Month: March 2019

3:32 PM ET Noah Syndergaard was openly critical Sunday of the status of teammate Jacob deGrom‘s contract talks with the New York Mets and the team’s travel schedule before Opening Day on Thursday. The Mets and deGrom, the reigning National League Cy Young winner, have been discussing a contract extension, but on Saturday deGrom said
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4:12 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Justin Verlander thinks the free-agency process is broken. Still, he said that’s not why he decided to sign a new deal with the Houston Astros rather than test the market. “I can’t see a better situation,” Verlander, 36, said Sunday after the Astros announced a
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8:56 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Novak Djokovic pulled a spare ball from his pocket, angrily whacked it against the backstop and then pounded his uncooperative racket into the concrete. He lost his temper, but not the match. Annoyed after squandering a second-set lead, Djokovic regrouped and beat Federico Delbonis 7-5,
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2:50 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — John Isner was broken in the first game but held thereafter and hit 16 aces to beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-5, 7-6 (6) Sunday in the third round of the Miami Open. Isner, now 33, won the biggest title of his career in the tournament a year
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2:09 PM ET Georgia Tech defensive lineman Brandon Adams died in Atlanta on Saturday, the school announced. The school didn’t disclose the cause of Adams’ death. He was 21. “All of us here at Georgia Tech send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Brandon Adams,” Georgia Tech president George “Bud” Peterson said
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1:08 PM ET Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Mark Trumbo will start the season on the injured list, manager Brandon Hyde announced Sunday. Trumbo, who is recovering from offseason surgery on his right knee, has hit just .167 in 12 at-bats this spring. “We’re going to let him continue to do his rehab down here,” Hyde
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12:42 PM ET The Cleveland Indians signed veteran infielder Brad Miller on Sunday with starting second baseman Jason Kipnis sidelined because of a right calf strain. Miller, who signed a one-year major league contract, is expected to fill in for Kipnis at second base until he returns. Miller, 29, hit .385 with two home runs
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