If you want to make a case that Duncan Robinson deserves playing time, you could start with the Miami Heat’s first shot in Game 4 of their second-round series. In an effort to get Kyle Lowry going and exploit the Philadelphia 76ers’ drop coverage, they run him off a down screen into a dribble-handoff with […]
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss would like you to know that she is not pleased. She’s not pleased that the Lakers missed the playoffs, and she’s not pleased that the roster that went 33-49 in the regular season cost more than $200 million, including a bit of dead money and an estimated $45 million […]
3:05PM: The Cardinals have selected the contract of infielder Kramer-Robertson to fill DeJong’s spot on the 26-man roster, the team announced. It’ll be the first taste of the bigs for the versatile 27-year-old. Drafted out of LSU by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2017 amateur draft, Robertson has steadily worked his way […]
HOUSTON — The Texans have signed veteran defensive end Jerry Hughes, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. It marks a homecoming for Hughes, who is from Sugar Land, Texas, and played at Stephen F. Austin High School. Hughes is the latest in the group of veteran defensive ends general manager Nick Caserio has added […]
NEW YORK — – Minor league players and Major League Baseball have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws. Terms of the settlement were not filed with the court Tuesday and details were not released. “We are pleased to report that the parties have reached a settlement in principle in […]
We already knew that Frank Schwindel’s 24 hours from Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon was really weird, but it turns out there was also some (well-timed?) car trouble that made his return to the big league Cubs much easier to pull off. As a reminder, Schwindel came to the ballpark on Sunday morning ready to […]
SAN ANTONIO — Spurs owner Peter J. Holt on Tuesday told fans not to worry: The team isn’t going anywhere. A plan to have the Spurs play a few games in Austin, 80 miles away, had raised local anxiety that the owners may be considering moving the team. “I want to reassure you that the […]
12:48PM ET mike copperESPN Mike Tyson won’t be charged in connection with an incident on an airplane last month, the San Mateo County (California) District Attorney announced Tuesday. “We have reviewed the police reports of the San Francisco Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and have viewed the various videos collected by […]
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images New York Islanders team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello might have shocked the hockey world Monday morning when he unceremoniously fired coach Barry Trotz, but those who have followed his career will tell you the move was par for the course for the 79-year-old Hall of Fame executive. Lamoriello is known […]
“So will this be the Premier League’s last title race for the next five years?” writes Rob Hisnay. “I say that as, with Manchester City signing Erling Haaland, it doesn’t look good for the competitiveness of the Premier League.” Folk said the same when Manchester United signed Juan Sebastian Veron and Ruud Van Nistelrooy in […]