9:59 PM ET Free agent Lonnie Chisenhall has agreed to a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to The Athletic. Chisenhall, 30, has played eight seasons, all with the Cleveland Indians, seeing time at first base and third base, though he has been primarily an outfielder the past two seasons. He has
9:34 PM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on Monday that guard Stephen Curry should be a full-go at practice on Tuesday. Kerr wanted to make sure Curry had a couple of practice days before returning to game action. Curry hasn’t played since injuring his left groin in a Nov. 8 loss to
9:03 PM ET Mack Brown has agreed to terms to become the next head coach at North Carolina, a source tells ESPN, pending approval by the university’s board. Brown replaces Larry Fedora, who was fired Sunday after going 45-43 in seven seasons at UNC. Brown, 67, is 244-122-1 in 30 seasons as a head coach.
7:00 AM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The NHL has hit the quarter-season mark, and already we’ve seen some turmoil. Some of the season’s biggest early disappointments have not wasted any time making changes to salvage their seasons; four teams (the Blackhawks, Blues, Kings and Oilers) fired their coaches, and the Flyers dismissed GM Ron
9:11 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ All-Star closer, completed heart surgery on Monday and posted a short, sanguine video from a hospital bed saying he is “doing good.” The video appeared on his Twitter account. Thank you for good thoughts, kind messages and prayers. 🙏🏽 @Dodgers @mlb #ChristmasSpirit #StrongerThanEver2019
9:05 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller left Monday night’s game in Toronto after taking a puck to his throat on a John Tavares shot in the first period. Miller was headed to a Toronto hospital for evaluation, according to a report by TSN. The Bruins have been dealing with a rash of injuries
8:30 PM ET ESPN News Services COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Southeastern Conference is fining No. 22 Texas A&M $50,000 after Aggie fans surged onto the field following the team’s 74-72 win in the seventh overtime Saturday against No. 7 LSU. Kevin Faulk, LSU’s director of player development, was involved in a scuffle with a
8:19 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The category was brutal enough, but if the Detroit Lions were looking to add some more frustration to another season gone wrong in decades worth of them, all they had to do was turn on the television Monday night. If they found the quiz show Jeopardy!, they were
8:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jim Riggleman, a 66-year-old veteran of 13 seasons as a major league manager, has been hired by the New York Mets as bench coach for Mickey Callaway. Riggleman was Cincinnati’s bench coach from 2016 until he became interim manager for 5 months last season, and he led
8:03 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini got right to work with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. Strome and Perlini made it to Chicago in time to join their new team for practice after they were acquired Sunday night in a trade with Arizona. The Blackhawks sent Nick Schmaltz to