12:12 PM ET The Tennessee Titans are expected to release safety Johnathan Cyprien sometime this week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Titans would like him back, but for less money than the $5.5 million base salary he was scheduled to be paid in 2019. The Titans will save $4.75 million by releasing Cyprien,
11:59 AM ET The state of catching in fantasy baseball was already quite brutal before the weekend news that Kansas City Royals starter Salvador Perez, hitter of 27 home runs in each of the past two seasons and boasting four consecutive campaigns of 20 or more, hurt his throwing elbow. Fantasy managers generally think the
11:59 AM ET Utah has signed longtime head coach Kyle Whittingham to a three-year extension, keeping him under contract through the end of the 2023 season. Utah athletic director Mark Harlan announced the deal Monday, saying in a statement that Whittingham is “one of the top coaches in college football, and extending his contract was
12:18 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe is expected to miss the remainder of the season with what the team calls an upper-body injury. McCabe was hurt in a 5-2 loss at Toronto on Saturday. With a little over a month left in the season, the Sabres on Monday
12:43 PM ET Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, who has led the league since 1989, will step down from his position after his contract expires in June 2020. Delany, 71, had said in 2016 that he intended to step down in 2020 and likely would not be negotiating the league’s next media rights agreement, which
11:39 AM ET Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, who has led the league since 1989, will step down from his position after his current contract expires in June 2020. Delany, 70, had said in 2016 that he intended to step down in 2020 and likely would not be negotiating the league’s next media rights agreement,
11:50 AM ET The New York Mets have hired Al Leiter as a baseball operations adviser, hoping that the former star left-hander will help their talented pitchers with their mental preparation. The Mets announced Monday that Leiter will “focus on scouting and player development with an emphasis on mental preparation for pitchers.” He will work
1:15 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Jarome Iginla, whose number was retired by the Calgary Flames on Saturday, inspired many during his 20-year NHL career, as an offensive star, a captain and a role model. For former WWE and WCW superstar Bret “The Hitman” Hart, he offered a different kind of inspiration, at a critical time
11:13 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Jarome Iginla, whose number was retired by the Calgary Flames on Saturday, inspired many during his 20-year NHL career, as an offensive star, a captain and a role model. For former WWE and WCW superstar Bret “The Hitman” Hart, he offered a different kind of inspiration, at a critical time
11:20 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent Carmelo Anthony are pausing talks on a possible contract agreement unless the franchise makes a turn back toward pursuit of Western Conference playoffs contention, league sources told ESPN. The Lakers had been leaning toward signing Anthony for the rest of the season —