Month: March 2022

8:11 PM ET ESPN News Services One day after trading for Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland Browns are expected to sign free-agent quarterback Jacoby Brissett to a one-year deal to be Watson’s backup, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Brissett could begin next season as Cleveland’s starter, depending on if the NFL disciplines Watson, who
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7:53 PM ET ESPN News Services The Miami Marlins and outfielder Jorge Soler reached an agreement on a three-year, $36 million contract, sources confirmed with ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. Soler’s deal includes opt-outs after the first two seasons, sources said. If he opts out, Soler would hit free agency again at age 31 next
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7:24 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks, under new general manager Pat Verbeek, continued to deal on Saturday, sending defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran to Boston for a 2022 first-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 fourth-round pick and defensemen Urho Vaakanainen and John Moore. As part of the trade, Anaheim retains half of
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12:56 PM BST The Melbourne Rebels’ winless woes have continued into Round 5 as they fell to their 10th straight loss, their fifth in 2022, after they were unable to convert their riches of possession and territory, falling 24-19 to the Waratahs at the SCG. Floundering second from the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific
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7:28 PM ET Associated Press INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Taylor Fritz ended Andrey Rublev‘s 13-match winning streak with a 7-5, 6-4 victory Saturday in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. Fritz advanced to the final Sunday against either Rafael Nadal or 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, who met in the other semifinal. Seeded 20th, Fritz is the first
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7:29 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Davis Riley made three birdies from tough spots to close out the front nine and then kept right on rolling Saturday until he had a 9-under 62, a tournament scoring record and a 2-shot lead in the Valspar Championship. And just like that, a Masters invitation
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7:01 PM ET LONDON — English heavyweight Tom Aspinall has said, respectfully, no one outside of the Top 10 of his division is capable of giving him a challenge. Well, he faced the UFC’s No. 6-ranked heavyweight Saturday at the O2 in Alexander Volkov. And it looked as easy as any fight in Aspinall’s career.
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