10:14 PM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig has signed a one-year, $1 million contact with South Korean club Kiwoom Heroes. Puig, who turned 31 this week, hasn’t played in the majors since 2019, when he played 100 games for the Cincinnati Reds and 49 for the
Month: December 2021
11:16 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves and earned his 500th win of his hockey career as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Thursday night. As the clock reached zero, Blackhawks teammates rushed over to Fleury in celebration. “It was really special,” Fleury said. “I really thought people
News Head coach Walsh said the transition period in Oman was “mentally taxing” after the World Cup qualifier was called off The West Indies women have been cleared to fly home on Friday after an 11-day quarantine in Oman. The contingent was stranded in Oman since the ICC called off the women’s World Cup qualifier
8:38 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Jonathan Singleton, a former heralded baseball prospect who hasn’t played in the major leagues since 2015, has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Singleton signed a $10 million long-term deal with the Houston Astros in 2014 before ever playing a big league game, then hit
7:42 PM ET MANALAPAN, Fla. — The NHL announced sweeping initiatives to combat abuse and promote inclusivity in hockey at its board of governors meeting on Thursday. The meeting was the first since the release of an investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks and how the team handled a former player’s allegation that he was sexually
9:47 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS – In his first game back since dislocating his shoulder in San Francisco two weeks ago, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had the best first half of his career as he topped 100 yards rushing with a 29-yard touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He later added a seven-yard score as
9:23 PM ET In what may have been a preview of Saturday’s Heisman Trophy ceremony, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the Maxwell Award Thursday night, given to the college football player of the year. Young beat out Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, and Michigan State running back Kenneth Walker III for the award. Young was also
5:31 PM ET Adriana Garcia Vinicius Junior believes he is in the right setting to become one of the elite players of his generation, like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Real Madrid forward has not only forced his way into the club’s starting XI but taken full advantage by having his best season since
6:55 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC PORTLAND, Ore. — After being an unused substitute in the Portland Timbers‘ Western Conference final win over Real Salt Lake five days ago, following a reported hamstring injury suffered in the conference semifinal win over the Colorado Rapids on Thanksgiving Day that threatened to keep him out of the
12:17 PM ET EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Young midfielder Richy Ledezma had just completed his first full contact session in nearly a year. It was with the Under-19s; the 21-year-old was smiling, his teeth chattering in the cold and rain on the balcony of PSV Eindhoven‘s training centre as he talked it through. One of the