7:47 PM ET Veteran left-hander Francisco Liriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced on Monday. The deal includes an invitation to major league spring training. He will make $1.8 million if he makes the major league roster, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported
Month: February 2019
3:51 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson made a more robust bid for New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis on Monday, offering multiple young players, including Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, as well as draft picks and salary-cap relief to the Pelicans, league sources told ESPN. Johnson and Pelicans
4:32 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR announced Monday that it will disqualify race-winning cars that break the rules this season, confronting its longtime culture of cheating with a stringent new penalty system. “If you are illegal, you don’t win the race,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer. “We cannot allow
7:26 AM ET MIAMI — Miami Dolphins fans should be hopeful, and maybe even optimistic, that Brian Flores will guide their team to greener pastures. Flores arrives in Miami riding the high of a Super Bowl victory. Even though it’s considered Bill Belichick’s defense, Flores was the defensive playcaller of a four-hour coaching masterpiece as
4:46 PM ET New England Patriots defensive playcaller Brian Flores will lead the Miami Dolphins into a new era as their head coach, the team announced Monday. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, in charge of his first coaching search, sought someone with similar beliefs of how to build a contender. He decided on Flores, the
2:28 PM ET Opening Bell: Kovalev reassessment FRISCO, Texas – As recently as 2016, Sergey Kovalev, then with three major light heavyweight world title belts and an impressive resume that included lopsided wins against Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal (twice), was viewed by most as an unstoppable force and one of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound talents.
3:17 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson plans to retire after the annual induction ceremony in July. The Hall made the announcement Monday. The 54-year-old Idelson succeeded Dale Petroskey as Hall president in 2008. Idelson joined the staff in 1994 as director of public relations and promotions
3:15 PM ET Associated Press BALASHIKHA, Russia — Former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has ceremonially opened an ice hockey game in Russia — and promptly fallen on the ice. Mourinho was given the honor of making the first puck drop on Monday at the Kontinental Hockey League game between Avangard Omsk and SKA St.
1:15 AM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar for the next five years after a new deal was signed between race promoters and the sport on Tuesday. The existing contract was due to expire after 2020’s race but the new deal ensures the Baku street circuit
6:21 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals‘ front office appears to be going out of its comfort zone with its hire of Zac Taylor as head coach, and it just might be the risk the organization needs. The Bengals officially hired the 35-year-old Taylor as their 10th head coach on Monday, despite his relative