12:15 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Former Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson looked up at the heavens as he smiled and called it “divine intervention.” A North Dakota blizzard in March 2016 prevented 14 NFL teams from attending quarterback Carson Wentz‘s pro day. The fewer eyes on their guy, the better, he thought, and just another
1:27 PM ET In moves that free up $10.75 million in salary cap space, the Atlanta Falcons have released starting cornerback Ricardo Allen and defensive end Allen Bailey, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Allen is coming off his sixth season with the Falcons after being selected in the fifth round of the
News “He has to show all the coaching staff and the think tank that he has got the goods to belong there” The Mumbai Indians’ leadership has come out in unequivocal endorsement of 21-year-old left-arm medium pacer Arjun Tendulkar, and backed what they described as a measured decision to pick him up at the IPL
12:31 PM ET Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale knows he’s not going to be back until well into the 2021 season, but a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery, the 31-year-old is glad to be back on schedule to help contribute to his team. “I feel great now,” Sale said Thursday. “The silver lining
1:12 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota second baseman Brian Dozier has retired after nine years in the major leagues and 167 career home runs, the Twins announced on Thursday. Dozier played his first seven seasons for the Twins, who traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers right before the deadline in 2018.
1:50 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — – Oilers captain Connor McDavid has joined an elite club. McDavid notched his 500th NHL point with a first-period assist in Wednesday night’s 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The 24-year-old center, from Richmond Hill, Ontario, is the 21st player in NHL history to accomplish the feat
12:57 PM ET Inter Milan and AC Milan have a real shot of ending Juve’s run of Serie A titles. Whoever wins this weekend will move into pole position. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images While the return of the Champions League is, for very obvious reasons, the top story of the week, the European soccer weekend will provide
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11:23 AM ET Closer Trevor Rosenthal and the Oakland Athletics are in agreement on a one-year, $11 million contract, sources familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Rosenthal had been seeking a four-year contract, but the free agent for relief pitchers had cratered. He did have multiyear options, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan,
12:02 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — – The Indians are bringing back reliable and crafty reliever Oliver Pérez. The 39-year-old agreed Thursday to a minor league deal with Cleveland, which also invited the left-hander to big league training camp. Pérez. has spent the past three seasons with the Indians, appearing in 139 games. The