Month: February 2020

9:44 PM ET Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian was suspended for seven games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday, after kicking Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak with his skate blade in Thursday night’s loss. Kassian is a repeat offender, having been suspended two games on Jan. 13 for a one-sided fight
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9:18 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Bartolo Colon is headed to Mexico. The right-hander, who will turn 47 in May, has signed with the Monclova Acereros of the Mexican Baseball League. The Acereros, defending champions of the Triple-A circuit, announced the signing of the Dominican right-hander Friday. The team didn’t provide details of
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8:38 PM ET Associated Press Country House, who won the Kentucky Derby in 2019 after the first horse over the finish line was disqualified, has been retired because of a foot ailment. Blackwood Stables on Friday said Country House won’t race again after being treated for laminitis in his right front foot. Significant steps were
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7:45 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Ross Stripling, among the many Los Angeles Dodgers players who has expressed anger over the Houston Astros‘ sign-stealing scandal, was asked if he would consider throwing at Astros hitters if he were to face them this coming season. Stripling thought about the question for a few seconds before arriving
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7:27 PM ET HOUSTON — The Texans have cut veteran cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, the team said Friday. Hargreaves signed with the Texans in November after he was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he was benched during a game. After that game, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said Hargreaves “didn’t look like he was
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5:30 PM ET Associated Press Former Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson will be the American Hockey League’s next president and CEO. The AHL’s board of governors Friday unanimously elected Howson as Dave Andrews’ successor. Andrews served in that role for the past 26 years. Howson, who has a law degree from Canada’s York
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4:27 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens cut ties with veteran safety Tony Jefferson on Friday, releasing him after his 2019 season was cut short by a torn ACL. The Ravens saved $7 million in cap space with the move. Jefferson, 28, received $19 million guaranteed on a four-year deal with the Ravens in 2017, but
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5:02 PM ET It’s Feb. 14, and love is in the air across the sports world. Whatever team, player or league you support, you’re probably feeling the love today as teams are penning love poems and creating adorable Valentine’s Day cards for their fans. Meanwhile, the Washington Nationals are letting the rest of the teams
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