4:53 PM ET Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The No. 72 worn by former Syracuse defensive lineman Tim Green will be retired at halftime of next season’s home opener against defending national champion Clemson. Green, the Orange’s career sacks leader with 45.5, will join a short list of former players who have had their numbers
4:31 PM ET Left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins has agreed to a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal includes an invitation to major league spring training. The news was first reported by the New York Post. It’s a homecoming for the 35-year-old Blevins, who pitched for the A’s
4:28 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Looking to reconstruct their bullpen, the Cleveland Indians acquired right-hander Nick Wittgren from the Miami Marlins. The three-time defending AL Central champions sent right-hander Jordan Milbrath to the Marlins for Wittgren, who made 32 appearances for Miami last season. The 27-year-old posted a 2.94 ERA and also pitched
7:47 PM ET Veteran left-hander Francisco Liriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced on Monday. The deal includes an invitation to major league spring training. He will make $1.8 million if he makes the major league roster, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was first reported
3:51 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson made a more robust bid for New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis on Monday, offering multiple young players, including Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma, as well as draft picks and salary-cap relief to the Pelicans, league sources told ESPN. Johnson and Pelicans
4:32 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR announced Monday that it will disqualify race-winning cars that break the rules this season, confronting its longtime culture of cheating with a stringent new penalty system. “If you are illegal, you don’t win the race,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer. “We cannot allow
7:26 AM ET MIAMI — Miami Dolphins fans should be hopeful, and maybe even optimistic, that Brian Flores will guide their team to greener pastures. Flores arrives in Miami riding the high of a Super Bowl victory. Even though it’s considered Bill Belichick’s defense, Flores was the defensive playcaller of a four-hour coaching masterpiece as
4:46 PM ET New England Patriots defensive playcaller Brian Flores will lead the Miami Dolphins into a new era as their head coach, the team announced Monday. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, in charge of his first coaching search, sought someone with similar beliefs of how to build a contender. He decided on Flores, the
2:28 PM ET Opening Bell: Kovalev reassessment FRISCO, Texas – As recently as 2016, Sergey Kovalev, then with three major light heavyweight world title belts and an impressive resume that included lopsided wins against Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal (twice), was viewed by most as an unstoppable force and one of boxing’s elite pound-for-pound talents.
3:17 PM ET Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson plans to retire after the annual induction ceremony in July. The Hall made the announcement Monday. The 54-year-old Idelson succeeded Dale Petroskey as Hall president in 2008. Idelson joined the staff in 1994 as director of public relations and promotions