Oakland will receive cash considerations in return. The deal is a bit reactionary for Toronto as they lost Clay Buchholz to the injured list this week, but it is also one which carries historic significance. Jackson tied the MLB record last year by pitching for his 13th MLB team in the Athletics. He and former reliever Octavio Dotel are now the only two players in history to pitch for that many teams....
First, it was No. 9 Notre Dame in a thrilling overtime finish. Then it was . . . Jacksonville State at the end of the fourth quarter? The final play Satutrday night began with six seconds left. Quarterback Zerrick Cooper threw to wide receiver Damond Philyaw-Johnson at the FSU 20. Philyaw-Johnson stutter-stepped to shake one defender before his teammate, wide receiver Ahmad Edwards, came up the field to throw a block....
Alvarez’s Dec. 15 bout against super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding further fuels that thinking, considering the timing for a possible Canelo-Jacobs fight during the spring would make sense. MORE: Join DAZN and watch more than 80 fight nights a year But there are no certainties in boxing and things that make sense on paper don’t always make sense to the promoting powers that be. “It’s set for a Canelo fight [if Jacobs defeats Derevyanchenko], but the thing you have to realize is nothing is set in stone in boxing,” Jacobs’s trainer Andre Rozier told Sporting News on Thursday at the Garden following the final press conference for the Oct....
Ramsey, who was selected No. 5 overall, is a cornerback/safety tweener who plans on playing corner in the NFL. Many believe Aaron Rodgers will try to pick on the rookie in Week 1. Ramsey hopes he does. MORE: Best images from NFL Week 1 “I’m not scared,” Ramsey said, via ESPN.com. “Throw my way if you want to.” The Jaguars were impressed with Ramsey during the preseason and feel he’s ready for whatever challenges come his way....
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports the Jaguars will interview Tom Coughlin this week for their head coaching position left vacant by the recent firing of Gus Bradley. It also is possible Coughlin is being considered for some type of football operations job within the organization, according to the report. Coughlin, 70, served as the Jaguars’ coach during their inaugural year in 1995 and he went on to lead the team to the playoffs four times in eight seasons in Jacksonville, where he compiled a 68-60 record....
Fromm already has made his worst rookie mistake — which he committed in the year before being selected by Buffalo. He apologized Thursday for using the phrase “elite white people” during a leaked text message conversation from 2019. “There’s no excuse for that word choice and sentiment,” read part of Fromm’s statement on Twitter. “I promise I commit myself to being part of the solution in this country. … Again I’m truly sorry for my words and actions and humbly ask for forgiveness....
The Lakers technically hold the pick, but they’ve agreed to trade the draft rights to the Pelicans as a result of the Anthony Davis deal. But New Orleans is reportedly shopping the pick around, which would lead to a confusing trade inception. If the Pelicans do make a deal, ESPN’s NBA analyst Jalen Rose predicts the Bulls will be involved. MORE: Full first round 2019 NBA Mock Draft What Rose reported isn’t quite as interesting as how he reported it....
Rose’s comments stem from an ESPN report on Wednesday regarding Beilein telling his players that they were no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs,” during a film session. According to the report, Beilein meant to use the word “slugs,” but did not realize his mistake until after the players left the meeting and he was informed by members of his staff. “I didn’t realize I had said the word ’thugs,’ but my staff told me later I did and so I must have said it,” Beilein told ESPN Wednesday night....
The Lions had just finished their first NFL regular season with a winning record since 2017, stunning the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field 20-16, preventing their NFC North rivals from entering the playoffs. Williams himself had passed an impressive personal milestone as he ran in two touchdowns to surpass Hall of Famer Barry Saunders’ franchise record of most rushing scores in a season (16). Williams also went past 1,000 rushing yards for the season, the first time he achieved this fete in his six-year pro career....
Williams has been given permission to practice in full, though it’s not clear at this point when he will return to game action. “You can’t be scared playing football,” Williams said. “I got the green light so I’m good. I’m going to go out there and play like ain’t nothing happened. That’s how you’re supposed to play. I’m not going to change the way I play.” Williams was injured during the first quarter of Week 4 and had to be stretchered off the field after a late helmet-to-helmet hit from Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett, who was penalized for unnecessary roughness but not ejected....
