shares Nathan Coulter-Nile pulls the ball to the boundary © Getty Images On a wet Tuesday night in March 2017, Nathan Coulter-Nile was concerned. Having batted in the indoor nets at Perth’s Revolution Sports, preparing for a WACA first-grade two-day final with his club side Subiaco-Floreat, he wondered aloud to a team-mate about whether
5:52 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have fired general manager Brian Gaine, the team announced Friday. The Texans hired Gaine in January 2018 after former general manager Rick Smith took a leave of absence to help take care of his wife as she battled breast cancer. Gaine was signed to a five-year contract.
5:41 PM ET The NCAA informed Illinois on Friday it was upholding its decision to deny transfer Luke Ford a waiver for immediate eligibility. Tom Mars, an attorney who helped the Ford family with its appeal, told ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg requests for consideration and appeals of transfer waivers are like watching a football game in
5:13 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Packers will wear a No. 15 helmet decal this season to pay tribute to Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr. The organization announced Friday that it also will honor Starr during halftime of the team’s home opener Sept. 15 against the Vikings. Dozens of former
5:10 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst — an NBA Executive of the Year candidate — has signed a three-year contract extension, league sources told ESPN. The Bucks announced the deal on Friday, terming it “a multi-year extension.” Horst is considered one of the front-runnners for NBA Executive of the Year,
5:01 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst — an NBA executive of the year candidate — has signed a three-year contract extension, league sources tell ESPN. The Bucks announced the new deal on Friday, terming it “a multi-year extension.” Horst is considered one of the frontrunnners for NBA Executive of the
5:13 PM ET Seattle Mariners center fielder Mitch Haniger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a ruptured testicle after hitting himself with a foul ball Thursday. Reliever Tayler Scott is being called up from Triple-A Tacoma to take Haniger’s spot on the roster. Haniger suffered the injury in the third inning
4:55 PM ET Seattle Mariners center fielder Mitch Haniger was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a ruptured testicle after hitting himself with a foul ball Thursday. Reliever Tayler Scott is being called up from Triple-A Tacoma to take Haniger’s spot on the roster. Haniger suffered the injury in the third inning
1:51 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The surging Colorado Rockies got two All-Stars back from the injured list Friday. Right fielder Charlie Blackmon and closer Wade Davis were activated before the opener of a three-game series against the New York Mets. Blackmon didn’t play but was available off the bench and is expected
4:36 PM ET The Colorado Rockies have reinstated outfielder Charlie Blackmon and reliever Wade Davis from the 10-day injured list. Blackmon had been dealing with a right calf strain suffered when he fouled a ball off the calf last month. The 32-year-old is batting .300 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs in 46 games