The two sides had been slow to get the deal done, but this was always expected.
Start of Saturday’s Mets-Reds game delayed due to rain
The start of Saturday afternoon's Mets and Reds game has been delayed due to rain.
Commanders place Marcus Mariota on IR, sign Sam Hartman to 53-man roster
Washington's veteran backup will be sidelined for at least the next four weeks.
Bellator Champions Series: San Diego live and official results (8 p.m. ET)
Bellator Champions Series: San Diego takes place Saturday, and here are official results from the event, which goes down at Pechanga Arena in California
Panthers place TE Ian Thomas on injured reserve
The Panthers have made several Saturday moves centering on their tight ends — a group that has had injury concerns entering the season.
Chaos club Everton reap the whirlwind of Premier League’s financial revolution | Jonathan Wilson
The economic boom that reformed the top flight in 1992 could be about to devour one of its original ‘big five’
It’s 40 years since the greatest season in Everton’s history, when they won the league and the Cup Winners’ Cup and reached the FA Cup final. But it was a strange glory, coming as it did at a time when it was hard to see how English football, devastated by tragedy and disaster, could go on. Everton were – along with Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham – one of the “big five” clubs who led the Premier League breakaway in 1992, an event now widely regarded as having been a necessary step in the rebirth of the game.
But the move also led to football’s embrace of neoliberal economics: Everton’s only trophy since the breakaway is the 1995 FA Cup and, after three straight league defeats at the start of this campaign, they look like spending a fourth successive season battling relegation.
Continue reading...Jamal Murray agrees to four-year, $208 million max extension to stay with Denver Nuggets
Murray will receive $244 million guaranteed over the next five years as part of the deal.
Cowboys activate CeeDee Lamb to 53-man roster
CeeDee Lamb is officially set to play in Sunday's season opener.
Why A’s Eckersley ‘never thought’ he was a Hall of Famer
Legendary Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley reflected on his Baseball Hall of Fame induction in 2004.
International games are fine, if the field isn’t a slippery mess
The NFL is nearly 20 years into a 100-year (if not longer) plan to globalize the game.
Five 49ers to watch in Week 1 showdown vs. Rodgers, Jets
Matt Maiocco lists five San Francisco 49ers players to watch in their Week 1 clash against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Monday night at Levi's Stadium.
RFU looked at abandoning Twickenham and hosting England in Birmingham
- Midlands site offered ‘better access for whole country’
- RFU want to stage more lucrative events at Twickenham
The Rugby Football Union considered building a new stadium in Birmingham and relocating, before opting to stay at Twickenham and selling the naming rights to the home of English rugby.
As revealed by the Guardian, the RFU also looked into buying a 50% share of Wembley and its chief executive, Bill Sweeney, said that moving to a greenfield site in the Midlands “which might have had better access for the whole of the country” had been under review.
Continue reading...Diondre Overton, former Clemson WR, dies at 26
Overton was a team captain and an Academic All-ACC his senior season with the Tigers.
Lamar Jackson’s aggressive running and lighter frame could spell trouble for Ravens
Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson had a huge night in the regular-season opener, even though the Ravens fell short.
Mets’ Jeff McNeil likely out for rest of season with fractured wrist
Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil will likely miss the remainder of the season after suffering a right wrist fracture during Friday's game.