Month: March 2019

9:00 AM ET Every March, I post a list of players who I think are primed for significant upticks in performance for the coming MLB season. These are players who already have lost their rookie status but either haven’t performed at all in the majors or perhaps just haven’t lived up to expectations. I ranked
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7:39 PM ET Klay Thompson, a week after apologizing to the Golden State Warriors‘ fan base for his remarks about their lack of energy at Oracle Arena, delivered another subtle poke Thursday, saying it’s important for him to remain focused on his day-to-day performance over the changing perceptions of media and fans. “At the end
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6:17 PM ET Last April, when Jarrett Hurd outpointed Erislandy Lara to unify junior middleweight world titles in the action-packed 2018 fight of the year, 154-pound contender Julian “J Rock” Williams won a decision against Nathaniel Gallimore in a title elimination bout on the undercard, a victory that secured him a mandatory shot at the
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5:26 PM ET Former Western Kentucky basketball player Cliff Dixon was fatally shot outside an Atlanta-area nightclub early Thursday morning, according to a release from the Chamblee (Georgia) Police Department. It is being investigated as a homicide, police said. Dixon, 32, grew up in Suitland, Maryland, where he was a childhood friend of Golden State
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5:43 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys will play a preseason game in Hawaii on Aug. 17, the Rams announced Thursday. The game
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5:25 PM ET New York Yankees guest instructor Lee Mazzilli will remain in the hospital for at least another night after being struck on the head by a batted ball during batting practice Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. A team spokesman said Thursday that doctors are “just being cautious” with Mazzilli. Yankees team spokesman Jason Zillo
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6:04 PM ET All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals are finalizing a five-year extension for $130 million, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal will keep Goldschmidt, who will make $15.5 million this season in the final year of his current deal, with
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1:36 AM ET The Indianapolis Colts signed former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston on Thursday. The Colts will give the four-time Pro Bowler a two-year, $24 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chiefs last week released Houston, making him a free agent, after no team was willing to work a trade
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4:19 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts have reached agreement with former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston on a two-year, $24 million contract, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. The Chiefs released Houston on March 10 after failing to find a trade partner for their four-time Pro Bowl linebacker. He had been due
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5:29 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens on Thursday agreed to a two-year deal with Robert Griffin III, who will become the top backup to Lamar Jackson and continue to be a valuable mentor to the new franchise quarterback. Griffin, 29, got his NFL career back on track last season with the
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