Month: December 2019

9:50 AM ET After rediscovering himself in Japan, right-hander Pierce Johnson has reached an agreement with the San Diego Padres on a two-year, $5 million deal with a club option for a third year, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Johnson, 28, struggled in the big leagues in his previous stint. The 2012 first-round pick by
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9:43 AM ET Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V is uncertain to play in the team’s regular-season finale against the Tennessee Titans due to a groin injury, a source told ESPN. Fuller’s status beyond Week 17 — including the Texans’ wild-card game in two weeks — is also uncertain, the source said, after he
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8:36 AM ET IN SEPTEMBER, the team owners of the National Basketball League gathered on a three-story, 37-meter yacht named “Vegas” for their annual excursion off the coast of Australia. Vegas belongs to Larry Kestelman, the Melbourne entrepreneur widely regarded as the individual most responsible for resuscitating professional basketball in Australia and New Zealand. Three
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11:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Vernon Philander, the South Africa allrounder, has announced his impending retirement from international cricket. The upcoming Test series against England will be his final outing for South Africa, bringing to a close a career that began in 2007. Philander, 34, has taken more than 200 wickets in his 60 Tests
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8:00 AM ET Danny Roberts will take on Nicolas Dalby in a welterweight bout on March 21, 2020 at the O2 Arena, it has been announced. It is the first fight to be announced at one of the most eagerly anticipated UFC events next year. Roberts (17-5) responded from back-to-back defeats with victory over Zelim
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