Former Vanderbilt coach James Franklin testified via Skype for about 15 minutes on Wednesday. Franklin left Vanderbilt in January after three seasons to coach Penn State. He said he did not see a video of the alleged rape, even though he told his players he had because he was angry. He testified Wednesday that he was only told about it. “I spoke as if I had seen the video because I was angry and upset and didn’t want to water down the message to them,” Franklin said....
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will see Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, and Elizabeth Debicki reprise their iconic roles. The threequel will take place after Thor: Love and Thunder in the MCU timeline. As of right now, details on Vol. 3’s plot have not been released. Fans last saw the Guardians crew aboard the Benatar alongside Thor in Avengers: Endgame. RELATED: Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Has One Major Obstacle To Overcome...
Harden will reportedly swap the Rockets for the Nets in a mega trade, reuniting with Kevin Durant and teaming up with Kyrie Irving. The 76ers were reportedly front-runners to prise the former NBA MVP to the City of Brotherly Love, but Daryl Morey refused to part with franchise pillar Ben Simmons and others. Instead, the Nets reportedly sent Caris LeVert — later traded to the Pacers as Victor Oladipo was dealt to the Rockets — and four first-round draft picks, plus four pick swaps, to Houston, in a deal also involving the Cavaliers....
During a keynote address at the 74th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York Thursday, Mattis appeared to mock what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had described as a “meltdown” by the president Wednesday. At a meeting in the White House, Trump claimed that Mattis was “the world’s most overrated general.” “I’m not just an overrated general. I’m the most overrated general,” said Mattis. “I’m honored to be considered that by Donald Trump because he also called Meryl Streep an overrated actress....
J.K. Rowling’s controversial comments on her platform have led many ardent fans to turn away from their beloved franchise. The issue among the players springs from a desire to explore the world of Hogwarts Legacy but an unwillingness to engage with the author’s views or provide a further platform to propagate said views. For some, her opinions have strictly meant that they will not engage with her work, while others wish to separate art from the artist....
The HBO Max project appears to be moving fast to fill out major parts of the cast after finding its leading lady. In The Heights star Leslie Grace was named over several candidates who were all looking to take on the role of Barbara Gordon in Batgirl. Now, those who are excited to see the finished product know who is going to be playing her on-screen dad. RELATED: Leslie Grace Lands The Role Of Batgirl For HBO Max...
Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith stepped out of bounds to greet Bucks guard Jason Terry during Tuesday night’s game, allowing Tony Snell to get an uncontested dunk. “It was an embarrassing moment,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said Wednesday, via ESPN.com. “Me and J.R. talked about it. We’re just going to move forward. We had a discussion about it, he felt embarrassed about it. It was an embarrassing play. We talked about it....
The high-volume shooter is in Florida this weekend at TPC Sawgrass for the Player's Championship and he teamed up with the PGA Tour to have some fun on social media during the final round on Sunday. MORE: Spieth in control Hopefully J.R. Smith gets to spend a round on the links with Michael Jordan one day. The smack talk would be legendary.
With Team World furiously (not really) attempting to make a comeback against Team USA on Friday night, Jabari Parker caught a pass in the middle of the paint. This is the part where Porzingis should have moved away from the basket. MORE: Ranking every All-Star | Celebrity Game interview gets awkward Come on, rookie. Never play defense here. Don’t even think about defense. Team USA escaped with a 157-154 victory, if anybody actually cared about the result of the game....
The gameplay video starts off by showing Jack Black “playing” Fortnite, but it becomes apparent rather quickly that Jack Black isn’t actually at the helm. The actor starts using a single hand to control the gameplay, firing off bullets without ever actually pulling the trigger, all while the gameplay features mouse and keyboard prompts. He then drops the comedic bit and reveals why the channel hasn’t actually uploaded any gameplay yet, stating that he simply hasn’t figured out how to use the El Gato capture card and needs an HDMI cable....
