1:54 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says management is focused on pace-of-game changes for 2019 and bolder ideas suggested by players such as expanding the designated hitter to the National League are too complicated to be put in place for this season. Speaking Friday at the end of an
Month: February 2019
6:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Trevor Bauer has gone to salary arbitration with the Cleveland Indians for the second straight year. Relievers Ryan Tepera of Toronto and Kyle Barraclough of Washington lost their cases, leaving the sides tied 3-3 with six possible decisions remaining. After winning last year’s hearing, Bauer
1:44 PM ET Associated Press Relievers Ryan Tepera of the Toronto Blue Jays and Kyle Barraclough of the Washington Nationals lost their salary arbitration cases Friday. Tepera was awarded a $1,525,000 salary Friday rather than his request for $1.8 million. Arbitrators Mark Burstein, Howard Edelman and Edna Francis made the decision after hearing arguments Wednesday.
2:13 PM ET Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith is stepping down from the College Football Playoff selection committee to focus on helping first-year football coach Ryan Day, the CFP announced on Friday. Smith, who spent the past two seasons on the committee charged with picking the four best teams in the country, will be
1:14 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will likely miss the start of the season with a strained right calf. Lindor, one of baseball’s best all-around players, sustained the injury recently while working out in Orlando, Florida. He was checked Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Mark Schickendantz, who
1:02 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Guard Wayne Ellington is closing in on a commitment to sign with the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell ESPN, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Phoenix, which has been seeking a guard for a while, has acquired Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington from the Heat in exchange for Ryan Anderson.
1:49 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — After reshaping his roster with a series of moves this week, most notably landing forward Tobias Harris in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, 76ers general manager Elton Brand declared Friday morning that Philadelphia’s time to win is now. “We believe we are in position to
2:16 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN One of the most incredible stories of the 2018-19 NHL season has been the emergence of goalie Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers. Not because a rookie is helping a team resurrect its season — I mean, Jordan Binnington is basically doing the same thing in St. Louis — but
12:30 PM GMT James Harrington One week down — and who saw this coming? England winning in Dublin… France giving up a record lead against Wales… Italy running in three tries in the final 10 minutes against Scotland… Now we enter the difficult second week. Here are just a few answers to some serious Fantasy
12:33 PM ET Clemson‘s second College Football Playoff national championship in three seasons is paying big dividends for the Tigers’ coaching staff, especially co-offensive coordinators Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott. The Clemson board of trustees on Friday approved $150,000 raises for Elliott and Scott, who will now make $1 million annually. The university is expected