7:00 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs tendered contracts for the 2020 season to six arbitration-eligible players but non-tendered infielder Addison Russell on Monday. Russell, 25, becomes a free agent after five years with the team, his final two seasons marked by controversy. The second baseman/shortstop was suspended for 40 games near the end
Month: December 2019
7:00 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs tendered contracts for the 2020 season to six arbitration eligible players but non-tendered infielder Addison Russell. Russell, 25, becomes a free agent after five years with the team, his final two seasons marked by controversy. The second baseman/shortstop was suspended for 40 games near the end of
6:34 PM ET The New England Patriots waived kicker Kai Forbath on Monday, three days after he was signed to replace Nick Folk, who had an appendectomy last week. Forbath missed an extra point Sunday night in the Patriots’ loss to the Houston Texans, and also made a chip-shot, 23-yard field goal and one extra-point
6:37 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners did not offer 2020 contracts to infielder Tim Beckham and outfielder Domingo Santana on Monday, making them free agents. Beckham, who turns 30 in January, was suspended 80 games in August after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol and missed Seattle’s final 48 games.
6:17 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — The perennially thrifty Miami Marlins opened their purse strings Monday and added some speed and power to an offense that ranked last in the National League in runs and homers this year. Miami acquired infielder Jonathan Villar from the Baltimore Orioles for minor league left-hander Easton Lucas.
5:59 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos defensive end Derek Wolfe is expected to miss the remainder of the season after he dislocated his left elbow Sunday in the closing minutes of the Broncos’ 23-20 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. Wolfe suffered the injury with 2 minutes, 22 seconds remaining in the game,
5:44 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a potential No. 1 light heavyweight contender bout between Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson on Feb. 15, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but sources say both sides have agreed. The 205-pound contest will headline UFC Fight Night at Santa Ana Star Center
5:41 PM ET Ashleigh Barty has added yet more silverware to her stunning 2019 collection after winning a third straight Newcombe Medal as Australia’s outstanding tennis player of the year. Never in doubt, Barty formally received her award from John Newcombe at tennis’s night of nights at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium on Monday. During an unforgettable
5:20 PM ET Associated Press MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur had additional surgery, just two months removed from quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September. The team disclosed the Nov. 28 procedure at the request of Lafleur’s family and said it removed a lobe on one of his lungs, as well lymph nodes.
4:41 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins are re-signing versatile defensive back Eric Rowe to a three-year, $18 million contract extension with $7 million guaranteed, a source tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Rowe made an early-October transition from cornerback to safety that has worked out extremely well. Rowe’s versatile skill set has allowed him