Month: January 2019

7:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Batsman Kusal Perera has returned to Sri Lanka’s Test squad for their two-Test series in Australia, which starts from January 24. He is set to open the batting with Dimuth Karunaratne after Danushka Gunathilaka was dropped following scores of 1,3, 8 and 4 in New Zealand. Angelo Mathews, who had
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5:47 PM ET Associated Press Former top-10 player Mardy Fish has been selected as the new captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team. A person familiar with the U.S. Tennis Association’s choice tells The Associated Press that Fish will replace former captain Jim Courier. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday
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5:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Left-hander Hector Santiago has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets. Santiago would get a $2 million salary in the major leagues if added to the 40-man roster as part of the deal announced Tuesday. He would be able to earn $400,000 in
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5:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia has been cleared to resume working out, including baseball activities. The 38-year-old left-hander had a blockage in one artery to his heart and had a procedure Dec. 11 to insert a stent to clear the blockage. Sabathia had a scheduled follow-up stress test
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4:42 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Shugo Imahira of Japan has been awarded a special invitation to play in the Masters. Imahira won the Bridgestone Open on the Japan Golf Tour and went on to capture the money title on his home tour. He currently is No. 53 in the world ranking. This
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4:42 PM ET Super middleweights Ronald Ellis and Deandre Ware will square off in the 10-round main event of a Feb. 1 tripleheader on Showtime’s “ShoBox: The New Generation,” the network announced on Tuesday. The card (10 p.m. ET/PT) will take place at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York. Ellis (15-0-2, 10 KOs),
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3:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Spending on Major League Baseball payrolls dropped last season for the first time since 2010, a decline attributable to drug and domestic violence suspensions and a player retiring at midseason. 2018 $4,227,041,948 2017 $4,245,058,541 2016 $4,068,461,034 2015 $3,895,420,334 2014 $3,632,734,929 2013 $3,348,014,908 2012 $3,149,029,053 2011 $2,999,068,349 2010
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