7:34 PM ET Right-hander Corey Kluber and the New York Yankees are finalizing a one-year, $11 million deal that would bring the two-time AL Cy Young winner to the Bronx, pending a physical, sources familiar with the agreement told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Kluber’s first season with the Texas Rangers came to an abrupt halt when
Month: January 2021
7:28 PM ET Justin Thomas has lost an endorsement deal with Ralph Lauren after he used an anti-gay slur during the third round of last weekend’s Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Thomas, 27, the third-ranked player in the world, was overheard on a greenside microphone cursing at himself for missing a par putt at
5:29 PM ET Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has urged the Premier League to create a more “open conversation” around rearranging fixtures and warned certain teams could be advantaged to the extent a mark is left on the season. His side travel to Fulham on Saturday, a day after the game was originally due to
7:58 PM ET Eleven people, including the former president of the Flamengo football club, were formally charged on Friday in connection with the deaths of 10 teenage footballers in a 2019 fire, public prosecutors said. The boys, ages 14 to 16, were killed on Feb. 8, 2019, when a nighttime blaze swept through the Flamengo
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Bruno Fernandes has hit back at Jurgen Klopp’s suggestion that Manchester United get too many penalties, saying he doesn’t care what people think. Klopp has hinted that his Liverpool team are less likely to get penalty decisions than United. Ahead of the crucial top of the table clash between the
12:14 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig‘s face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on
3:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Slugging outfielder Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees avoided arbitration when they agreed Friday to a one-year contract worth $10,175,000, according to multiple reports. Judge had his third straight injury-interrupted season since winning the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year award, hitting .257 with nine homers and
6:30 PM ET Associated Press The New York Mets agreed to one-year contracts with seven players Friday to avoid salary arbitration, including shortstop Francisco Lindor, outfielder Michael Conforto and first baseman-outfielder Dominic Smith. Lindor, who will earn $22.3 million, was acquired from Cleveland last week along with starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco in a blockbuster trade
6:35 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs avoided arbitration with two players who will be free agents after 2021, as third baseman Kris Bryant settled with the team for $19.5 million for the upcoming season while shortstop Javy Baez will make $11.65 million. Both players are coming off subpar 2020 campaigns. Bryant dealt with
6:49 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — A person with knowledge of the terms said the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $4,575,000, one-year deal with third baseman Rafael Devers that avoids salary arbitration. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because details have not been announced by the team. Devers, 24, had