Hockey
Avs sign veteran defenseman Burns to 1-year deal
Six-time NHL All-Star and 2017 Norris Trophy winner Brent Burns signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Colorado Avalanche.
Month: July 2025
Hockey
Off breakout ’25, Suter joins Blues on 2-year deal
Pius Suter, who is coming off the strongest season of his career, is headed to St. Louis on a two-year deal worth $4.125 annually.
Hockey
✍️ Free agency: Grades, fits for biggest signings
With free agency underway, we’re handing out marks for all of the big deals around the league.
Hockey
NHL free agency tracker: Updated list of the summer signings
Our updated list features details on every player signed beginning on June 30.
Basketball
Should Minnesota, Houston or any West team scare OKC in 2025-26? We tiered all 15 franchises
Did any Western Conference team do enough to challenge the champs? Zach Kram runs through a new-look conference.
Basketball
NBA free agency: Grading 30-plus deals, including Paolo Banchero’s rookie max deal
Kevin Pelton breaks down the most impactful signings and extensions.
Basketball
Sources: AD had surgery to fix detached retina
Anthony Davis underwent a procedure to repair a detached retina that he suffered during the season, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Davis is expected to be ready for training camp.
Basketball
Brown to ’embrace’ Knicks’ high expectations
Mike Brown said he is ready to “embrace the expectations” of taking over a Knicks team looking to build on its best finish in 25 years last season.
Basketball
Stevens: Celtics not in a rebuild despite trades
Brad Stevens said he doesn’t want to hear any mention of the term “rebuild” this upcoming season associated with the Celtics, despite the trades of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.
Basketball
Banchero, Magic agree to $239M rookie max deal
Magic star Paolo Banchero has agreed to a five-year, $239 million maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, his agent told ESPN.