11:36 AM ET The White Sox slashed their payroll in recent seasons as they traded away players such as Chris Sale and Adam Eaton and went about the business of stockpiling prospects. This leaves them in perfect position to grow their payroll now, to make moves like the transaction they executed Friday, when they agreed
Month: December 2018
8:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — The Monday Night Football audience didn’t just sense Adam Thielen‘s frustrations, they heard them. Loud and clear. After a 35-yard catch-and-run ahead of the two-minute warning in the second half of the Minnesota Vikings’ 21-7 loss at the Seattle Seahawks, ESPN’s field mics picked up a colorful outburst when
8:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Rob Gronkowski is known by more nicknames than the famed “Gronk” around the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room. Steelers coaches and players have called Gronkowski everything from “freak” to “dangerous man” this week as they prepare for the tight end who’s tortured their defense for years. Coach Mike Tomlin has seen
Dec 13, 2018 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Tickets on the secondary market are selling for as low at $10, which means a beer at the game will cost as much as the price of admission. The nearby shopping malls will generate more traffic than MetLife Stadium, which figures to be half-empty for the New York
Dec 14, 2018 HOUSTON — Six days after Indianapolis Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton torched the Houston Texans to the tune of 199 yards, the Texans will face another receiver with just as much — if not more — breakaway speed than Hilton in New York Jets receiver Robby Anderson. “They’ve got a receiver that probably
8:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos’ class of 2018 is set to graduate from its first NFL season with plenty of compliments and perhaps an honor or two. Six rookies started last Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers and nine played overall. And for much of the season, the group has
Karim Benzema’s goal in the 13th minute was all Real Madrid needed to put away Rayo Vallecano at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and secure three points. Real Madrid coach Santi Solari proclaimed himself very satisfied with his team’s performance and form despite whistles from a frustrated Bernabeu crowd and anger from local media after Saturday’s uninspiring
7:23 AM ET Michigan State cornerback Justin Layne will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. Layne announced his decision in a tweet Friday, thanking coach Mark Dantonio, the Spartans coaching staff and “all who have supported me on my journey.” 💚💚 pic.twitter.com/ZDBRTgPmoU — Justin Layne ™ (@_jlayne) December 14, 2018 “It has
7:29 AM ET Vegas Golden Knights forward Erik Haula had surgery on his right knee, general manager George McPhee said Friday. Haula was injured Nov. 6 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. McPhee said the surgery took place “a couple of weeks” after Haula was hurt. “It wasn’t an ACL, as some people reported. It’s not
Luka Modric turned in his best performance in a Real Madrid shirt in some time in a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. After a super-dramatic 2018, Real Madrid end the calendar year with a 1-0 home win against a poor Rayo Vallecano side on Saturday in one of the least entertaining Bernabeu occasions in many