Month: February 2019

5:15 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — San Francisco Giants pitcher Pat Venditte figures he has an advantage if Major League Baseball and the players’ association adopt a three-batter minimum for pitchers starting in 2020: The 33-year-old reliever is a switch-pitcher. The rule, if adopted, might cause less use of left-handed relief specialists. That
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5:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Dallas Cowboys are not ready to walk away from Randy Gregory, despite the indefinite suspension the NFL handed down to the defensive end Tuesday. “I think there’s certainly a point with different players, but we don’t think we’re at that point with Randy right now,” coach Jason Garrett said
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5:21 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Jimmy Graham thought his production in his first season with the Green Bay Packers, in his own words, sucked. The tight end will get the chance to change that. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst gave every indication Wednesday that Graham will return for a second season in Green Bay. The
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5:27 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lost in the fallout from the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 0-2 road trip through New Orleans and Memphis was LeBron James‘ declaration of self-accountability. “Starts with me,” he said after the loss to the Grizzlies on Monday dropped the Lakers three games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the
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4:50 PM ET Former NBA player Royce White says his basketball days are over as he prepares for a career in mixed martial arts. White, a first-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 2012, said he believes he could one day compete for the UFC’s heavyweight belt. “I’m one of the best athletes in
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4:41 PM ET Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook is transferring, the school confirmed Wednesday. Hornibrook had been the Badgers’ starting quarterback the last three seasons and is entering his fifth year of eligibility. Alex Hornibrook completed 59.5 percent of his passes last season, and Wisconsin ranked 115th in passing yards. Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports “Alex informed us
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4:14 PM ET Roger Federer was made to work hard by Fernando Verdasco before beating the Spanish veteran 6-3 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Federer, who is looking to claim his 100th ATP title, was dragged to three sets for the second time in as
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4:07 PM ET Toni Harris made history Tuesday, becoming the first female football player at a skill position to sign a letter of intent, accepting a scholarship with Central Methodist University, a college in Missouri. Harris first made news when she was offered a scholarship in January of 2018 to play football at Bethany College,
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7:41 PM ET The San Francisco Giants held a second meeting with free-agent slugger Bryce Harper in Las Vegas on Tuesday, ESPN has confirmed. Giants CEO Larry Baer and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi were in the meeting with Harper and his agent, Scott Boras, according to the Mercury-News, which was first to report
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