3:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The Seattle Mariners continued their cost-cutting Friday, sending reliever Alex Colome to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Omar Narvaez. Colome has 96 saves in six seasons with Tampa Bay and Seattle, earned $5.3 million this year and is eligible for salary arbitration. The 29-year-old right-hander was an All-Star
2:22 PM GMT Jamie BraidwoodESPN Juan Manuel Leguizamon has said it will be “weird” to line up opposite his international teammates when he plays against Argentina for the Barbarians this weekend. Leguizamon is the only Argentine representative in the 23-man Barbarians squad to face the Pumas, joining 13 South Africans and players from six other
1:11 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — The story of the 2018 Dallas Cowboys defense started in training camp in Oxnard, California. “There was training camps in years before where I think the offense has pretty much dominated and this year was not that way,” quarterback Dak Prescott said. “We’d leave some training camp days, truly
3:59 PM ET Doug Kezirian Before 2018, I would have approached this column as mere fun, fiction and fodder for sports fans. However, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May to remove the federal ban on sports betting, I can actually envision the College Football Playoff committee adding a professional oddsmaker to the team.
1:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers with a thumb injury, coach Dirk Koetter announced Friday. “I’m not sure past this week but DeSean will be out this week,” Koetter said. Bobo Wilson is being called up from
2:02 PM ET All-American defensive tackle Ed Oliver‘s playing days at Houston are over. The junior tweeted Friday that he is skipping Houston’s bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. Excited for the next chapter pic.twitter.com/oAXrxeADKm — Ed Oliver (@Edoliver_11) November 30, 2018 Oliver’s decision comes a week after he told the Houston
1:49 PM ET FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones, who has been out since Week 1 with a broken right foot, will return to the lineup Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, coach Dan Quinn said Friday. “He had an excellent week and really looked like himself,” Quinn said of Jones. “I was
1:58 PM ET A Bellator MMA grudge match between England’s Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page has been booked for Feb. 16 in Uncasville, Connecticut, according to multiple sources. The highly anticipated bout is part of Bellator’s Welterweight Grand Prix. The event, which will take place at Mohegan Sun, will air on DAZN. According to
1:54 PM ET Charlotte is pulling its head-coaching offer to Mike Houston after the James Madison coach told the school that he wanted to pursue other options. “Last evening, Coach Houston informed us that he had interest in exploring other head coaching opportunities, while remaining under consideration here,” Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill said in
1:43 PM ET Associated Press VORHEES, N.J. — Former Philadelphia general manager Ron Hextall said he was stunned the Flyers fired him this week, despite their losing record. Hextall, a former Flyers goalie, was fired Monday after four-plus seasons on the job. “I didn’t see this coming in any way,” Hextall said Friday. “I was