Month: April 2019

2:26 PM ET Hall of Fame coach R.C. Slocum, the winningest head coach in Texas A&M history, will serve as the school’s interim athletic director following the departure of Scott Woodward on Thursday. Slocum, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012, led Texas A&M to a record of 123-47-2 from
0 Comments
4:11 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was suspended for one game after calling Kansas City Royals pitcher Brad Keller a “weak-ass f—ing [N-word]” during a benches-clearing incident precipitated by Keller hitting Anderson
0 Comments
1:48 PM ET Washington Capitals have recalled postseason hero Devante Smith-Pelly from the AHL, the team announced Friday. He will be in the lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the Caps’ first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, coach Todd Reirden told reporters Friday. The series is tied 2-2. The Capitals will be without winger
0 Comments
1:26 PM ET Associated Press A proposal to require a graduate transfer to count against a team’s scholarship total for two years in football and basketball has been rejected by the NCAA. The Division I Council on Friday voted down a proposal that could have tapped the brakes on the de facto free agency created
0 Comments
1:06 PM ET The NBA has rescinded technical fouls called against the Warriors‘ Kevin Durant and the Clippers‘ JaMychal Green during Thursday’s Game 3, the league announced Friday. Both players appeared surprised by the third-quarter call, since they were just exchanging a few words when the double-technical was given. Durant said after the game that
0 Comments
12:52 PM ET The Boston Red Sox placed infielder Eduardo Nunez on the 10-day injured list with a mid-back strain, retroactive to Thursday, the team announced. With second baseman Dustin Pedroia and infielder Brock Holt also on the IL, the Red Sox called up infielders Tzu-Wei Lin and Michael Chavis from Triple-A Pawtucket. Chavis, 23,
0 Comments
12:58 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with first baseman Logan Morrison, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday. The deal includes an opt-out date of July 1, and Morrison, 31, will make $1 million if he’s added to the major league roster, sources told
0 Comments
12:03 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed former 2014 second-round draft pick Ra’Shede Hageman, who they released in 2017 following domestic violence charges, to a one-year contract. Hageman, who served a six-game suspension as a result of that March 2016 incident, now faces a two-game ban at the start of the 2019 season for
0 Comments