12:43 PM ET The Seattle Mariners have acquired slugger Edwin Encarnacion from Cleveland, sending Carlos Santana back to the Indians as part of a three-team trade that also includes the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports Thursday. The Indians will receive first baseman Jake Bauers from the Rays, while Tampa Bay will get third
Month: December 2018
12:19 PM ET South African Oliver Bekker shot seven birdies for an opening round of 66 on Thursday, taking a one shot lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club. Bekker, who turned 34 this week and is ranked No. 305 in the world, hit four successive birdies on the newly refurbished
12:27 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets owner Michael Jordan says lightly smacking the back of second-year guard Malik Monk‘s head in the closing seconds of Wednesday night’s win against the Pistons was a “tap of endearment.” Jeremy Lamb hit a 22-foot jumper from the right wing with three-tenths of a second left,
12:43 PM ET The fallout from Patrick Reed‘s controversial comments after the Ryder Cup continued this week as Golf Digest reported that fellow PGA Tour player Kevin Kisner said the Masters champion has no friends among his former college teammates at Georgia and Augusta State. “They all hate him — any guys that were on
11:36 AM ET If there was one complication in Michael Chandler‘s latest round of negotiations with Bellator MMA, it was that the promotion agreed to everything he wanted. Chandler (18-4) fought out his previous contract earlier this year and could have tested free agency. He chose to sign an exclusive extension with Bellator instead, and
11:12 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz underwent a scan on his back Wednesday that was inconclusive and was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday to help diagnosis an issue that has plagued him for several weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wentz is unlikely to play Sunday night against the Los
12:03 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Joe Flacco isn’t elite. He’s overpaid, and he’s not a passionate leader. These are the criticisms that have dogged Flacco throughout his up-and-down 11-year career with the Baltimore Ravens. The one knock you’ll never hear is a lack of professionalism. In the most humbling moment of his professional
11:01 AM ET Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making his return from a fractured left foot suffered last month. Without Vasilevskiy, who hasn’t played since Nov. 10, Louis Domingue has gone 11-2-0 and has won six straight games for the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning. Edward Pasquale
10:26 AM ET New York Knicks guard Allonzo Trier — a rookie revelation on a two-way contract — has agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract with a team option for the second year, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Knicks were rapidly closing on 45 days of allowable NBA service under Trier’s two-way deal,
Damien Williams and Darrel Williams a few weeks ago were the Chiefs’ third- and fourth-string running backs. They’re the stars of tonight’s game against the Chargers, which Kansas City leads 14-0 late in the first quarter. Damien Williams has 77 yards, 48 on receptions. Darrel Williams has 24 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown catch. Adam