7:00 AM ET Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby isn’t remembered as having the cheeriest of personalities, but his Kierkegaardian demeanor has always channeled the wintertime ennui of the baseball fan. Hornsby’s most-repeated quote went, “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out
4:21 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — For the first time since October, the Washington Capitals took the ice for practice as something other than a first-place team. Defensive lapses and a glaring lack of structure have added up to losses in six of nine games and a .500 record over the past 10.
4:45 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Houston infielder Aledmys Diaz, Miami first baseman Jesus Aguilar and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Brian Goodwin all won their salary arbitration cases Wednesday, cutting the teams’ advantage to 6-4 in decisions this year with three cases remaining. Diaz was awarded $2.6 million by arbitrators Mark Burstein, Stephen Raymond
4:02 PM ET Former CBS television commentator Peter Kostis is the latest to call out Patrick Reed in the wake of a rules violation in the Bahamas, saying the golfer four times improved his lie or his line of play while he witnessed it in his duties for the network. Reed was assessed a two-shot
4:50 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have signed nose tackle Brandon Dunn to a contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed, but according to multiple reports the deal is for three years and worth $12 million. Dunn has seen significant playing time with the Texans since 2017, but when Houston’s defensive
9:34 AM ET As February comes to an end, the NBA is firmly in the post-All-Star break period. The final two months of the regular season are underway, and the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. The Milwaukee Bucks have officially clinched a playoff spot through 56 games. The Houston Rockets‘ small-ball reboot continues
3:21 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired defenseman Alec Martinez from the Los Angeles Kings for second-round draft picks in both 2020 and 2021. Martinez, who was seen as one of the most desirable defenseman possibly available at the trade deadline, has one goal and seven assists in 41 games this season. This
3:09 PM ET Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. — Shin-Soo Choo wants to enjoy baseball even more this season, all of those times in the clubhouse and on the field while still at the top of the Texas Rangers lineup. “I don’t know what’s going to happen at the end of the year,” said Choo, the
3:45 PM ET MESA, Ariz. — New Chicago Cubs manager David Ross wasted no time in making his first big decision, announcing Kris Bryant as his leadoff man even before playing a game. “You’ll see him at the top of the order a whole lot in spring training,” Ross said Wednesday. “Kris Bryant is a
8:40 AM ET College football’s 2020 recruiting classes have been signed with more and more prospects enrolling early in school. That translates to more first-year players providing an immediate impact, which in turn gives teams the opportunity to ascend up the rankings ahead of schedule. How will this recruiting cycle affect the 2020 College Football