1:11 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” In his public statements about the evolution of the free-agent market, Tony Clark, the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has taken pains not to use the word “collusion.”
Month: November 2019
12:46 AM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The St. Louis Blues acquired forward Jacob De La Rose from the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night in exchange for forward Robby Fabbri. The 24-year-old De La Rose had a goal and three assists in 16 games for the Red Wings this season. The Swede has
5:16 AM GMT Varun Shetty Former Karnataka Ranji players CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi have been arrested on charges of spot fixing in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) final earlier this year. Gautam, captain of Bellary Tuskers, and Kazi who plays for the same team, allegedly accepted INR 20 lakh for “slow batting” in the
12:05 AM ET Forward Alexander Steen left the St. Louis Blues‘ 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday because of an apparent lower-body injury. Steen had to be helped off the ice after an awkward collision with Alex Chiasson late in the second period. The Blues said Steen will be reevaluated Thursday but had
7:00 AM ET Let’s turn back the clock a year, when we wrote this same article and included this gem: Guy most likely to put a team over the top: Patrick Corbin. … There might be concern about the long-term health of a guy who throws sliders 40 percent of the time, but Corbin has
7:00 AM ET Let’s turn back the clock a year when we wrote this same article and included this gem: Guy most likely to put a team over the top: Patrick Corbin. … There might be concern about the long-term health of a guy who throws sliders 40 percent of the time, but Corbin has
10:26 PM ET Howard University football coach Ron Prince has been placed on administrative leave after allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation of players. Howard Athletic Director Kery Davis released a statement about the decision, saying the university is committed to completing an internal investigation of the allegations and concerns about the football program. The
Nov 11, 2019 Three weeks down, three different No. 1 teams. In this edition, it’s the Los Angeles Lakers who, despite seeing their seven-game win streak snapped Sunday night against the Toronto Raptors, climb to the top, thanks to a 1-3 week by the Philadelphia 76ers. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon,
10:23 PM ET 76ers guard Ben Simmons did not return for the second half Wednesday at Utah because of what the team called a minor sprain in his AC joint in his right shoulder and will be re-evaluated Thursday in Denver. Simmons appeared to injure the shoulder in the first quarter when he collided with
10:23 PM ET Ben Simmons will not return to the Philadelphia 76ers‘ game Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City due to right shoulder soreness, the team announced. Simmons appeared to injure the shoulder in the first quarter when he collided with Jazz forward Royce O’Neale while turning with the ball in