2:23 PM ET A feel-good story involving a local caddie in Mexico who worked for Matt Kuchar during his victory last fall at the Mayakoba Classic has turned into a dispute over how much the temporary caddie should have been paid. David Giral Ortiz told Golf.com that he was paid $5,000 by Kuchar, who won
2:43 PM ET The NBA found that there was no tampering violation by the Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson in relation to potential contact with Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons. “We have concluded that Magic Johnson’s statements regarding Ben Simmons do not constitute a tampering violation,” the NBA said in
2:37 PM ET Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets will cease talks on a potential contract extension for the ace pitcher on Opening Day, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. ESPN and multiple outlets reported earlier Tuesday that deGrom’s representatives set the Opening Day deadline and informed the Mets that deGrom would not
12:59 PM ET Antonio Brown has officially requested a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter Tuesday. The news of Brown’s trade request comes right after the star wide receiver tweeted a farewell to the Steelers and their fans, saying it is “time to move on and forward.” Thank you SteelerNation
1:04 PM ET The Buffalo Bills on Tuesday signed free-agent offensive lineman Spencer Long to a three-year contract, the team announced. Long, 28, was released by the New York Jets last week after only one season of a four-year, $27.4 million deal he signed last offseason. Long would have been due a $3 million bonus
1:30 PM ET Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — One day in early November, Buster Posey felt his body respond more normally again as he rehabilitated from season-ending hip surgery. Working out his lower half with a 15-pound dumbbell in his left hand, he leaned forward for a one-legged Russian Dead Lift. Posey felt the muscles
1:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s 150th anniversary logo features the silhouetted batter created for the 1969 celebration of the first professional baseball team. MLB released the design Tuesday. Players, managers and coaches will wear a patch on their right sleeves of a batter in white prepared to hit a
1:00 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan says James Harden‘s streak of 30 straight 30-point games and Russell Westbrook‘s 10 straight triple-doubles are both impressive and tough to accomplish. But the Charlotte Hornets‘ owner said Tuesday — flashing a big grin — that there is one accomplishment tougher than both of those
1:42 PM ET Video of Bradley Beal getting away with what looked like an egregious travel was receiving a lot of mileage on social media Tuesday. Now, the referees are pumping the brakes, saying the play was legal. .@RealDealBeal23 MIGHT have gotten away with a travel here 😂 pic.twitter.com/IVII76BFSL — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 12, 2019
12:30 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The on and off story of Matt House leaving the University of Kentucky as defensive coordinator and joining the Chiefs as linebackers coach has reached a conclusion, with House poised to join the Chiefs after all, a source indicated. The Chiefs had been close to hiring House last