4:14 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals could have paid versatile second baseman Whit Merrifield relatively little this year, then given him a series of one-year contracts accompanied by increasing pressure each season. Instead, they chose to reward him for both his perseverance and play. The two sides agreed Monday to
Month: January 2019
3:50 PM ET Trae Young says history will show he is superior to Luka Doncic. But the Hawks rookie contends the draft-day trade that sent him and a protected 2019 first-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks to Atlanta for Doncic has been a win-win for both teams. “Obviously I hear everything that’s going on,” Young
7:00 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL’s current collective bargaining agreement expires in September 2022. However, this coming September, both the NHL and NHLPA have the option to exercise an opt-out clause. Over the past few months, leaders from both groups have begun meeting to hash out core issues
3:45 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, who is under U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspension until May 2020 because of a failed drug test, plans on visiting with UFC officials next week in an effort to appeal for his release from the promotion to he can resume his fighting career. Former UFC heavyweight
3:19 PM ET The Pittsburgh Penguins traded defenseman Jamie Oleksiak back to the Dallas Stars on Monday for a 2019 fourth-round pick. Last season, the Stars had traded Oleksiak to the Penguins, also for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft. In 83 games with Pittsburgh, the 26-year-old Oleksiak had eight goals, 17 assists and
3:04 PM GMT Scotland have made three changes to their Six Nations squad ahead of the opening match against Italy on the weekend. Head coach Gregor Townsend has called up uncapped Glasgow centre Stafford McDowall, Warriors wing Rory Hughes and Edinburgh scrum-half Henry Pyrgos. Glasgow trio Matt Smith, Alex Dunbar and Rob Harley – who
7:30 AM ET Senior Bowl week had a big impact on draft boards, with four participants jumping up the 2019 NFL draft rankings. There’s still plenty of time for more change, with the NFL scouting combine (beginning Feb. 26) and pro day workouts on deck. Eight new players enter my Top 32 rankings, including a
4:51 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas, and Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are on the docket. The commission will decide what discipline the UFC stars will receive for their respective roles in a postfight brawl at UFC 229 in October. Given the names involved,
2:05 PM ET Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU coach Ed Orgeron says he has hired New Orleans Saints assistant Joe Brady as the Tigers’ passing game coordinator and receivers coach. Brady fills the vacancy created when veteran receivers coach Jerry Sullivan retired after the 2018 season. Orgeron says Brady brings LSU an innovative
Jan 25, 2019 James Harrington With less than nine months to go until the start of the Rugby World Cup, you would expect that international sides would be as settled as they could be — injuries permitting. Ireland and Wales have named experience squads for the Six Nations, but the rest have been forced to
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