8:00 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers acquired right-handed pitcher Luke Farrell on a waiver claim Friday from the Los Angeles Angels. Texas also signed right-handers Adrian Sampson and Rafael Montero to minor league contracts with invitations to major league spring training. Farrell, the son of former big league manager John
Month: January 2019
7:04 PM ET Gregg Popovich once sought out Scottie Pippen as an attempt to instill the Hall of Famer’s influence into Kawhi Leonard‘s game. Many months before the fractures that led to Leonard’s departure from San Antonio began to surface, Popovich approached Pippen and asked him to speak to Leonard after a Spurs–Bulls game in
6:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Infielder Manny Machado might still be a free agent whom the New York Yankees desire, but the recently signed Troy Tulowitzki will open spring training next month with a legitimate chance to be the team’s “everyday shortstop,” general manager Brian Cashman said Friday. It was while speaking to reporters
6:05 PM ET Three-time Pro Bowler DeMarco Murray is returning to football, this time as an assistant at the University of Arizona. The Wildcats announced Friday that Murray will join Kevin Sumlin’s staff as running backs coach. “DeMarco brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our running back room,” Sumlin said in a statement.
5:59 PM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wide receivers Riley Ridley and Mecole Hardman and tight end Isaac Nauta are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft, taking away three of the Bulldogs’ top receivers. All three announced the decisions Friday on their respective Twitter accounts. “I could not imagine
5:18 PM ET ESPN News Services ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wide receivers Riley Ridley and Mecole Hardman and tight end Isaac Nauta are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft, taking away three of the Bulldogs’ top receivers. All three announced the decisions on Friday on their Twitter accounts. “I could not imagine
5:11 PM ET Notre Dame All-America cornerback Julian Love and tight end Alize Mack announced Friday that they would forgo his senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Love thee ☘️ pic.twitter.com/uZq2c0w1lo — Julian Love (@julianlove27) January 4, 2019 Love told reporters at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl last week that he received a second-round grade
3:34 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Jimmy Butler has aggressively challenged coach Brett Brown on his role in the offense, complicating an already tenuous chemistry among the team’s Big 3 hierarchy, league sources told
2:11 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will miss at least another week as he continues to recover from a significant groin strain, with the team ruling him out for Friday’s game against the New York Knicks as well as an upcoming two-game road trip. In his absences dating back to his tenure
2:08 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Joe Flacco will back up Lamar Jackson in Sunday’s wild-card game against the Los Angeles Chargers, just six years after he led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl championship. Robert Griffin III says defenses know what’s coming from Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, but, like Michael Jordan,