Month: February 2023

11:43 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — First baseman Luke Voit and outfielder Tyler Naquin agreed to minor league contracts with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday and will report to major league spring training. Voit, 32, hit .226 with 22 homers, 69 RBIs, a .308 on-base percentage and a .402 slugging percentage in 135 games
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9:29 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Overtime, which disrupted basketball with six-figure salaries for some of the world’s best high school players, will enter boxing in August with a four-event series on DAZN aimed at developing the next generation of fighters, the company announced Tuesday. All four shows will take place on Friday nights at the
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12:10 PM ET Associated Press BRADENTON, Fla. — A guest of the Pittsburgh Pirates required emergency medical attention on Tuesday while fielding fly balls on a practice field. The Pirates say the guest was shagging balls at the team’s spring training complex when he had “a medical event” that required immediate attention and caused practice
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11:03 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo, both fighters announced on social media. Contracts have not been signed, but the 135-pound title fight is being targeted for May 6. The UFC has not officially announced an event on that date, but it is expected to
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11:21 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO – Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season, the team announced Tuesday morning, as Ball continues to experience discomfort during basketball activities despite arthroscopic knee surgery before the season. Ball did not appear in a game this season and has not played since
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10:14 AM ET Todd ZolaFantasy Close Writing on fantasy baseball game theory and player analysis since 1997 Winner of the 2013 Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Best Baseball Article Blame Cy Williams. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Williams was the National League’s career home run leader through 1929, before ceding the top spot to Rogers Hornsby. Opposing
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10:19 AM ET Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn has agreed to an extension that is expected to keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the new deal Tuesday for Vaughn, who sources said had a team option on his 2023-24 deal, but did not disclose terms. Brooklyn has
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9:11 AM ET Derek Carr‘s free agency is going to be a “long process,” according to the veteran quarterback’s brother, who says the four-time Pro Bowler will “do his due diligence” in choosing a new team. Carr visited with the Jets last weekend and also spent multiple days with the Saints earlier this month but
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7:00 AM ET A day after trading for combo guards Eric Gordon and Bones Hyland rather than adding a true point guard ahead of the NBA trade deadline Feb. 9, LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank described the kind of point guard the team wanted to complement Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. “If
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