Month: August 2019

2:51 PM ET The Pittsburgh Pirates requested waivers on veteran catcher Francisco Cervelli, who had asked for his release in hopes of landing with a contender, the team said Thursday. Cervelli, 33, has played in just 34 games this season after suffering the sixth concussion of his career on May 25. He has been rehabbing
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2:47 PM ET Former Maryland starting quarterback Kasim Hill is transferring to Tennessee, a Volunteers spokesman confirmed Thursday to ESPN. Hill, who started 10 games for Maryland in 2018 before sustained his second ACL tear in as many seasons, will sit out the 2019 season. He will have at least two seasons of eligibility left
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2:45 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Brock Holt hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Thursday to complete the weather-suspended game that began Aug. 7. The original contest was halted after a 1 hour, 49 minute-rain delay early
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2:38 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump presented 91-year-old basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday, praising the former Boston Celtics star as “one of the all-time greats in the history of sports.” Cousy played for the Celtics from 1950 to 1963, winning six league championships and
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2:38 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is to present basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday. Cousy, 91, played for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, winning six league championships and the 1957 MVP title.
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2:08 PM ET As expected, UCF named Notre Dame transfer Brandon Wimbush its starting quarterback on Thursday. In a statement, coach Josh Heupel said true freshman Dillon Gabriel will also play when the Knights open the season Aug. 29 against Florida A&M. Wimbush, Gabriel and redshirt freshman Quadry Jones spent fall practice competing for the
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1:25 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Luke Laufenberg, the son of former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Babe Laufenberg and a tight end at UTEP, has died after a nearly two-year battle with cancer. He was 21. The elder Laufenberg posted on Twitter on Thursday, writing: “we lost a son, a brother, a friend, and a
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1:23 PM ET Houston Astros reliever Ryan Pressly will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday morning and is expected to miss four to six weeks, according to Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow. Luhnow told reporters Thursday that the injury was found during testing this week. Pressly had complained of discomfort after pitching in
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