Month: December 2019

9:31 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks are bringing back another one of their former running backs as they work towards a reunion with Marshawn Lynch. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the team on Monday signed Robert Turbin, who spent his first three seasons with the Seahawks. He fills one of their
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9:10 PM ET Steve KimESPN The trend of boxing matches pitting YouTubers against each other will continue Jan. 30 in Miami, as Jake Paul will square off against AnEsonGib on a card that will feature multiple world championship bouts. Paul, 22, is among the leading social media influencers, as he has more than 36 million
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7:56 PM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Long-time friends Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki will play doubles together for the first time at the WTA Tour’s ASB Classic in Auckland beginning on Jan. 6. Former No. 1 Wozniacki has started her season in Auckland every year since 2015 and has made the hard
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7:21 PM ET The Utah Jazz have agreed to trade guard Dante Exum and two second-round picks to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard Jordan Clarkson, league sources tell ESPN. The Jazz are hoping that Clarkson can deliver a boost to its bench scoring. Exum, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, has
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7:03 PM ET Arkansas named Kendal Briles the Razorbacks’ offensive coordinator, coach Sam Pittman announced Monday. Briles, 37, has served in the same role at Baylor, Florida Atlantic, Houston and, most recently, Florida State. “Kendal brings an innovative offensive approach to our coaching staff,” Pittman said in announcing the hire. “His offenses have been successful
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7:18 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Open says prize money for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of next year will be increased by 13.6% to 71 million Australian dollars, or $49.1 million US dollars. Tournament organizers said in a statement Tuesday that the women’s and men’s singles winners will each
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4:59 PM ET Super middleweight world titlist Caleb Plant will defend his belt for the second time in a homecoming fight against mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz on Feb. 15 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Premier Boxing Champions announced on Monday. Plant, who has lived in Las Vegas for the past few years, is a
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4:16 PM ET Associated Press Former NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers. Roenick made a series of questionable remarks about fellow hockey broadcasters Kathryn Tappen, Patrick Sharp and Anson Carter during a recent appearance on the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast. An NBC Sports spokesman
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4:07 PM ET Free-agent pitcher Rich Hill and his wife were arrested and fined over an altercation with police at Saturday’s Buffalo Bills–New England Patriots game, Foxborough Police told The Boston Globe. Caitlin Hill repeatedly tried to enter Gillette Stadium with an oversized bag, Foxborough Police chief administrator Robert Bolger told the newspaper. She was
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