7:18 AM ET Le’Veon Bell could get paid this offseason. The free-agent running back is one of the best weapons in the NFL because of what he can do outside of running the football. He is a tremendous pass-catcher — he grabbed 75 or more passes in three different seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers —
3:01 PM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Unseeded Belinda Bencic rallied to beat second-ranked Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the Dubai Championships semifinals. Bencic, who saved six match points in the previous round against Aryna Sabalenka, failed to capitalize on an early break in the first set but Halep
2:39 PM ET The Cincinnati Bengals have hired New York Giants defensive backs coach Lou Anarumo as their defensive coordinator. Before working for New York last season, Anarumo was defensive backs coach for the Dolphins from 2012-17. Anarumo was also the Dolphins’ interim defensive coordinator in 2015 due to midseason firings. Bengals coach Zac Taylor
2:00 PM ET Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand — Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea led the LPGA Thailand by two shots after opening with a 9-under-par 63 Thursday. Ji won her fifth U.S. LPGA Tour title in her previous event last month, the season-opening Tournament of Champions in Florida. She picked up right where she left
9:18 AM ET Chris PetersESPN NHL Close Chris Peters is ESPN’s NHL draft and prospects analyst. The Chicago native previously covered the NHL for CBSSports.com and founded the popular independent blog UnitedStatesofHockey.com where he covered the game at all levels since 2010. If not for Maddie Rooney, this probably wouldn’t be an anniversary to celebrate
1:59 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis will appear on HBO’s “The Shop with LeBron James,” the cable channel announced Thursday. The show will air on March 1 and will also include Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown. James’ team, the Los Angeles Lakers, attempted to acquire Davis before the NBA trade deadline without
1:51 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor pitching great Don Newcombe by adding a commemorative No. 36 patch to their uniforms this season. Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe has died at the age of 92, the team announced. Newcombe died Tuesday at 92. The team said Thursday that
2:09 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The sluggish free-agent market the past two years has not scared Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, who could be among the prizes in the 2020 pool. “I’m not afraid of it at all,” Arenado said. “It doesn’t have an effect on me. I think free agency
2:28 PM ET Anthony Dirrell is conflicted about boxing. He is 34 years old and has been fighting since he was 9, and he has made it very clear he does not want to be a fighter who hangs around too long and suffers health issues because of the ring later in life. He has
1:29 PM ET One of the first duties for newly-appointed U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker was to reach out to Patrick Reed and make sure the acrimony surrounding the September defeat to Europe in Paris would not be an issue going forward. Reed told the New York Times after the 16 ½ to 11