5:15 PM ET The Major League Baseball Players Association had a strong message Friday for the teams involved in the held-up Mookie Betts blockbuster deal: Resolve it quickly. Those were the words of executive director Tony Clark, who in a statement told the teams to conclude talks or move on. “The proposed trades between the
5:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors are confident new swingman Andrew Wiggins will fit well into the culture that the championship-caliber organization has built over time. They also believe he’ll be a better fit with their roster than D’Angelo Russell, who went to the Minnesota Timberwolves as the key player in
5:53 PM ET The Washington Redskins liked where Dwayne Haskins finished the season; they also know there’s a lot of work ahead for their young quarterback, which is why new coach Ron Rivera said at his first news conference he’ll take his time before he names a starter. “Dwayne has a long way to go,”
5:53 PM ET The Washington Redskins liked where Dwayne Haskins finished the season; they also know there’s a lot of work ahead for their young quarterback, which is why new coach Ron Rivera said at his first news conference he’ll take his time before he names a starter. “Dwayne has a long way to go,”
5:52 PM ET Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith will serve 20 days in jail and pay a $750 fine for violating a civil protection order last year. Delaware (Ohio) Municipal Court Judge Marianne Hemmeter on Friday sentenced Smith to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, including one day he was credited
4:23 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Utility man Chris Taylor and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a two-year contract extension. The sides avoided arbitration when they agreed to a $13.4 million contract that included salaries of $5.6 million this year and $7.8 million in 2021, according to multiple reports. Taylor
3:20 PM ET First baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales is retiring from baseball, he told ESPN’s Marly Rivera on Friday, after a career that spanned 13 seasons and seven teams. Morales, 36, posted a combined .194 average with two home runs in 201 plate appearances between the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees last season. New
2:44 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage at the scene showed no sign of engine failure, federal investigators said in a report released Friday. The Jan. 26
2:47 PM ET Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Cody Ceci will miss at least a month after suffering an ankle injury during Wednesday’s loss to the New York Rangers, according to the team. Ceci will be placed on injured reserve and is considered out indefinitely, with a reevaluation expected to take place in a month. The
2:47 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler will be out for Friday night’s game with the Sacramento Kings. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at shootaround that an MRI on Butler’s shoulder came back clean, but he won’t play in Sacramento. Butler sustained what the Heat termed a right shoulder strain during the third quarter