The Los Angeles Angels acquired outfielder Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers on Thursday as the deadline for players to be available for the postseason wound down. Upton, 30, is hitting .279 with 28 homers and 94 RBIs this season. He’s a four-time All-Star in 11 seasons with Arizona, Atlanta, […]
Veteran cornerback Joe Haden switched teams in the AFC North in a matter of hours Wednesday, officially signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers after being cut by the Cleveland Browns earlier in the day. Haden’s three-year deal is for $27 million, including $7 million this year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. […]
The San Francisco 49ers have traded tight end Vance McDonald and a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a fourth-round pick, the teams announced Tuesday. McDonald, who signed a three-year, $19.7 million contract extension with the Niners in December, had career highs in […]
It only took one series and one touchdown but in the end, that’s all Josh McCown needed to be named the New York Jets week one starter at quarterback. The 38-year-old journeyman, who has lost 20 of his past 22 starts, was the choice over Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty […]
Restricted free-agent center Nerlens Noel re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced on Monday. The athletic big man’s deal is for one-year, $4.1 million and he will become an unrestricted free agent in the 2018 offseason 2018, sources told ESPN. The deal was signed in Los Angeles last week, […]
After Cleveland’s physical examination of Isaiah Thomas’ injured hip raised concern about the timeline for his return this season, Cavaliers officials are planning to seek an additional trade asset before finalizing a deal to send four-time All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, league sources said. Without revisions to […]
New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman fears he tore his right ACL when he suffered a noncontact injury two minutes into Friday’s preseason game against the Detroit Lions, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington. The Patriots do not yet know the severity of Edelman’s injury, but a source told […]
Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera and Yankees backup catcher Austin Romine fought at home plate, leading both dugouts to clear in a melee at Comerica Park during the sixth inning on Thursday. The fight was part of a crazy day of punches and hit batters exchanged between the sides. Cabrera […]
Supporters of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against black people, showed their solidarity with him and his cause at a rally outside NFL headquarters Wednesday, demanding that he be signed by the start of the regular […]
The Boston Celtics have acquired All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving from the Cleveland Cavaliers for point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic and Brooklyn’s 2018 unprotected first-round pick, the team announced Tuesday night. Irving, 25, requested a trade during a July meeting with Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert. […]