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Early look at the Avalanche-Golden Knights matchup…
The NHL’s Western Conference finals matchup in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is set. The Central Division champion Colorado Avalanche will take on the Pacific Division titlist Vegas Golden Knights, with the winner heading to the Stanley Cup Final. Both clubs have won a Stanley Cup this decade, with the Avs winning it all in…
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Rousey, Carano on weight for 1st MVP MMA card
Brett OkamotoMay 15, 2026, 01:53 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
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Back soon? Skubal tossing 2 weeks post-surgery
Buster OlneyMay 15, 2026, 01:39 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Multiple Authors Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has started playing catch, lightly tossing, just two weeks after he had surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow. “Tarik has started…
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Hughes 'definitely open' to extension with Wild
Greg WyshynskiMay 15, 2026, 01:28 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors Star defenseman Quinn Hughes says he is “definitely open” to signing a contract extension with the Minnesota Wild. General manager Bill Guerin swung the NHL’s biggest trade of the season when he acquired the Norris Trophy winner from…
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Underwood gets new deal after Final Four run
May 15, 2026, 01:18 PM ET CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois and coach Brad Underwood have agreed to new financial terms on his current six-year contract that runs through 2031-32, and the deal could extend through 2035-36 based on the team’s performance over the next four seasons. Athletic director Josh Whitman made the announcement Thursday, about…
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NFL pushes back on criticism of streaming games
Stephen HolderMay 15, 2026, 01:14 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest….
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Watch: BBC explains closing arguments of the Musk-Altman trial
Over the past three weeks, Elon Musk and his lawyers have argued in a California federal court that Sam Altman – with whom he founded OpenAI – has swindled him out of millions of dollars and reneged on the ChatGPT-maker’s original non-profit mission. Musk and Altman themselves testified in a case in which the future…
