Month: March 2019

4:27 PM ET MONTREAL — Reliever Daniel Hudson has agreed to a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays that includes a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues, a deal that followed his release from a minor league deal by the Los Angeles Angels last weekend. To open a roster spot, the Blue
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4:06 PM ET The NFL’s 100th season will open with the 199th meeting between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. The league announced Monday that it would forgo the traditional opening-night matchup in which the Super Bowl winner would host the first game of the year on the Thursday of Week 1. Instead, one
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9:21 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Among the women departing in the fourth round of the Miami Open on Monday were three-time champion Venus Williams and Indian Wells champion Bianca Andreescu. Williams lost to No. 2-seeded Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3, ending a bid for her first title in the event since 2001.
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3:52 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed the reigning NHL champion Washington Capitals to the Oval Office at the White House on Monday to congratulate them for winning the Stanley Cup in June. Trump said it was an honor to have the team there because he’s a hockey fan and a
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4:05 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN PHOENIX — Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for Malik McDowell, says the former Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman has been medically cleared by independent doctors and is expected to play in 2019. McDowell was drafted in the second round by Seattle in 2017 but never played a down for the team after
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3:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NFL owners on Monday unanimously approved the Raiders‘ lease to remain in Oakland for at least one more season. The owners’ vote was the final stage in the process after the Oakland City Council voted Thursday to approve the lease for 2019 with an option for 2020. The Alameda
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