6:24 PM ET Free agent forward Cheick Diallo has agreed to a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns, league sources tell ESPN. Diallo, 22, comes to the Suns with hopes that coach Monty Williams can speed along his development as an active, 6-foot-9 player. The Suns hold a team option on the second year of
Month: July 2019
6:08 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Phillies closer Hector Neris has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch in the area of the head of Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman David Freese. Joe Torre, chief baseball officer for Major League Baseball, announced the suspension and
5:50 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have reached a four-year, $57 million extension with star linebacker Deion Jones through the 2023 season, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. The deal, announced by the team, also includes $34 million guaranteed for the one-time Pro Bowler. Jones, a former second-round draft pick from LSU
5:53 PM ET Oakland Athletics All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman left Wednesday’s game against the Seattle Mariners with what the team called left ankle soreness. Chapman, who homered and had five RBIs in Oakland’s 9-2 win over Seattle on Tuesday, appeared to hurt himself after fouling back-to-back balls off his left lower leg during the
5:31 PM ET Oklahoma City’s discussions to move nine-time All-Star guard Chris Paul to a new destination are parked and an increasing expectation exists that he will start the season with the Thunder, league sources tell ESPN. Oklahoma City has been working with Paul and his representatives on finding a trade, but nothing is materializing
5:27 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney took some heat for bringing an offensive guard to the annual ACC Kickoff event rather than his star quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, so on Wednesday, he offered an olive branch: The Trevor Lawrence stunt double. Guard John Simpson — all 325 pounds of him — arrived
5:32 PM ET Associated Press OCEANPORT, N.J. — Maximum Security will make his second start since being disqualified in the Kentucky Derby, taking on six rivals in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Saturday. The Jason Servis-trained colt drew the outside No. 7 post Wednesday for the 1 1/8-mile race. Luis Saez
4:48 PM ET A two-year old spat between Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price and Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley, who is a TV analyst for the team, rose up again this week in the midst of a disappointing season in Boston. Two years ago, Price was upset about a comment the analyst made on
4:43 PM ET Newly signed Reggie Bullock underwent successful surgery for a cervical disk herniation Wednesday, the New York Knicks announced. The team said it would provide an update on his rehab and progress around the start of training camp. On Tuesday, Bullock signed a two-year, $8.2 million deal with the Knicks. The sides reworked
5:31 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes has said that redemption “is not a word I’ll ever use”, in the wake of his starring role in England’s triumph in the World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday. Stokes was named Player of the Match in the final at Lord’s, after guiding England’s run-chase with