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The Pittsburgh Penguins have sent struggling goaltender Tristan Jarry home so he could get some individual work in hopes of breaking out of an early-season funk. Coach Mike Sullivan made the announcement Thursday. The Penguins are in the middle of a four-game road trip through Western Canada...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Less than a week after he was in the hospital with symptoms of pneumonia, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is feeling much better, though his status for Sunday night remains up in the air. Samuel, who checked out of a local hospital on Tuesday afternoon...

LOS ANGELES -- Thirty-six years ago around these parts, Kirk Gibson hobbled out of a trainer's room, willed one of the most improbable walk-off home runs in baseball history and celebrated the occasion by lifting his right fist into the air. On Friday night, Freddie Freeman raised his bat. With...

DALLAS -- Klay Thompson folded the box score placed on the table in front of him into a paper airplane during the news conference following his debut with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, continuing one of the postgame customs he developed throughout his 13 years with the Golden State...

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves hired Tim Hyers as hitting coach Thursday after a shake-up of manager Brian Snitker's staff. Hyers, 53, joins the Braves after spending the last three seasons in the same capacity with the Texas Rangers, where he was part of the World Series victory in 2023. Hyers...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds was one of two men injured in a shooting in Denver early last Friday. "Josh Reynolds was a victim of a shooting Friday in Denver and received treatment for minor injuries," the team said in a statement Thursday. "Out of respect for the...

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas will miss at least six weeks with a broken right ankle, the team announced Wednesday. The Blues put Thomas on injured reserve after he took a puck off the ankle early in the third period of their loss Tuesday night to still-unbeaten Winnipeg...

The Los Angeles Dodgers will go with Jack Flaherty for Game 1 of the World Series, pitting him against New York Yankees ace and fellow Southern California product Gerrit Cole at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who has spent all month playing through a...

The Titans and Chiefs are working to finalize a trade that would send wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Titans will receive a 2025 fifth-round pick that becomes a fourth-rounder if the Chiefs reach the Super Bowl and Hopkins plays 60% of...

LOS ANGELES -- When LeBron James made history two seasons ago, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, his eldest son, Bronny, was sitting courtside along the baseline. On Tuesday night, in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves...

New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn underwent a procedure to repair a cerebrospinal fluid leak earlier this month and will be sidelined at least four to five months, the team announced Tuesday. The surgery was performed by Dr. Wouter Schievink on Oct. 11 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in...

NEW ORLEANS -- The Saints on Tuesday night announced a two-year extension for running back Alvin Kamara through 2026. The extension is worth approximately $24.5 million, a source told ESPN. Kamara appeared to confirm the news earlier in the night on his social media account when he reposted a...

Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, CEO of Klutch Sports, Rich Paul, told ESPN on Sunday night. Warriors officials and Paul have been negotiating a new deal for Moody, who is in the final year of a rookie...

LOS ANGELES -- The New York Mets clubhouse was full of emotion after their Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS on Sunday night. The hugs between teammates came after a valiant postseason run that ended two wins shy of the World Series. But emotions also ran high because the team...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell suffered a broken thumb to his right (throwing) hand in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. O'Connell, who was wearing a heavily wrapped splint on the thumb after...

CHICAGO -- Lukas Reichel made his season debut for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night after he was a healthy scratch for the team's opening four-game trip. Reichel skated for 8½ minutes during Chicago's 4-2 victory over San Jose in its home opener. He centered the team's fourth line in...

CLEVELAND -- The man who knows Juan Soto best didn't have a doubt. Soto stood in the batter's box at Progressive Field. Two on, two out, tie game, 10th inning, another classic between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians brewing in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on...

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, listed as questionable because of an ankle injury, is unlikely to play Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday night. The Rams, however, still want to work out Kupp before the game to make sure there is no...

Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein suffered a small, nondisplaced fracture in his left hand and will be reevaluated in five to six weeks, the team announced. The 7-foot Hartenstein, who is left-handed, suffered the injury during Tuesday's preseason game in Denver. The Thunder, the...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills running back James Cook is set to return to the field against the Tennessee Titans after missing last week's win over the New York Jets with a toe injury. Cook is listed without an injury designation on the Bills' final injury report of the week and was a...