3:05 PM ET Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper played the outfield for the first time since signing a record 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Harper started in right field Monday against Tampa Bay. He took a 96 mph fastball for strike three in the first inning from AL Cy Young
Month: March 2019
2:38 PM ET The Buffalo Bills on Monday agreed to a contract with cornerback Kevin Johnson after he was released by the Houston Texans last week, according to multiple reports. Johnson, the No. 16 overall pick in the 2015 draft, is expected to compete for a starting job opposite Bills top cornerback Tre’Davious White. That
2:27 PM ET Mike Moustakas will be the Milwaukee Brewers‘ starting second baseman this season, manager Craig Counsell confirmed Monday. Moustakas, who re-signed with the Brewers on a one-year, $10 million deal last month, has never played a game at second base in the majors or minors. He has been playing the position in spring
1:57 PM ET Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander plans to sign a four-year, $54 million deal that includes $27 million guaranteed with the San Francisco 49ers, according to ESPN and multiple reports. Before Alexander sustained a torn ACL on Oct. 21 last season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were willing to offer him as
2:03 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Texas offensive lineman Patrick Hudson is retiring from football, coach Tom Herman said on Monday. Hudson, who signed with the Longhorns in 2016, was hospitalized in September after a heat illness suffered during a practice and did not play for the remainder of the 2018 season. “He’s going to
9:00 AM ET MESA, Ariz. — This year, Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is going to let his play do the talking. Not long ago, the sometimes boisterous backstop was arguably on his way to becoming the best in the game at his position when — very suddenly — his development stopped. His energy never
9:00 AM ET Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel remain unsigned. They are fine ballplayers. Either one could help any of the 30 teams, though the price those teams are willing to pay for their services has obviously remained a barrier, and the two pitchers remain drifting about in free-agent land. One hurdle to their employment
1:37 PM ET Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska running back Maurice Washington surrendered to California authorities on Monday to face felony and misdemeanor charges related to possession and distribution of a video of his former girlfriend allegedly being sexually assaulted by two other people in 2016. Deputy Michael Low of the Santa Clara County
3:18 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles signed left tackle Jason Peters to a new one-year contract Monday, keeping the veteran in the fold for 2019. The deal has a maximum value of $10 million and includes $5.5 million in guarantees, according to a league source. There are incentives linked to playing time in
1:09 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles signed left tackle Jason Peters to a new one-year contract Monday, keeping the veteran in the fold for 2019. The deal has a maximum value of $10 million and includes $5.5 million in guarantees, according to a league source. There are incentives linked to playing time in