8:38 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have declined their $16 million option on James Shields and exercised a $2 million buyout, making the veteran right-hander a free agent. Chicago also exercised a $4.65 million team option on reliever Nate Jones and reinstated right-hander Michael Kopech from the 60-day disabled list
11:55 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright became a free agent Monday, then finalized a $2 million, one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals that allows him to earn $8 million in performance bonuses as a starting pitcher, $3 million in bonuses for relief appearances and $4 million more in bonuses for
Derby manager Frank Lampard jokes about the prospect of Eden Hazard missing out on Derby’s visit to Chelsea. Maurizio Sarri said he was happy with Chelsea’s 4-0 victory over Burnley despite missing Eden Hazard, but insisted he want’s the Belgian fit as soon as possible. Ross Barkley assisted the opening goal to Alvaro Morata and
8:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera insists it’s too early to compare quarterback Cam Newton‘s NFL MVP season of 2015 to his current one after only seven games. No offense, coach, but it’s not. Player Odds Patrick Mahomes, KC 2-1 Todd Gurley II, LAR 4-1 Drew Brees, NOR 9-2 Tom
8:05 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The sudden firing of coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley by the Cleveland Browns left some questions unanswered. Problem is they may remain unanswered for the rest of the season, as the Browns chose not to dive much into their future plans aside from promising they are
7:00 AM ET When you have a new baby napping in the house, and your two older children are fighting over a toy and the fight gets so loud you worry they’re going to wake up the baby, you don’t pick which one of them gets to have the toy. You take it away from
3:00 AM ET Big Picture In this day and time, it’s a surprise that a team can go seven months without playing international cricket. However, that’s the case with New Zealand, who played their last game in March-April 2018. They will end the drought with the three-match T20I series against the No. 1-ranked Pakistan in
8:00 AM ET One of the great misnomers of the baseball lexicon is the offseason. There is no offseason anymore. The World Series leads immediately to critical roster decisions and contract options, including that of Clayton Kershaw. Then come the GM meetings, relentless trade talk, postseason awards, Hall of Fame voting, an apocalyptic free-agency season
Spanish football association (RFEF) vice president Andreu Subies was arrested on Tuesday morning as part of a police operation that previously included former president Angel Maria Villar resigning on corruption charges. Subies, the former president of the Catalan Football Federation (FCF), joined the RFEF in May after Luis Rubiales was appointed president. “Subies has been
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