8:56 PM ET CLEVELAND — LeBron James was welcomed back to Quicken Loans Arena for the first time as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers with a hearty ovation from Cleveland fans on Wednesday. It was volatile. It was tense. It was a blowout. Remembering LeBron’s first game in Cleveland as a member of
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6:51 PM ET DALLAS — Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, who served a one-year suspension in the NFL for child abuse, admitted he still sometimes uses a belt to hit his son. In a story on Bleacher Report, Peterson said, “I had to discipline my son and spank him the other day with a
6:51 PM ET Arnold Berdon, the husband of UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder, a Honolulu Police Department spokesperson confirmed to USA Today. Berdon, who was arrested Tuesday, has not been formally charged with a crime but remains in police custody, spokesperson Sarah Yono told the newspaper. Ostovich, 27,
6:54 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Outfielder Tim Locastro was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league right-hander Drew Finley and $75,000. The 26-year-old Locastro made his big league debut with the Dodgers in 2017, appearing in three games, and hit .182 (2 for 11) this
7:11 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Accountability has become a common theme in the Philadelphia Eagles‘ locker room. Two days after a 48-7 loss to the Saints, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said a lack of fight out of some of his teammates was a primary reason for his frustrations. “It was embarrassing,” he said.
5:23 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Miami Marlins left-hander Dillon Peters has been traded to the Los Angeles Angels for minor league right-handed reliever Tyler Stevens. The trade was announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old Peters had been designated for assignment by Miami. He went 3-4 with a 6.10 ERA in 13 games, including 11 starts,
shares Play 00:43 Curran undergoes fitness test, Anderson’s tour over Joe Root feels England are “pretty much on track” to achieve their goal of becoming the No. 1-ranked Test team. Their series victory in Sri Lanka means England are guaranteed to rise to No. 2 in the world irrespective of the result in the
4:45 PM ET ALAMEDA, Calif. – While the Oakland Raiders are in the running for the top pick of next April’s NFL draft, quarterback Derek Carr has other plans. “I want to mess up the draft,” Carr said Wednesday. “I don’t want the first pick. I want to win all these games. I want everybody
3:00 AM ET Cape Town Blitz’s bowlers rallied to defend a revised target of 145 against Nelson Mandela Bay Giants to maintain their team’s unbeaten run in the 2018-19 Mzansi Super League. With three wins in as many matches, Blitz are the only undefeated team in the competition, rising to 11 points, six clear of
4:37 PM ET Miami Hurricanes starting wide receiver Jeff Thomas is no longer part of the program, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. Thomas did not practice Tuesday and Wednesday, and a team spokesman told reporters that the sophomore wideout remained with the team but was absent for personal reasons. Head coach Mark Richt then issued