Month: April 2022

1:37 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outfielder Myles Straw and the Cleveland Guardians agreed Saturday to a $25 million, five-year contract, a deal with two option years that could be worth $39.5 million over seven seasons. The agreement was the club’s third long-term commitment this week. Straw, acquired last July from the
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1:37 PM ET Cleveland Guardians center fielder Myles Straw has signed a five-year extension with the team, it was announced Saturday. The deal includes club options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Cleveland acquired Straw, 27, from the Houston Astros just prior to the trade deadline last season. He hit a combined .271 in 158
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8:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Gennadiy Golovkin is inching closer to a long-awaited trilogy fight with Canelo Alvarez. One day after he turned 40, Golovkin captured a second middleweight title with a ninth-round stoppage of Ryota Murata on Saturday in Saitama, Japan, in an early candidate for Fight of the Year. Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs)
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11:43 AM ET Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is headed to 10-day IL with an abdominal injury, manager Tony La Russa said Saturday. Giolito is expected to miss his next two starts, according to La Russa, after leaving his season-opening start on Friday because of abdominal tightness on his left side. Giolito struck out
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11:17 AM ET ESPN News Services Alexandra Irving, an online producer for the San Francisco Chronicle and former softball catcher for more than a decade, was part of baseball history Friday night. Irving made her debut as an official scorer during the season opener between the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants, the fourth female
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11:10 AM ET Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died this weekend when he was hit by a car, his agent Cedric Saunders told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Haskins was 24 years old. Haskins was training in South Florida with other Steelers quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. He was killed Saturday morning when he got hit
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9:48 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Pro Bowl defensive end Calais Campbell is returning to the Baltimore Ravens on a two-year deal, the team announced Saturday. Campbell’s contract is worth $12.5 million but could be as much as $16.5 million with incentives, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Campbell, 35, decided to return for his
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8:05 AM ET ESPN staff The ABC Saturday afternoon hockey schedule continues this week with a Metropolitan Division clash, as Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals pay a visit to his old buddy Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET and simulcast on ESPN+. To help get you ready
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