3:19 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said Thursday that his team will first hire a head coach so that the new head coach will have a say in whom the team eventually hires as general manager. “If you look at the successful organizations that are consistently in the playoffs, there
3:08 PM ET Nicholas Wagoner SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has often referred to the potential return of linebacker Kwon Alexander from a torn left pectoral muscle as a “longshot.” On Thursday, that possibility became less far-fetched. Alexander was a surprise participant as the Niners practiced during their bye week.
3:02 PM ET New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German has been given an 81-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday. German, who had already been placed on administrative leave for the final 18 games of the 2019 season, including nine postseason games, will sit out the first 63 games
2:58 PM ET Associated Press OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Joonas Oden scored late to give Finland a 1-0 victory over the United States on Thursday and send the defending champion into the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship. In a rematch of last year’s final, Oden broke the deadlock on a power play 4:23
1:00 AM ET In ringing this fresh decade, here’s my round up of a dozen NHL fantasy predictions for 2020 – some more bold than others. Wishing you a happy new year and the best fantasy fortune through the next months and beyond. Nikita Gusev soars What a difference a few weeks and a key
2:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Rising star Luka Doncic and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first round of voting for the 2020 All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Doncic, the second-year guard from the Dallas Mavericks, leads all players with 1,703,957 votes — 599 more than second-place Antetokounmpo, who is the top vote-getter
7:04 AM ET It seemed that with every 3-pointer, steal or block Terence Davis made during his first Vegas Summer League game in July, his agent got a text message from another interested team. At halftime the contract offers began rolling in. Within hours after the game, during which he scored 22 points with five
7:49 AM ET RICK CARLISLE POUNCED. The topic of Kristaps Porzingis‘ post-ups had just been broached after the Dallas Mavericks‘ 102-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 26, and Carlisle had already heard enough. “The post-up just isn’t a good play anymore,” the Mavs’ head coach said. “It just isn’t a good play.
2:07 PM ET Carlos De Leon, who won the WBC cruiserweight world title four times, died on Wednesday — New Year’s Day — in Buffalo, New York. He was 60. The WBC announced his death, but the cause had not been determined. “The WBC family is sad to report the sudden passing away of one
2:17 PM ET New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NHL draft, missed Thursday’s 2-1 win over the New York Islanders with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day, interim coach Alain Nasreddine announced. 2 Related Nico Hischier, the Devils’ other former No. 1 overall pick, scored his ninth