8:10 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The legend of Devlin Hodges doesn’t start on a football field. Instead, the story of the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ newest QB1 begins in a hockey rink in Birmingham, Alabama. Hodges was 2 years old the first time he was strapped into a pair of ice skates. A year later, he was
Month: October 2019
6:23 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez has been creative in using his starting pitchers in relief this postseason, but don’t look to see Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin in relief during the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals. At least at the beginning of the series. Scherzer, who
6:29 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin climbed from his car at Talladega Superspeedway and was shocked to learn he had not only topped the speed chart, but reached nearly 205 mph in pacing practice. “It really caught me off guard,” Hamlin said Friday after his lap at 204.904 mph. The Daytona
6:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents dropped for the first time, falling by $100,000 to $17.8 million. Determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year, the figure announced Friday reflects a flat market last offseason. In addition,
6:10 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — John Middleton runs the show in Philadelphia. The Phillies managing partner made that clear Friday, a day after manager Gabe Kapler was fired despite resistance from team president Andy MacPhail and general manager Matt Klentak. “A CEO’s responsibility is to ensure an organization achieves its strategic objectives, and
5:52 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Jones waved goodbye to Dallas Cowboys cornerback Byron Jones on his way to the end zone last Sunday, and now the Green Bay Packers running back can wave goodbye to more than $10,000. Jones said Friday that the NFL fined him $10,527 for “taunting/unsportsmanlike conduct.” He was
5:31 PM ET HOUSTON — Houston Astros pitcher Zack Greinke once again didn’t have much to say at the podium on Friday, so AJ Hinch is hoping his actions are little more compelling on the mound. Hinch named the pensive Greinke as his Game 1 starter against the New York Yankees for the ALCS, which
5:30 PM ET Associated Press CARY, N.C. — Doug Barron lost his great start with three bogeys over his last four holes and had to settle for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead over Woody Austin after the opening round Friday in the SAS Championship. This is the last regular-season event on the
5:12 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said Thursday that running back Todd Gurley is doubtful and cornerback Aqib Talib is out for Sunday’s
4:57 PM ET Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez is preparing for his move up to light heavyweight to challenge for a world title in a fourth weight division, but he did take time out to watch rival Gennadiy Golovkin’s recent fight and came away unimpressed. Golovkin won a disputed unanimous decision over Sergiy Derevyanchenko —