6:30 PM ET Using technology to steal signs is an ancient weapon in baseball, going back at least to the 1951 New York Giants, who used an elaborate buzzer system at the Polo Grounds to relay the catcher’s signs during that famous pennant race that ended with Bobby Thomson’s home run. Players rarely fess up
Month: November 2019
6:21 PM ET Rookie skipper Rocco Baldelli led the Minnesota Twins to one of baseball’s most surprising campaigns, a homer-happy season capped with Tuesday’s announcement that he had won the 2019 American League Manager of the Year award. He narrowly beat out Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees. Both received 13 first-place votes in
6:19 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Already awaiting tight end George Kittle‘s return from knee and ankle injuries, the San Francisco 49ers will now also be monitoring the progress of their other top receiving option. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan announced Tuesday that wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders suffered some cartilage damage in his ribs against
6:05 PM ET Associated Press MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee wide receiver Zeke Cobb has been suspended from the program as he faces rape charges. Murfreesboro police spokesman Larry Flowers said Tuesday that Cobb has been served a sealed indictment on two counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2018. Flowers didn’t have any
5:54 PM ET Matt Kuchar received more attention for underpaying a fill-in caddie a year ago at the Mayakoba Classic than he did for winning the tournament. Now, a year later and back at the PGA Tour event near Cancun, Mexico, Kuchar, 41, again apologized on Tuesday and noted that he even heard from his
5:36 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his right hand during Monday night’s loss to the Utah Jazz, the team announced Tuesday after an MRI revealed the fracture. Lee, who is on a two-way contract with the Warriors for the second
8:15 AM ET The fourth Friday brings a fresh batch of 10 things: 1. The 9-1 Celtics, on a string Boston has slid to 11th in points allowed per possession, and it was reasonable to expect slippage with Gordon Hayward out (and Enes Kanter back). Boston’s bench is wobbly, and its core lineups ask a
5:20 PM ET Mercedes’ future in F1 after 2021 is “not a given”, says team principal Toto Wolff. The German carmaker’s factory team have won both the constructors’ and drivers’ championships for an unprecedented six years in a row, and next season is the last before a financial, technical and sporting shakeup. “Everything indicates that
5:17 PM ET NFL clubs were informed Tuesday that a private workout will be held for free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Saturday in Atlanta, according to a copy of a memo obtained by ESPN. The session will include on-field work and an interview. All teams are invited to attend, and video of both the workout
7:30 AM ET UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya likes to study things. From fighting styles to showmanship to fashion and even social media skills, Adesanya is quick with analysis and quips. His ongoing Twitter feud with Jon Jones is one of the more entertaining spats in the UFC and has lit a fuse for a