Month: March 2022

5:24 PM ET Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Still sporting a 0.00 ERA after three spring training starts, Astros ace Justin Verlander won’t start on Opening Day as Houston plans around the early schedule. Manager Dusty Baker said skipping Verlander in the opener on April 7 at the Los Angeles Angels better positions
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5:23 PM ET PALM BEACH, Fla. — Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti acknowledged Tuesday that Deshaun Watson‘s record-setting contract could have ripple effects for quarterback deals going forward, including the one for Lamar Jackson. On March 18, Watson received a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract from the Cleveland Browns after getting traded by the
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9:00 AM ET The PFL announced on Tuesday its opening regular-season matchups for the heavyweight and featherweight divisions on April 28. A heavyweight matchup between 2021 champion Bruno Cappelozza (14-5) and Stuart Austin (15-7) will headline the PFL 2 event at Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas. PFL’s regular-season format begins April 20 with the light
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8:39 AM ET Lionel Messi’s deal comes amid a growing wave of crypto endorsements signed by football clubs and players. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com, a source close to the deal told Reuters on Tuesday. Messi becomes the latest global
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1:49 PM ET Christian Eriksen scored a brilliant goal as he made his return to the Parken Stadium where he almost died of a heart attack at Euro 2020 last June, netting in Denmark‘s 3-0 friendly win against Serbia on Tuesday. The 30-year-old playmaker cut onto his right foot and sent a fizzing drive in
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3:30 PM ET An investigation by an independent law firm on behalf of Major League Soccer concluded that the Portland Timbers didn’t offer financial inducements to Genessis Alarcón, the estranged wife of former midfielder Andy Polo, to not press charges over an alleged incident of domestic violence by Polo. The investigation also concluded that while
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1:48 PM ET MANALAPAN, Fla. — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman downplayed the league’s appetite for implementing a postseason salary cap, saying he doesn’t consider teams’ usage of long-term injury reserve a “front-burner issue.” “Nobody in that room [of NHL general managers] believes that it’s being abused,” Bettman said Tuesday as the league’s annual spring general
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