7:33 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Robert Van Scoyoc, the 32-year-old cutting-edge hitting instructor who helped turn J.D. Martinez into a superstar, was announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ new hitting coach on Wednesday. The Dodgers have hired four new coaches to work under manager Dave Roberts, who is currently under contract for only the
7:30 PM ET Jeff Brohm will remain at Purdue, having turned down the chance to return to his alma mater and coach at Louisville. Brohm, who played quarterback for the Cardinals and grew up in Louisville, said in a statement Wednesday that although “going home was very appealing and meaningful to me, the timing was
6:38 PM ET Chicago Bulls guard Denzel Valentine will miss the remainder of the 2018-19 season after undergoing ankle surgery Tuesday. The Bulls say Valentine underwent a previously scheduled left ankle stabilization procedure in Wisconsin. The team expects him to return to full basketball activities in about six months. Valentine had yet to play this
7:16 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded guard Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for guard Alec Burks and two future second-round picks, league sources told ESPN. The Jazz (9-12) have been determined to thrust themselves out of an early-season malaise and pursued Korver to deepen their ability to spread the floor
6:34 PM ET Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma has the Big 12’s top offensive player for the fourth season in a row. Sooners junior quarterback Kyler Murray was selected as the offensive player of the year when the Big 12 Conference released its postseason awards Wednesday. The awards are determined by the 10 league
11:22 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden said the team understands the public outcry over claiming troubled linebacker Reuben Foster off waivers. But they’re content with letting the NFL investigate Foster’s situation before making any final decision on his future in Washington. The Redskins claimed Foster on Tuesday, three days after
6:18 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t think his fundamentals are out of whack. Nor does he think he’s playing any differently than in years past. However, the two-time NFL MVP quarterback acknowledged that with the Green Bay Packers at 4-6-1 and barely alive for the playoffs, it might be time to
5:45 PM ET Associated Press Greg McLaughlin is moving from president of the PGA Tour Champions to leading three noncompetitive operations at the PGA Tour, including oversight of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The appointment announced Wednesday gives McLaughlin a sprawling role previously held by three people. Tiger won’t win a major. Brooks Koepka
4:56 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs and England winger Jack Nowell has been ruled out for eight weeks after tearing his hamstring during the November internationals. Nowell, 25, picked up the injury in a training session with Eddie Jones’ national side before their 37-15 win over Australia last Saturday. He played a significant role in England’s
5:37 PM ET NASSAU, Bahamas — The joke among Jim Williams and his friends back home near Chicago was that the extent of his golf-bag-carrying experience barely covered hauling his own clubs from the truck of his car to the clubhouse. And so there he was on Wednesday morning, lugging that big tour bag with