Month: February 2019

4:20 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It may not seem right, but Charlie Blackmon will be in right field for Colorado this season. Blackmon, a four-time All-Star who has anchored center field for the Rockies since 2014 and has played more games there than anyone else in franchise history, said Monday that he
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4:25 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno said the team has had internal discussions regarding a new contract for outfielder Mike Trout, who can become a free agent after the 2020 season. The two-time AL MVP is owed $33.25 million in each of the next two seasons, completing
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4:59 PM ET Associated Press HAVIROV, Czech Republic — Jaromir Jagr is back again. The Czech winger and 13-time NHL All-Star has recovered from a series of injuries that prevented him from playing for more than a year and appeared in a game Monday for the Kladno Knights, the hometown club he owns in the
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4:35 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Now that he’s playing in the Bronx, the stretch between May and October has a much different significance to Giancarlo Stanton. It’s one he’s thankful for, too. As the New York Yankees outfielder and designated hitter enters his second season in pinstripes, he was asked Monday what he learned
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3:34 PM ET Cris Cyborg, one of the most dominant female fighters in MMA history, has one fight left on her deal with the UFC. Some have questioned whether the Brazilian will return to the organization, as she has voiced displeasure of their lack of promotion of her in the past. The future of the
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2:27 PM GMT Finn Russell is a doubt for Scotland’s Six Nations clash with France on Saturday after he suffered a head injury playing for club side Racing 92. The fly-half failed an initial Head Injury Assessment (HIA) after being replaced in the Top 14 match against Toulouse this past weekend, but has nonetheless joined
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3:31 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — While claiming he’s confident there is no collusion occurring in baseball, Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts explained why his team didn’t spend money — and still won’t — on free agents this offseason. “That’s a pretty easy question to answer,” Ricketts said Monday. “We don’t have any more.” That
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5:16 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — On the same day the Cubs announced a partnership with several Chicago-area Muslim organizations, team owner Tom Ricketts expressed surprise over his father’s association with racist and bigoted emails while continuing to distance the Cubs from the controversy. “The emails were unacceptable and have no place,” Ricketts said Monday
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