The great thing about football is that sometimes things happen that years of knowledge, observation, conversation and analysis can’t explain. For the first hour of their 3-1 win over West Ham, Arsenal were absolutely desperate, heading for a 10th winless game in a row, staring down the barrel of aRead More →
The winter meetings, once the domain of blockbuster trades and megabucks free-agent signings, have in recent years gone into the sort of hibernation typically associated with the season. They’ve been defined more by their inaction than their action. Last year’s big move: Philadelphia guaranteeing $50 million to Andrew McCutchen. TheRead More →
As NBA trade possibilities expand beginning Dec. 15, the Cleveland Cavaliers are expressing a willingness to listen to offers for All-Star forward Kevin Love, league sources told ESPN. Cleveland is open to the idea of moving Love before the Feb. 6 trade deadline should the Cavaliers find a requisite packageRead More →
Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri isn’t sure he’ll play again this season due to a left knee injury. “I don’t have an answer,” Vinatieri said Thursday. “I don’t know. We’ll see how it feels tomorrow and the next day and the next day.” Vinatieri, the NFL’s all-time leading scorer, showed upRead More →
In the 15th minute of the Merseyside derby, which Liverpool eventually won 5-2, Reds defender Dejan Lovren played a pass back to Adrian, then dashed out to the right-back position as Richarlison closed the Liverpool goalkeeper down. Adrian assessed his options, looked left and right and chose to return theRead More →
The Indians have acquired veteran catcher Sandy Leon in a trade from the Red Sox. The Indians subsequently signed Leon to a one-year, $2 million deal, avoiding arbitration. Cleveland sent minor league right-hander Adenys Bautista to Boston on Monday for Leon, 30, who has split his eight-year major league careerRead More →
Before their full team meeting Wednesday night, Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia pulled quarterback David Blough aside. He had been receiving a bunch of reps throughout the week, but this was confirmation. He would be the team’s starting quarterback on Thanksgiving — earning the firstRead More →
Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley swore his first game back in Dallas was not a “revenge game,” but he didn’t play like it. The former Cowboys receiver turned in his best game of the season in the Bills’ 26-15 victory over Dallas on Thanksgiving Day, catching six passes for aRead More →
George Springer set a record in Game 1 with a home run in his fifth consecutive World Series game, but in the wake of the Houston Astros’ 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals, his failure to sprint out of the batter’s box in the eighth inning became a hot topic.Read More →
Less than two years ago, Al Horford was celebrating beating the Philadelphia 76ers in a playoff series while a member of the Boston Celtics. Now, Horford still is trying to wrap his head around the fact that he will be lining up against Boston on Wednesday night as a memberRead More →