1:17 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Heat earned the chance to wear fuchsia. And 15 other teams will soon be getting bonus uniforms as well. The Heat unveiled their latest uniform Wednesday, part of the “Earned” collection that will be rolled out by the NBA and Nike as a perk for the
Month: December 2018
1:16 PM ET Chicago Bears cornerback Bryce Callahan was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a broken left foot, ending his season. The team signed veteran cornerback Marcus Williams to fill his roster spot. Bears coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday that Callahan will have surgery to repair his injury, which occurred in Sunday night’s
1:05 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray was activated Wednesday after being sidelined since mid-November with a lower-body injury. The two-time Stanley Cup winner practiced with his teammates on Tuesday for the first time since going on injured reserve last month. The 24-year-old has struggled this season when able to play.
1:06 PM ET The NFL announced that the Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host international games in 2019. Dates and opponents will be announced at a later date. The NFL will play four games in London and one in Mexico City next season. The Jaguars
1:03 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are officially Lamar Jackson‘s team. Jackson was named the starting quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Joe Flacco will serve as the backup, coach John Harbaugh announced Wednesday. After his latest feat, there should no longer be any question about whether
12:25 PM ET Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida will embark on a new chapter in his career this weekend. Machida (24-8) will make his Bellator MMA debut against Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 213 on Saturday in Honolulu. It will mark his first non-UFC appearance since 2006, which he says is reason alone for excitement. “When
1:08 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have placed forward Jordan Staal on injured reserve with a concussion. General manager Don Waddell also announced Wednesday that the team recalled forward Janne Kuokkanen from its AHL affiliate in Charlotte. Staal has missed two games with the injury, and the move is retroactive
12:13 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The NHL rulebook has its share of gray area and room for interpretation, which the St. Louis Blues discovered Tuesday night when a goal scored off the lower extremities of referee Tim Peel was disallowed, despite deflecting off the skate of Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo and into the net.
12:56 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles are concerned that quarterback Carson Wentz won’t play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams because of a back injury and have told Nick Foles to be ready to play, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A source told Schefter that the team “will know more later today.” Wentz
11:45 AM ET The free-agent market has been a complete mud bog to this point, with many teams determined to wait for the sheer volume of available players to drive the prices downward — inevitably — and some agents still devoted to the idea of getting what they perceive to be fair value for their