is everyone excited for the new LaLiga season? While there have been a few notable exits in the summer transfer window — some guy named Lionel Messi swapped Barcelona for Paris, we hear, and his longtime rival at Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, joined him in the French capital — the talent levels are sky-high and […]