6:18 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Braves have signed star third baseman Austin Riley to a 10-year, $212 million contract, the most lucrative deal in team history and a surprise given he had three additional seasons under club control. The deal starts in 2023 and runs through the ’32 season, and it includes
Month: August 2022
4:35 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Yankees have acquired right-handed starter Frankie Montas and closer Lou Trivino in a deal with the Oakland Athletics, the Yankees announced Monday. The A’s are receiving left-handers Ken Waldichuk
Former Australia T20 legspinner Cameron Boyce is returning to the club where he started his BBL journey, signing a two-year deal with Adelaide Strikers. Boyce played six games with Strikers in 2012-13 before moving to Hobart Hurricanes for five seasons. He then made the move to Melbourne Renegades in 2018-19 when he was a pivotal
5:41 PM ET Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey is joining Ligue 1 side Nice. Getty Images Nice have signed Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey on a free transfer, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday. Details of the deal were not disclosed. – World Cup: All 32 nations who have qualified Ramsey, 31, recently left Serie A club
7:49 PM ET A player from a local league in Argentina was arrested and suspended for life after attacking a female referee during a match on Sunday. Cristian Tirone of third-division Club Deportivo Garmense was arrested on the field after punching referee Dalma Cortadi in the back of her neck. He was also banned for
2:55 PM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said it would be “difficult” to claim the Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea was good for the brand of England’s top division following this summer’s takeover at Stamford Bridge, which saw the Russian oligarch sell the club to a group led by LA Dodgers co-owner Todd
6:00 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Chris Boswell isn’t going anywhere. The Pittsburgh Steelers secured the place kicker’s services by inking him to a new four-year, $20.5 million extension, his agent Jeff Nalley told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday night. Boswell received $12.5 million guaranteed and his extension ties him with Justin Tucker as the highest-paid
7:10 PM ET IRVINE, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson will have a “minor” surgery Tuesday after tweaking his knee, head coach Sean McVay said Monday. McVay said the Rams expect Jefferson to be out “a few weeks,” but he’s not sure what the wide receiver’s availability will be to start the
6:25 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star Russell Westbrook has signed with agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports for his representation, Westbrook told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday afternoon. Last month, Westbrook’s former longtime agent, Thad Foucher of Wasserman, said he and Westbrook parted ways. Foucher cited “irreconcilable differences” in a statement and suggested that
5:33 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — JaMychal Green was in a plunge pool in Jamaica on vacation when his phone started to ring. He decided to pick up because, why not? On the other end of the call was Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “He told me that [the Warriors] were interested,