4:32 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Mallex Smith was made a promise by Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto when he was acquired for a second time by the Mariners after an initial tenure that lasted less than two hours. “Dipoto didn’t guarantee anything, but he said I at least have 78 minutes,” Smith joked.
Month: November 2018
12:52 PM ET Wally Triplett, one of the first African-American men to be drafted and play for an NFL team as well as the first African-American starter at Penn State, died Thursday at age 92. Triplett was taken in the 19th round of the 1949 draft by the Detroit Lions as a running back and
7:00 AM ET Note: Some names have been changed by personal request. RICHMOND, British Columbia — It was a typical, late October day in this suburb of Vancouver. The temperature was getting colder but still pretty bearable (especially compared to most of the rest of the country), with a chance of rain (spoiler alert: It
3:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Bob Naegele Jr., the founding owner of the Minnesota Wild, has died of complications from cancer. He was 78. The Wild said Naegele died on Wednesday night with his family by his side. Players will wear a jersey patch with his initials for the remainder of
11:36 AM ET Welterweight Robert Guerrero’s retirement is over. The former two-division world titlist known as the “Ghost,” is ending his retirement and fight an opponent to be named on the non-televised undercard of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury heavyweight world title fight on Dec. 1 (Showtime PPV) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, a
11:27 AM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Lewis Hamilton is unsure whether the addition of the Vietnam Grand Prix is necessary in a Formula One calendar already standing at 21 races. Formula One has confirmed Vietnam will host its first grand prix in April 2020, with the race set to be held in the country’s
11:47 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL Department of Player Safety will not bring supplemental discipline against Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin, who was ejected from his team’s 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night for an illegal check to the head of forward T.J. Oshie. At 3:27 of the third period, Malkin
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Pakistan exhibit characteristics of a person with dual-personality disorder when they switch between the two shorter formats. Give them 20 overs to play, and they are unstoppable. They can defend low scores, chase tricky targets, go ballistic at the top, and inflict collapses. Ask them to go a little longer,
12:00 PM ET LUBBOCK, Texas — They are waiting in Lubbock. Dressed in their blackout best, cowbells in one hand and posters in the other, the students of Texas Tech have arrived early with their short fuses lit, leaning out over the field, necks craned toward the corner of Jones AT&T Stadium that contains the
10:44 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Ryan Tannehill’s right shoulder capsule injury has lingered longer than he or the Dolphins had hoped. Uncertainty and waiting has surrounded the injury, which will keep Tannehill out for his fifth consecutive game Sunday, and the Dolphins have a return date of Nov. 25 at Indianapolis in mind. With