Month: February 2021

11:26 AM ET Free-agent pitcher Chase Anderson has reached a one-year, $4 million agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies, a source familiar with the contract told ESPN on Wednesday. Anderson, 33, went 1-2 with a 7.22 ERA in 10 appearances for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020, including seven starts. The Phillies signed Anderson to compete
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Feb 2, 2021 The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are progressing toward an agreement for an All-Star Game on March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, a single-night event that encompasses a game between the Eastern and Western Conferences and skills competitions, sources told ESPN. While a formal agreement has yet to
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Joe Root is on the cusp of playing his 100th Test © SLC Having toured India as a spare batsman in 2012, Joe Root got his opportunity in the fourth Test and he didn’t disappoint, scoring a half-century on debut. Now Root, the England captain, has come full circle, preparing to play his 100th Test
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12:50 AM ET ESPN News Services Ash Barty looked like the world No. 1 in the first set, then struggled the rest of the way against No. 52-ranked Marie Bouzkova before completing a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win in an Australian Open tuneup tournament on Wednesday. In the third set, the 2019 French Open champion exchanged
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10:55 PM ET Shortstop Andrelton Simmons said depression and thoughts of suicide led to his decision to opt out during the last week of the Los Angeles Angels‘ 2020 regular season, telling the Orange County Register that “the idea of finishing the season in a bubble was too much for me to handle.” Simmons, who
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1:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Bieniemy is spending this particular week for the second straight year not only preparing the Kansas City Chiefs to play in the Super Bowl but also trying to explain why he doesn’t have an NFL head-coaching job. Bieniemy said Tuesday that even though he interviewed for six
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1:15 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder guard George Hill will miss at least four weeks after having a procedure on his right thumb, the team announced Tuesday. Hill had a procedure to address a mallet finger injury at the Kerlen-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. He is averaging 11.8
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