Month: February 2021

12:37 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. has signed a multi-year agreement to stay at Joe Gibbs Racing, where the 2017 NASCAR champion has won eight races in his two years with the team. Truex joined Denny Hamlin as JGR drivers who signed contract extensions this month. Truex, Hamlin, Kyle
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12:39 PM ET Free-agent reliever Brandon Kintzler has agreed to a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. The 36-year-old gets a base salary of $3 million if he makes the team, with incentives that could push the deal to $4 million. Kintzler turned down a major league offer from
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12:28 PM ET Alleah Taylor, the ex-girlfriend of Chad Wheeler, said she’s unsure whether the alleged assault by the former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman was related to his mental health. Wheeler, who has bipolar disorder, pleaded not guilty last week to criminal charges of first-degree domestic violence assault, domestic violence unlawful imprisonment. He said in
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11:47 AM ET HOUSTON — Texans president Jamey Rootes has resigned from the team, it was announced Wednesday. “The past two decades have been an amazing blessing for me and my family and I have the [McNair family] to thank for that,” Rootes said in a statement. “It has been an honor to serve them
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10:31 AM ET It took less than two games to transform quarterback Taylor Heinicke from a guy whose NFL career appeared over to signing a multi-year contract. The Washington Football Team announced Wednesday that it signed Heinicke to a two-year deal, which is worth up to $8.75 million, a source confirmed. Heinicke would have been
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9:07 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — A historic Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store owned by Shaquille O’Neal was engulfed in flames early Wednesday, heavily damaging the structure. Atlanta fire crews responded to the iconic restaurant on Ponce De Leon Avenue shortly after midnight, news outlets reported. Video posted on social media showed raging flames. Battalion
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9:00 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to California this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Defending champion Nick Taylor won last year’s event by four shots (19-under). The field will be without world No. 1 Dustin Johnson, who withdrew Monday following his victory at the Saudi International. So which players are the favorites,
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7:02 AM ET Associated Press Open Championship organisers said on Wednesday they have “cautious optimism” that golf’s oldest major will go ahead at Royal St. George’s in July. The event was cancelled last year — for the first time since 1945 — because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the R&A effectively pushing its schedule back
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7:00 AM ET Last week, we took a snapshot of the lineups across Major League Baseball as we begin to look forward to the scheduled opening of spring training. Today, we do the same for the starting rotations. As with the hitters, there is still room for a little last-minute juggling. When the Los Angeles
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