Month: August 2019

6:42 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco rejoined the team Friday after a minor league rehab stint and will be reinstated from the 60-day injured list Sunday. The 32-year-old Carrasco hasn’t pitched in the majors since late May, when he was diagnosed with leukemia. “It’s a feel-good
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6:25 PM ET PITTSBURGH — After a strong preseason, Mason Rudolph has won the Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 2 quarterback job and will back up Ben Roethlisberger this season barring an unforeseen development, according to sources. Rudolph and Josh Dobbs competed all preseason for the prime backup job, which Dobbs held last season. Rudolph — a
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5:32 PM ET ESPN News Services KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David Glass and his family have agreed to sell the Kansas City Royals to an ownership group led by Kansas City entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal that is expected to be worth about $1 billion. The Royals announced the sale in a statement Friday,
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4:56 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Friday put place-kicker Graham Gano on injured reserve, meaning the 2017 Pro Bowl selection is done for the year. Former Virginia Tech kicker Joey Slye, who kicked a 59-yard field goal in Thursday night’s preseason finale against Pittsburgh and was 3-for-3 on kicks of 50-plus
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4:27 PM ET Associated Press The NHL has informed the NHL Players’ Association it won’t use its option to terminate the existing labor deal next year. The league announced its decision Friday, two days before its deadline to notify the union whether it would reopen collective bargaining talks. The union has until Sept. 15 to
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4:05 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — The opioids fentanyl and oxycodone, along with alcohol, were in Tyler Skaggs‘ system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report that was released Friday, nearly two months after the Los Angeles Angels pitcher was found unresponsive. The Tarrant County (Texas) medical examiner’s office listed Skaggs’
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4:05 PM ET ESPN News Services A medical examiner in Texas has ruled that Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a report released Friday that Skaggs had the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone in his system along with
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3:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Raiders center Rodney Hudson has agreed to a three-year, $33.4 million contract extension, with $24.4 million guaranteed, ESPN has confirmed, making him the highest-paid center in the NFL in terms of average annual per year pay at $11.13 million a season. Per ESPN Stats & Information, only two other
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