11:17 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel says he doesn’t expect to need much time tuning up in the minors before he joins his new team, the Atlanta Braves. The team confirmed Friday night that the 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner had agreed to a one-year contract. He’s scheduled
Month: June 2019
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10:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Jeff Skinner, who would have been one of the most coveted free-agent wingers this summer, is officially off the market. Skinner, 27, signed an eight-year, $72-million contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Skinner had a career-high 40 goals in his first season in Buffalo, who acquired him last
Ljubisa Tumbakovic pulled out of Friday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo. Montenegro have sacked their Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic after he pulled out of Friday’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, the Montenegro Football Association (FSCG) said on Saturday. “The FSCG executive board made a unanimous decision to relieve Tumbakovic of his duties after he decided
6:17 PM ET Associated Press ANCASTER, Ontario — Brandt Snedeker‘s early record-tying round didn’t stand up to late charges by Scott Brown and Matt Kuchar at the RBC Canadian Open on Friday. Snedeker fired a 10-under 60 to tie the Canadian Open’s record low score. That was good enough for an early clubhouse lead at
9:57 PM ET Associated Press ANCASTER, Ontario — Brandt Snedeker tied the RBC Canadian Open record with a 10-under 60 as an early starter, and was one stroke behind co-leaders Matt Kuchar and Scott Brown after two rounds at Hamilton Golf and Country Club. Brown and Kuchar shot 7-under 63s in the afternoon on the
9:53 PM ET Associated Press GALLOWAY, N.J. — Jeongeun Lee6 got right back to work after winning the U.S. Women’s Open last weekend. Coming off her first major title, Lee6 shot an 8-under 63 to grab a share of the lead after Friday’s opening round in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. “I felt pretty relaxed on
2:14 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — In March 2017, just before the Philadelphia Eagles embarked on their first Super Bowl run in franchise history, chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie called the hiring of Joe Douglas “the pivotal moment of the last year.” Carson Wentz was coming off a promising rookie season, flashing traits of a franchise
3:18 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The first time anyone noticed Joe Douglas in the NFL was the summer of 2001, when he played a bit role in the debut of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. A low-level personnel assistant for the Baltimore Ravens, Douglas was “The Turk” — the league’s version of the Grim
9:23 PM ET Nine players received invitations to attend the NBA draft and sit in the green room, a source told ESPN. Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, Darius Garland, De’Andre Hunter, Jarrett Culver, Coby White, Cam Reddish and Jaxson Hayes received the first batch of invites, with an additional 11 invites approximately still yet