Month: February 2019

10:56 PM ET Free agent starter Brett Anderson has reached an agreement on a one-year major league contract with the Oakland Athletics, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which is pending a physical Wednesday, was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Anderson pitched big innings for Oakland
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9:44 PM ET ESPN News Services RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond City Council has approved a proposal to rename a historic street after tennis champion Arthur Ashe Jr. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that on Monday the council backed an ordinance renaming Boulevard after Richmond native Ashe. He was the first black player selected to the
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8:49 PM ET DETROIT — Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn said Monday the club is open to taking a quarterback with the No. 8 pick in the draft if they deem someone worthy — even with veteran Matthew Stafford on the roster. And it comes weeks after Quinn said Stafford was the team’s quarterback
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8:39 PM ET Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Paolo Lorenzi of Italy outlasted eighth-seeded American Tennys Sandgren 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Monday in the first round of the New York Open. Sandgren was playing for the first time since the Australian Open. He has lost both matches since winning the ASB Classic in
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8:15 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Kevin Durant should have been called for a discontinued dribble on the Golden State Warriors‘ final possession of what became their 120-118 win over the Miami Heat, the NBA said Monday in a report detailing all calls made in the last two minutes of the game. Golden State
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7:25 PM ET The Professional Fighters League suspended Josh Copeland on Monday after a report surfaced that the heavyweight, a finalist in the promotion’s recent $1 million tournament, was arrested earlier this month in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident at his Colorado home. Copeland, 36, faces charges of second-degree assault, obstruction of telephone
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6:59 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Gerrit Cole has gone to arbitration with the Houston Astros, asking to be given $13.5 million rather than the team’s offer of $11,425,000. Cole made $6.75 million last year when he earned his second All-Star selection and went 15-5 with a 2.88 ERA. He earned
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6:20 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has long stated he wanted to retire by March 20 of this year, his 40th birthday. Not anymore. Due to multiple injuries – a back problem that occurred while sneezing, a nagging thumb injury and arthritis in his wrist – that date will now be in the
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