7:08 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — A.J. Pollock ventured into the free-agent market with no expectations. What he experienced, as time went on, alarmed him nonetheless. “It was kind of a weird process, something I’ve never gone through before,” he said. “You have teams that are telling you they’re interested. Next thing you know, you
Month: February 2019
5:58 PM ET Zion Williamson might have a future in football if basketball doesn’t work out. But Clemson‘s Dabo Swinney believes he could use the 6-foot-7, 292-pound Duke star right now. In a conversation with Mike Krzyzewski on the latter’s radio show on Thursday, the football coach who led his team to a national title
5:27 PM ET The head of FICA, the international cricketers’ association, says that a protocol for the use of stump microphones must be introduced to avoid the “selective use” of incriminating audio by broadcasters. Tony Irish’s comments come after the West Indies fast bowler, Shannon Gabriel, and the Pakistan captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, were both handed
5:21 PM ET Former college football coach Jerry Kill has been named athletic director at Southern Illinois. Kill, who twice had to retire from coaching because of health issues, joined Southern Illinois’ staff in February 2018 as special assistant to the university chancellor. He became acting athletic director in April 2018 before the school’s board
5:16 PM ET Top seed Kei Nishikori secured his place in the Rotterdam Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 demolition of Ernests Gulbis. The world No. 7 and top-seeded Nishikori improved on his career-best start to an ATP season as he wrapped up victory in 1 hour and 15 minutes against lucky loser Gulbis on
4:58 PM ET Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says that the team has no firm timeline for when megaprospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will join the big league club this season. Speaking on Thursday at Toronto’s spring training home in Dunedin, Florida, Atkins said the most likely scenario will be Brandon Drury opening the season
4:48 PM ET Associated Press FAR HILLS, N.J. — Teen prodigy Lucy Li gets to keep her amateur status after the USGA gave her a warning for appearing in an Apple Watch advertisement. That clears the way for the 16-year-old Li to play in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur the first week in April.
5:18 PM ET Heavyweight Filip Hrgovic, one of the best prospects in boxing, signed a co-promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn on Thursday. Team Sauerland, which signed Hrgovic after he claimed a bronze medal for Croatia at the 2016 Rio Olympics, had been talking to various promoters to gauge their interest in a
9:48 AM ET It’s the return of Cain Velasquez at UFC Fight Night this weekend in Phoenix, as the two-time heavyweight champ will grace the Octagon for the first time since July 2016. Standing across the cage will be former title challenger and all-around scary dude Francis Ngannou, who is looking to book another shot
4:20 PM ET Associated Press LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Ben DeArmond had a debut to remember on the Web.com Tour because of one hole he will never forget — a score of 17 on the par-4 second hole Thursday in the Lecom Suncoast Classic. “I’ve never made a 17 in my life, not even when