Month: November 2019

7:43 PM ET NFL NationESPN Week 13 of the NFL season gets rolling with three games on Thanksgiving, and by this point in the season, all 32 teams are facing significant injury issues. Get the latest scoop from inside NFL locker rooms on who’s in and who’s out this weekend from our NFL Nation reporters.
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2:23 PM ET Unified junior middleweight world titlist Julian “J Rock” Williams is going home to Philadelphia to make his first title defense. Williams will defend his two 154-pound belts against Jeison Rosario ‎in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions card on Jan. 18 (Fox, 8 p.m. ET) at Temple University’s Liacouras Center,
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5:47 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has fined three car owners $50,000 each and penalized their teams for manipulating the season-ending Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in an alleged scheme to collect a higher bonus payout. Jay Robinson (Premium Motorsports), Rick Ware (Rick Ware Racing) and TJ Puchyr (Spire Motorsports)
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5:38 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles have placed slugging second baseman Jonathan Villar on outright waivers, according to multiple reports. Wednesday’s move, which appears designed to help the Orioles trade Villar out of Baltimore ahead of Monday’s non-tender deadline, was first reported by MASN Sports. The Baltimore-based sports network reported Villar was placed on outright
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5:14 PM ET The Boston Bruins signed forwards Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner to longterm extensions. Coyle’s deal is for six years, running through the 2025-26 season with an annual cap hit of $5.25 million. Coyle, 27, is now the Bruins player under contract for the longest. Brad Marchand’s deal runs through the 2024-25 season.
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4:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Authorities in Alabama have confirmed that human remains discovered Monday in a wooded area belong to the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris. The Auburn Police Department said Wednesday that the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the remains belong to 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. The remains were found
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4:01 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco is rehabilitating from arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle and is expected to be fully recovered in plenty of time for spring training. The Twins announced Wednesday that Polanco underwent a debridement procedure Friday in Los Angeles with Dr. Richard Ferkel to address
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3:14 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired minor leaguer Brian O’Grady from the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named and cash. To make room for the first baseman/outfielder on the 40-man roster, the Rays designated first baseman Jesus Aguilar for assignment Wednesday. O’Grady, 27, spent
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