Month: November 2018

3:19 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cubs on Friday tendered a contract to suspended shortstop Addison Russell, who is eligible for arbitration. Russell, 25, will miss the first month of the season after accepting a 40-game suspension late in 2018 after his ex-wife accused him of domestic abuse in a blog post. From the start,
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3:56 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre went into this offseason pretty sure he had played his last game after 21 big league seasons. “I just waited a little longer than I wanted to,” Beltre said, explaining Friday he wanted to make sure he wasn’t one of those players who retired and
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3:08 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder guard Andre Roberson had another setback with his surgically repaired left knee that will keep him out at least another six weeks, team spokesperson said. During a workout Thursday, Roberson came down from a jump and reported some discomfort in his knee. An MRI revealed a small avulsion
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2:58 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown takes shots over the middle — even from his quarterback — and keeps getting up. “I’ve got big shoulders. I can take it,” Brown told the media from his locker room Friday. “Constructive criticism is only for you to get better. It’s not personal.” With Antonio Brown still
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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