Month: December 2018

7:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang took part in a morning skate Monday and is in the lineup for Monday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. Letang appeared to injure his left leg after colliding with Boston forward Joakim Nordstrom during the third period of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime victory Friday.
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5:56 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is “ahead of schedule” as he recovers from surgery he had to repair a high-ankle sprain he suffered during the SEC championship game earlier this month, coach Nick Saban said Monday. “He’s doing well,” Saban said. “I think he’s probably ahead of schedule. He’s been
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5:48 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — If nothing else, Jon Gruden is an old football soul who cut his coaching teeth in a different era. His first head-coaching job came at the tender age of 34 in 1998 with the Oakland Raiders so, yeah, Gruden is sensitive to the Raiders’ current lot in his second
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5:52 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York Yankees gave pitcher CC Sabathia a $500,000 performance bonus, even though the 38-year-old left-hander was ejected from his final regular-season start six outs shy of the 155 innings specified in his contract for the payment. Sabathia hit Tampa Bay’s Jesus Sucre starting the sixth
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5:18 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Dominick Cruz has another lengthy injury recovery ahead of him. The former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, who last week pulled out of next month’s scheduled bout with John Lineker, revealed Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show that he tore two ligaments in his right shoulder during sparring and will undergo
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5:11 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Sitting side by side in the auxiliary clubhouse at Camden Yards, Orioles general manager Mike Elias and new manager Brandon Hyde spoke excitedly Monday about working together to mold the struggling franchise into a winner again. Hired last month to oversee a massive rebuilding project, Elias immediately set
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5:15 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have agreed to a contract extension with play-by-play announcer Charley Steiner, who will work a reduced schedule in 2019 at his request. The team said Monday the deal extends through the 2021 season. Steiner, 69, is entering his 15th season with the Dodgers. Steiner says
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4:49 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson has run the ball more than any other quarterback in his first five starts in the Super Bowl era, but coach John Harbaugh isn’t worried about the Baltimore Ravens rookie first-round pick’s rushing attempts. “I think that’s all going to work out over time,” Harbaugh said.
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