On Tuesday, the New York Mets agreeing to a five-year, $137.5 million contract extension with ace right-hander Jacob deGrom. DeGrom, 30, was set to make $17 million this season and was arbitration eligible in 2020. The extension
On Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered a severe left leg injury on a simple basketball play. As Nurkic was coming down after jumping for an offensive rebound, he landed
Two Georgia players were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after an alleged fight at a bar in Athens, Georgia. According to Athens-Clarke County police, senior receiver Tyler Simmons and freshman cornerback Tyrique Stevenson were charged early
Right-handed pitcher Dan Straily was released Monday by the Miami Marlins, who will give him $1,209,677 in termination pay rather than his $5 million salary. The 30-year old was 15-15 in two seasons with the Marlins, who
Duke has survived the most intense game of the NCAA tournament. The Blue Devils beat UCF, 77-76, to advance to the Sweet 16. Duke trailed by three on its final offensive possession when Zion Williamson missed a
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has announced his retirement. The three-time Super Bowl champion — whose 79 receiving touchdowns ranks third all-time at the position — made his decision public Sunday in a post on
Gabe Kalscheur scored 24 points to lead 10th-seeded Minnesota to an 86-76 victory over seventh-seeded Louisville on Thursday in the first round of the East Region at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. The Gophers (22-13)
Ichiro Suzuki, the legendary Japanese outfielder who played most of his MLB career for the Seattle Mariners, announced his retirement Thursday night. The 45 year-old Suzuki played his final game Thursday at the Tokyo Dome, where Seattle
The NBA announced Wednesday that the NBA Summer League will add International Teams to their Summer League in 2019. The Chinese and Croatian national teams will join all 30 NBA teams in participating in the league, which
T.J. Dillashaw has voluntarily relinquished his UFC bantamweight championship after he was notified of an “adverse finding in a test taken for my last fight.” The 33-year-old Dillashaw announced the news on his Instagram account. He dropped
