DJ LeMahieu agrees to join Yankees on two-year, $24M contract
DJ LeMahieu has reached an agreement with the New York Yankees on a two-year, $24 million deal, league sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. LeMahieu will join the Yankees after seven impressive seasons with the Colorado Rockies that included two All-Star selections, three Gold Glove Awards and the 2016 National League batting title. The 30-year-old ranked […]
Former Yankees pitcher and coach Mel Stottlemyre dies at 77
Mel Stottlemyre, who pitched for the New York Yankees for 11 seasons and won five World Series titles as a pitching coach for the Yankees and the Mets, died Sunday in Seattle after battling cancer for almost 20 years. He was 77. Stottlemyre’s wife, Jean, told the New York Times that he died as a […]
Coach Steve Kerr, Warriors players praise Mavs rookie Luka Doncic
The Golden State Warriors believe that Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic is not only an All-Star-caliber player but also a superstar in the making. Even on a night when Stephen Curry scored 48 points and hit 11 3-pointers in a 119-114 win over the Mavericks, it was Doncic’s promise that was a large topic of […]
Bolden works the path between 76ers and G-League
New York – It’s more than two hours before a 1pm tip-off at Madison Square Garden and Jonah Bolden looks like he’s already been working out for a while. Bolden is running through drills with the assistant coaches – pick-and-rolls, pick-and-pops, corner threes and more. For Bolden, whose journey to the NBA has been anything […]
High-flying Rams run over Cowboys for first playoff win in McVay era
Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay felt the pressure. So did quarterback Jared Goff. Despite producing back-to-back division titles for the first time in nearly four decades, both coach and quarterback knew the results that matter most are those produced in the playoffs. Last season, they fell flat in a wild-card loss to the Atlanta […]
Never bury Tom Brady: The GOAT was toast in K.C. — now he’s back
Tom Brady had to make it back to Kansas City with his job very much intact, didn’t he? If his football obituary was not written at Arrowhead Stadium in the fall of 2014, critics did at least start warming up that obit in the bullpen. Brady was 37 back then, and he was so dreadful […]
PSG needed winter ‘recruits’ regardless of Coupe de la Ligue loss – Tuchel
Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel believes that Wednesday’s Coupe de la Ligue quarterfinal exit at the hands of Guingamp has changed nothing regarding the January transfer window, saying the deposed titleholders needed to and still need to sign new players to remain competitive. “We did not need to lose to know that we must recruit,” […]
Rays’ Tommy Pham: Tampa Bay has ‘really no fan base at all’
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Tommy Pham issued a stinging assessment Thursday of his team’s attendance woes, telling SiriusXM that a new stadium or even relocation might be needed to draw more fans. “Do I think something has to happen, whether it be a new ballpark, maybe a new city? I think so,” Pham said. “Because […]
Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram respond to coach’s challenge, lead Lakers to win
A late-night phone call between Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram after their coach publicly challenged the pair to play with more passion for the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers helped spark a 107-97 come-from-behind road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Ingram scored a season-high 29 points, adding six assists, three rebounds and two steals, […]
LeBron James: Cavs’ title ‘made me the greatest player of all time’
When LeBron James reflects on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first NBA title in 2016, he says that accomplishment allowed him to think of himself as the best player in the game. “That one right there made me the greatest player of all time,” James said in Episode 7 of the eight-part ESPN+ series More Than An […]