10:37 AM ET NFL players have signaled to owners that they would be open to discussing expanding the regular season to 17 games as part of a new collective bargaining agreement as long as the players’ share of league revenue under the new deal increased by a sufficient amount, sources told ESPN. The owners’ proposal
Month: October 2019
10:27 AM ET Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman had arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, the team announced. The procedure was performed in New York by Dr. David Altchek. Dr. Altchek “cleaned out the entire right elbow joint during the procedure, removing three fragmented loose bodies and cleaning up multiple bone spur formations
10:06 AM ET Even though he’ll be watching from afar rather than playing, Philadelphia Phillies mega-signing Bryce Harper says there is no jealousy that his former team, the Washington Nationals, is about to make its first World Series appearance. “I think it’s about being able to be the person that I am and not saying
10:10 AM ET Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — The NFL says team owners have given the OK to invest up to $10 million in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village in Canton. A spokesman for the league says the decision came at the NFL owners’ meetings this week in Florida. Hall of Fame officials
2:42 PM GMT Former India women captains Diana Edulji and Shanta Rangaswamy have pulled up the BCCI management over the appointments of ad-hoc assistant coaches for the Indian women’s team, which they point out were done without the consent of the women’s selection committee. On Friday both women sent separate e-mails to BCCI chief executive
9:20 AM BST Former Junior Wallabies captain and ex-Waratahs outside back Andrew Kellaway has signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2020 Super Rugby season. The 24-year-old will arrive for pre-season training in November after a recent spell with the Northampton Saints (England) and Counties Manukau (New Zealand) looking to add to his 25 Super
7:40 AM ET Tyson Fury is looking to take the No. 1 spot in the music charts after collaborating on a song with pop star Robbie Williams for an upcoming Christmas album. Williams is set to release his first ever festive album and has teamed up with the boxer on a track called “Bad Sharon.”
8:34 AM ET ESPN News Services Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has donated a home to an Atlanta woman whose 12-year-old son was shot at a football game and paralyzed from the chest down. O’Neal told WXIA-TV that Isaiah Payton’s family was living in a one-bedroom apartment that wasn’t accessible for people with disabilities,
8:13 AM BST Wales received a huge boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal with France with centre Jonathan Davies passed fit after recovering from a knee injury. With flyhalf Dan Biggar and winger George North also emerging from injury clouds, coach Warren Gatland was able to name his strongest side, the same starting
8:28 AM ET Associated Press The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again Friday, as the fallout continued over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. A day after NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Morey fired, a spokesman for China’s foreign