8:36 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Derek Newton is one step closer to making a remarkable recovery from tearing both of his patellar tendons in 2016 with the Houston Texans. The veteran offensive lineman signed with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday to give them added depth after they placed veteran backup offensive lineman Michael
Month: December 2018
8:31 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Whenever Kyler Murray scrambles, the Oakland Athletics cringe. They definitely don’t want their prized baseball prospect hurt on the football field. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma has made himself many new fans in the A’s organization — except when he dashes from the pocket. The NFL
8:18 PM ET LAS VEGAS — In an effort to connect better with his players after a disappointing finish to last season, 64-year-old Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s winter reading this offseason includes a book called “Managing Millennials for Dummies.” The made-up-sounding title is anything but, as former Cubs hitting coach Chili Davis along with
8:09 PM ET Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton said Tuesday that he was upset with the club for not calling him up in September when rosters expanded. “Yes. I ain’t sugarcoating nothing,” Buxton told reporters while in the Twin Cities visiting a children’s hospital. “It kind of didn’t go over well.” He added: “I wouldn’t
8:06 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Maybe it softens the sting of the Paul Goldschmidt trade a bit for Arizona Diamondbacks fans knowing that manager Torey Lovullo is just as sad as they are to lose the franchise icon. The six-time All-Star and two-time MVP runner-up was traded last week to the St. Louis Cardinals,
7:03 PM ET Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced at the winter meetings on Tuesday that he’ll move Mookie Betts to the No. 2 spot in the lineup and Andrew Benintendi to leadoff next season. Betts, the reigning AL MVP, hit leadoff in all 131 games he started this past season. He’s made 32
9:21 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — The words from coach Scott Frost cut deep and stung into the empty weeks of December as 80 teams ventured into bowl season and Nebraska sat home for a second straight year. “Iowa’s a bigger, stronger football team,” Frost said after the Hawkeyes thwarted a comeback bid on Black
10:00 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Sam Khan Jr. Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers Texas A&M and the SEC. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Houston. COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jimbo Fisher arrives at Kyle Field for
7:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — We’re not really sure why Adam Ottavino got on the subject of his hypothetical domination of Babe Ruth, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be thrilled that he did. For one, it’s a beautiful testament to our endless quest to entertain ourselves to death, and it caused otherwise lucid
5:39 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is nearing a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since mid-November. 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