The Baltimore Ravens have been forced to cancel their final two OTA practices, and the organization and coach John Harbaugh have been fined, after the team was found to have violated collectively bargained rules governing contact in offseason workouts. It’s the second time in three years the Ravens have been […]
Canelo Alvarez and his promoter, Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, were willing to compromise. Gennady Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler was, too. But in the end, Golovkin, the unified middleweight world champion, was unwilling to come off his demand for parity in a proposed Sept. 15 rematch, and the […]
Free-agent linebacker Mychal Kendricks has signed with the Cleveland Browns, the team announced Tuesday. The a one-year deal is worth up to $3.5 million, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The terms were first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The Browns have three starting linebackers in Jamie Collins, Joe Schobert […]
Dwight Clark, the receiver who made one of the most memorable plays in NFL history and jump-started the San Francisco 49ers dynasty, died Monday at his home in Montana. Clark, who had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since he first began feeling weakness in his left hand in September […]
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt underwent an appendectomy late Friday and was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday. He was resting after the procedure and was expected to be released from a Bay Area hospital Saturday, the club said. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said the procedure went […]
Clayton Kershaw returned from the disabled list for all of one day before going right back on. This time, with a strained lower back. It’s similar to the injury that sidelined the Los Angeles Dodgers ace for about five weeks last season. Manager Dave Roberts feels the timeline for the […]
Former HBO Sports executive Mark Taffet, a key figure in the creation of boxing’s pay-per-view model, will launch a new, team-based mixed martial arts league in July. MMA Pro League will host its inaugural event on July 20, inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. The new promotion […]