Center Greg Monroe has agreed to a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, clearing the way for him to become an unrestricted free agent, league sources told ESPN. The Boston Celtics and the New Orleans Pelicans have strong interest in Monroe and are expected to be at or near the […]
The Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to the first trade of the 2018 offseason, which hasn’t even started yet. The Redskins will acquire quarterback Alex Smith, ESPN has confirmed, allowing them to part ways with previous starter Kirk Cousins. The Kansas City Star first reported the trade, […]
The LA Clippers have agreed to trade All-Star forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons, league sources told ESPN. The Clippers will receive Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first- and second-round draft pick, league sources said. The Clippers are also sending Brice Johnson and Willie Reed to […]
The Indianapolis Colts intend to hire Josh McDaniels as their head coach after Super Bowl LII, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Colts decided to offer the job to McDaniels after meeting Friday with the New England Patriots offensive coordinator to discuss shared long-term visions, sources told Schefter. The […]
Oklahoma City guard Andre Roberson suffered a ruptured left patellar tendon during the third quarter of Saturday’s win over the Pistons. Roberson was taken off the court on a stretcher after his left leg appeared to give out on the receiving end of an alley-oop attempt. Roberson, 26, will undergo […]
New Orleans Pelicans All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Saturday. Cousins suffered the noncontact injury with about 12 seconds left in Friday’s 115-113 win over the Rockets when he attempted to […]
While the Miami Marlins’s fire sale continues, the Milwaukee Brewers are loading up for a major run as they signed center fielder Lorenzo Cain to a five-year, $80 million deal mere hours after agreeing to acquire Christian Yelich. The Marlins traded Yelich for highly regarded outfielder Lewis Brinson, infielder Isan […]
Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday. Jones and Thome were both elected in their first year of eligibility. This is the fourth time that the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has elected four players in […]
Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis have been named to their first All-Star teams as reserves, the NBA announced Tuesday. Porzingis and Towns were among the 14 reserves named to the game. Washington Wizards guards John Wall and Bradley Beal and Golden State Warriors […]
The Milwaukee Bucks fired head coach Jason Kidd on Monday, the team announced. Assistant Joe Prunty will coach the team Monday night against the Phoenix Suns. He will be named interim coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “We appreciate everything that Jason has done for the Bucks organization, but we […]