3:27 PM ET The New York Mets have hired former All-Star Carlos Beltran as their new manager, the team announced Friday evening. Beltran’s deal is for three years with an option for a fourth season. A news conference is planned for Monday. Value Rank WAR 31.1 3rd HR 149 6th Runs 551 8th RBIs 559
3:07 PM ET PITTSBURGH – Coming off his best rushing performance of the season, Steelers running back James Conner is doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. Conner, who sustained a shoulder injury to his AC joint in the final minutes of Monday’s victory over the Dolphins, didn’t practice all week after rushing for
2:53 PM ET ESPN will continue to broadcast Formula One in the United States until 2022 after posting double-digit viewership growth over the past two seasons. 1 Related Through 18 races this season, F1 has averaged 671,000 viewers on ESPN networks, an increase of 19 percent over the average of 561,000 at this point last
2:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson intends to make his return from an abdominal injury Sunday against the Chicago Bears. “That’s the plan right now,” Jackson said following practice Friday. “It’s definitely been a long process so we’ll see how it goes Sunday.” Jackson left the Eagles’ Week 2 game against
2:41 PM ET Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets safety Jamal Adams is “at peace” after meeting with team chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson to discuss his disappointment over his name being involved in trade talks this week. Adams said Friday that he hasn’t talked to general manager Joe Douglas or coach
2:40 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Denny Hamlin is racing for a NASCAR championship with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that will require offseason surgery. Hamlin said Friday he has had shoulder issues for years, and really doesn’t know what caused them. He said it hasn’t affected his driving the
2:19 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The San Francisco 49ers have won all eight of the games they’ve played this season, but they did suffer a significant loss in their latest victory. Linebacker Kwon Alexander, the team’s prized offseason free-agent addition, suffered a torn pectoral in Thursday night’s win against the Arizona Cardinals, the
2:19 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The San Francisco 49ers have won all eight of the games they’ve played this season, but they did suffer a significant loss in their latest victory. Linebacker Kwon Alexander, the team’s prized offseason free-agent addition, suffered a torn pectoral in Thursday night’s win against the Arizona Cardinals, a
2:10 PM ET Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins will make his first start Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, interim coach Bill Callahan announced Friday. Playing in relief in two games this season, Haskins has four interceptions and no touchdowns. He has thrown for 140 yards with a 54.5 completion percentage, for a 2.3 quarterback
1:44 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS – Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton will not play in Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh due to a calf injury, coach Frank Reich said Friday. The non-contact injury, according to Reich, occurred during practice Wednesday. Hilton did not practice Thursday or Friday. “I’ll tell you this, with the information that we have, generally