1:44 PM GMT England and Bath winger Anthony Watson will not be fit for his side’s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland on Saturday, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Wednesday. Watson suffered a calf injury before England’s opening game at the weekend and played no part in the side’s 24-17 defeat to France. –
Month: February 2020
3:24 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball is returning to the Dominican Republic for the first time in 20 years, with the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers playing a spring training game in Santo Domingo on March 7. MLB has never played a regular-season game in the Dominican Republic. The
3:23 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Running back Jalen Richard, who joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016, signed a two-year extension, the team announced Wednesday. Richard is the fourth pending free agent to re-up with the team as it prepares for the move to Las Vegas, joining offensive linemen Richie Incognito
3:26 PM GMT Rugby’s Super League has said it accepts that Australian Israel Folau has been legally registered as Catalan Dragons player but says it has taken steps to be able to intervene in controversial signings. Former rugby union player Folau had his contract with Rugby Australia torn up in May for posting a meme
3:23 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. — Running back Jalen Richard, who joined the Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016, has agreed to a contract extension with the team, sources have confirmed. Richard is the fourth pending free agent to re-up with the team as it prepares for the move to Las Vegas, joining
3:38 PM ET PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have secured general manager Kevin Colbert for another season. Colbert, who joined the organization in February 2000, signed a one-year extension that will keep him with the Steelers through the 2021 NFL draft. Colbert’s current deal went through the 2020 NFL draft. “It’s hard to quantify how fortunate
2:27 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner understands why his players feel cheated by the Houston Astros. If Houston had not been using a video camera to steal opposing catcher’s signs in 2017, maybe the Yankees would have won the American League Championship Series instead of losing to
2:16 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — New Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry said Wednesday that he’s already met with both running back Kareem Hunt and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. regarding their recent offseason incidents that drew headlines. Hunt was pulled over Jan. 21 by police, who found small amounts of marijuana in a
2:23 PM ET Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said Wednesday that Hokies players who enter the NCAA transfer portal won’t be allowed to return. Fuente, speaking to reporters on national signing day, said the coaching staff recently decided that players who enter their names in the portal cannot come back to the team. Although the
12:36 PM ET Former junior welterweight world titleholder Johnny Bumphus died Monday due to cardiac arrest in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. He was 59. Bumphus, nicknamed “Bump City,” was a skillful southpaw who boxed professionally from 1980 to 1987 but whose career was cut short by drug addiction. Bumphus, who lived for many years