4:11 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have extended the contract of general manager Jason Licht, head coach Bruce Arians confirmed Sunday. Licht signed an extension when Arians was hired back in January, but news hadn’t gotten out until early Saturday morning, after the Bucs’ 16-14 preseason win over the Miami Dolphins
4:05 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper left the game against the San Diego Padres after the fifth inning because of dehydration on a muggy Sunday. “I feel better now,” Harper said after the 3-2 loss. “It’s weird. An hour ago, I couldn’t see in front of me, kind of.” Manager
4:04 PM ET Former NFL and Texas Longhorns running back Cedric Benson died this weekend in a motorcycle crash at age 36. Benson played for the Longhorns from 2001 to ’04, rushing for a total of 5,540 yards — ranked ninth in NCAA history. He was drafted No. 4 overall by the Chicago Bears in
3:37 PM ET ESPN News Services Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was removed from Sunday’s victory against the Dodgers after he stood at the plate admiring a long fly ball that did not leave the park. Acuna, an All-Star outfielder for the NL East leaders, was pulled before the fifth inning after failing to run
2:35 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Colorado Rockies right-hander Scott Oberg has been treated for a blood clot in his pitching arm for the second time in his career. Manager Bud Black said Oberg had a procedure to dissolve the clot at a hospital on Saturday and remained there overnight. The Rockies put Oberg
2:25 PM ET Houston Astros infielder Aledmys Diaz was placed on the 10-day injured list after he was hospitalized overnight because of dizziness, manager A.J. Hinch said Sunday. Hinch said Diaz was experiencing dizziness and was light-headed on the team’s bus on the way to RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland on Saturday morning. He was sent
1:46 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears‘ search for a place kicker took another turn on Sunday when the team waived Elliott Fry. Fry and fellow kicker Eddy Pineiro competed against each other for the job since Chicago opened camp on July 26, but head coach Matt Nagy told reporters on Sunday that
1:28 PM ET Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will not face charges from Las Vegas police for an alleged assault that occurred in May, according to Frank Salzano, one of Elliott’s attorneys and agents. On May 19, Las Vegas police briefly detained Elliott after an incident that left a security guard at a music
1:05 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Former NFL and Texas running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle crash in Texas. He was 36. Benson’s attorney, Sam Bassett, says Austin law enforcement told him that Benson was killed in
12:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right knee tendinitis, a day after he blew his sixth save chance of the season. Doolittle, 32, allowed three home runs and four runs in the ninth inning Saturday night against the Milwaukee Brewers to