3:11 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a one-year contract for $5,125,000 with pitcher Corey Knebel, who is returning from Tommy John surgery. A 28-year-old right-hander, Knebel hurt his elbow during spring training and had surgery April 3. He had been eligible for salary arbitration and will have the
Month: December 2019
2:40 PM ET BEREA, Ohio – Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry said Thursday that teammate Odell Beckham Jr. wants to stay in Cleveland, despite reports and speculation OBJ is looking for a way out. “I think he wants to be here,” Landry said. “I know he wants to be here.” Sunday morning, Fox Sports reported
2:30 PM ET Former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy will manage France in its qualifiers next year for the World Baseball Classic. France has never qualified for the World Baseball Classic, which will be held next in 2021. Bochy, who retired as the Giants’ manager after the 2019 season, was born in 1955 in
2:09 PM GMT Bryan Habana believes South Africa’s stunning Rugby World Cup triumph in Japan has created heroes who can inspire an entire generation and help the Blitzboks bid for Olympic rugby sevens gold in Tokyo next year. Habana expects to see tangible evidence of the feel-good-factor generated by the Springboks victory over England in
1:59 PM ET Associated Press BARTOW, Fla. — A professional golfer was one of 124 people arrested in Florida in a prostitution and human-trafficking sting. Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey, 44, was arrested Sunday and charged with first-degree misdemeanor solicitation, news outlets reported. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that Gainey was arrested in an
1:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Joel Embiid heard the criticism directed at him by Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal. And, according to Embiid, they are right. “Maybe they’re right. Maybe. I do think they’re right. I think I need to be more aggressive, and just look to impose myself and look to dominate,”
11:59 AM ET There is always next year. A mantra you may be saying after last week’s injury-filled debacle, as so many starters left the game early. Or maybe you played against someone who had Jameis Winston, Ezekiel Elliott and Zach Ertz, or some other combo of fantasy stars from Week 14. Or maybe you
1:08 PM ET Catcher Austin Romine has agreed to a one-year contract worth just over $4 million with the Detroit Tigers, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney on Thursday. Romine is expected to compete with Grayson Greiner in spring training for the team’s starting catching job. Romine, 31, had a career year at the plate
12:55 PM ET Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the mixed martial arts gym that counts UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre among its notable fighters, will offer naming rights. Gym co-owner Greg Jackson told The Associated
1:01 PM ET The Detroit Tigers selected right-hander Rony Garcia with the No. 1 pick in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft Thursday at baseball’s winter meetings in San Diego. Eleven players were selected, with only the Baltimore Orioles making multiple selections. The Houston Astros had the most players selected out of