7:27 PM ET World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Adelaide International in a massive blow to the inaugural tennis tournament starting Sunday. Djokovic’s withdrawal has been announced on Saturday, with no reason given by organisers of the tournament. Djokovic on Saturday will lead Serbia’s team in an ATP Cup semi-final against Russia
Month: January 2020
6:54 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Shortstop Francisco Lindor avoided salary arbitration and agreed Friday to a $17.5 million, one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians, who have so far rejected trade offers for the four-time All-Star. Lindor received the second-largest one-year deal for a player in his second season of arbitration eligibility, only behind
6:38 PM ET The New York Yankees announced Friday that they have agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Aaron Judge, pitcher James Paxton, catcher Gary Sanchez and several other players, thus avoiding arbitration. Judge’s contract is for $8.5 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, up from the $684,300 he made in salary last year. Judge,
6:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard agreed to a $9.7 million, one-year contract Friday as the New York Mets reached deals with all nine of their players who were eligible for arbitration. Syndergaard is coming off a fairly disappointing 2019 season. He went 10-8 with a 4.28 ERA and 202 strikeouts
5:49 PM ET Associated Press HONOLULU — Michelle Wie always thought if she ever had children, that would be the end of her golf. Now she is more inspired than ever to return. Wie, who married Golden Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West in August, announced they are having their first child — a girl
5:33 PM ET Associated Press CINCINNATI — Trevor Bauer agreed to a $17.5 million, one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, bypassing salary arbitration after the All-Star pitcher had a contentious hearing with Cleveland last offseason. Bauer, acquired from the Indians in July, relished beating Cleveland in arbitration the past two offseasons but complained
4:02 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Defensive tackle Chris Jones, who led the Kansas City Chiefs in sacks for the second straight season, did not practice on Friday and was listed as questionable to play in Sunday’s divisional-round playoff game against the Houston Texans on the week’s final injury report. Coach Andy Reid said
3:39 PM ET STARKVILLE, Miss. — Leaving Washington State wasn’t easy for Mike Leach, but he said the opportunity to compete in the SEC as the head coach at Mississippi State was too good to pass up. Leach, who was introduced as the 34th head coach in program history on Friday afternoon, said he was
3:44 PM ET Rob Demovsky Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Packers for Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1997-2013 Two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Adam Teicher Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 There’s a snowstorm headed
3:29 PM ET SAN JOSE — Joe Pavelski admits it’s going to be awkward. There’s no other way for him to feel as he returns to San Jose as a member of the Dallas Stars, months after his hopes of remaining with the Sharks were dashed. “I always had a feeling that something would probably