7:29 PM ET Right-handed reliever Greg Holland will be the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ closer, manager Torey Lovullo said Sunday. The announcement comes despite Holland’s struggling this spring. He has a 12.27 ERA in 3 2/3 innings pitched. Right-handers Archie Bradley and Yoshihisa Hirano will be the setup men in front of Holland. Holland, 33, signed a
6:52 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey became the first back-to-back winner of the Valspar Championship on Sunday by closing with a 1-over 72 for a one-shot victory over Jason Kokrak and Louis Oosthuizen. Casey thought his biggest challenge would be Dustin Johnson, who was one shot behind. Instead, the world’s
6:41 PM ET New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement on Sunday, capping a colorful nine-year career which saw “Gronk” dominate on the field and at the postgame party. Needless to say, reaction to the news came quick on social media. Here’s some of the reaction to the retirement of a likely
7:15 AM ET The clock has been ticking on Rob Gronkowski‘s career before the New England Patriots star, who announced his retirement on Sunday afternoon, ever entered the league. Back surgery cost him his junior year at Arizona and led the 21-year-old to declare for the 2010 draft, where the missing year pushed him into
6:24 PM ET Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday. He made the announcement at the baby shower for his wife, Adia Kuzma, with video posted by a friend on social media. Maclin also tweeted the news Sunday. There will be a letter and video to follow soon in the
7:24 PM ET Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement from the NFL via an Instagram post on Sunday. After nine seasons with the New England Patriots, he is putting an end to a career in which he transcended the tight end position and was one of the league’s most colorful personalities. View this post on Instagram
6:35 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Brad Keselowski routed the field at Martinsville Speedway to give Team Penske its third Cup victory through the first six races of the NASCAR season. Keselowski led 446 of the 500 laps around the shortest track on the NASCAR schedule but was challenged a handful of times
6:13 PM ET PHOENIX — The Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t rushing the contract extension for Ben Roethlisberger. General manager Kevin Colbert said from the NFL owners meetings that talks with Roethlisberger are “still ongoing.” Roethlisberger turned 37 on March 2 and has one year left on his current contract. “It’s probably his last contract as an
5:41 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Anticipating approval by the California Horse Racing Board, Santa Anita plans to reopen for live racing on Friday for the first time since it was shut down following the deaths of 22 horses. The track on Sunday issued a revised stakes schedule that includes the $600,000 Santa
5:29 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — For Kristaps Porzingis, the most difficult part of sticking to the plan for his comeback comes when he steps into his closet before heading to the arena for Dallas Mavericks games. “Oh my god, that’s the hardest thing for me to wake up on game days, go through shootaround