Markieff Morris will reportedly join the Los Angeles Lakers by signing a $1.75 million deal with the team’s disabled player exception. After he was cleared of waivers, Morris will officially be a member of the Lakers. The 30-year-old Morris averaged 11.0
Lillard is averaging 29.7 points, 7.9 assists and 4.3 rebounds this season, while hitting four 3-pointers per game at a 39.5 percent clip. He’s been on a tear during the last month, averaging 38.4 points and 9.4
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry underwent hip surgery successful hip surgery this month. He’s expected to make a full recovery for the 2020 season. According to sources, Landry is expected to be back at some point
The Los Angeles Kings announced on Wednesday they have traded top goal scorer Alec Martinez to the Vegas Golden Knights for two second-round draft picks. The 32-year-old Martinez was the Kings’ long-serving defenseman, who scored the overtime
Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn is expected to miss four to six more weeks because of a sprained MCL. On Wednesday, the Bulls announced that Dunn underwent an MRI that confirmed the initial diagnosis of a sprained
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is awake and speaking with family and doctors, after his horrific crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released an update on Tuesday, one day after Newman’s crash.
FC Cincinnati head coach Ron Jans has resigned amid Major League Soccer’s investigation of his alleged use of a racial slur. The MLS Players Association filed a report last week to league officials after it was made
Denny Hamlin became the first consecutive winner since Sterling Marlin in 1994 and 1995 to win the Daytona 500. It was Hamlin’s third win in five years and the fourth for Joe Gibbs Racing, whose namesake was
Los Angeles Angels player Mike Trout has joined the list of players criticizing the league for how it handled the Houston Astros cheating scandal. Trout called the situation “sad for baseball,” adding, “I don’t agree with the
The Daytona 500 has been postponed by rain for the first time since 2012. The race was postponed after two lengthy delays totaling more than three hours. The race will now begin at 4 p.m. Monday and
Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Brent Suter reached a two-year, $2.5 million deal Sunday that avoids an arbitration hearing scheduled for next week. Suter returned from Tommy John surgery last September and went 4-0 with a 0.49 ERA in
The NBA announced Thursday that Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George has been fined $35,000 for publicly criticizing officials following his team’s road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. “I thought we played well, we lost by seven.
On Thursday, two star Houston Astros players apologized for their roles in the sign-stealing scandal which called their team’s championship seasons into question. Second baseman Jose Altuve and third baseman Alex Bregman made brief statements to reporters
St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said veteran defenseman Jay Bouwmeester is doing “very well” one day after collapsing on the team bench during a road game against the Anaheim Ducks. Armstrong said Bouwmeester suffered a
The NFL is reinstating suspended Cleveland Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett. Garrett was suspended for the final six games of the regular season. Garrett met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Monday to discuss the future course of
On Tuesday, two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne signed a four-year contract with the Washington Mystics after leading the team to its first league championship. In addition to winning a title and MVP honors, Delle Donne was
After their sign-stealing scandal caused the Boston Red Sox to part ways with manager Alex Cora, the team has found a temporary replacement in the dugout. Ron Roenicke will be named the Red Sox’s interim manager. Roenicke,
The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract extension Monday. The 25-year-old Nurse has 24 points (four goals, 20 assists) and 44 penalty minutes in 55 games this season. Nurse was selected by the
The Los Angeles Chargers announced Monday that the team and 16-year quarterback Philip Rivers have decided to mutually part ways. Rivers, 38, will enter free agency this offseason. The team wrote in a statement: “There’s only one
Tampa Bay Vipers defensive tackle Ricky Walker made XFL history Sunday, by becoming the first XFL player to get ejected in the rebooted league. Walker punched New York Guardians center Ian Silberman in the facemask, and officials promptly booted him from
The San Diego Padres acquired reliever Emilio Pagán from the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in exchange for outfielder Manuel Margot and a minor leaguer. Tampa Bay also got catcher/outfielder Logan Driscoll in the trade. The 22-year-old
The Detroit Pistons traded Andre Drummond to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, just one hour before the NBA trade deadline. Cleveland is sending Brandon Knight, John Henson and a 2023 second-round pick to Detroit. Both Henson and Knight, whom
The Golden State Warriors have agreed to trade shooting guard D’Angelo Russell, Omari Spellman, and Jacob Evans to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins, a 2021 protected first-round pick and a 2022 second-round pick. The Warriors acquired Russell, 23, in a
American tennis player Abigail Spears received a 22-month doping ban on Wednesday, after a positive test taken from last year’s U.S. Open. The 38-year-old Spears has won 21 women’s doubles titles during her career and won the
Kansas City police say that two suspects are in custody after a car chase along the parade route for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The incident began at 8:12 a.m. local time when the car
The New York Knicks have fired longtime team president Steve Mills, just two days out from the NBA trade deadline. Knicks owner James Dolan is hoping to hire Raptors president Masai Ujiri, who is under contract in
The Houston Astros formally introduced former Tampa Bay Rays executive James Click as the club’s new general manager. Click, 42, served as vice president of baseball operations for Tampa Bay from 2017-19. The Yale graduate joined the
On Monday, the Seattle Mariners announced a four-year, $30 million extension for lefty starter Marco Gonzales which will kick in for the 2021 season and includes a club option that could keep him in Seattle through the 2025 season.
The Colorado Rockies and All-Star shortstop Trevor Story finalized a $27.5 million, two-year deal, and avoided arbitration -leaving 18 players still headed to arbitration hearings, which run from Tuesday through Feb. 21. The 27-year-old Story remains eligible
The Kansas City Chiefs came from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV. Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes led Kansas City with two fourth-quarter touchdowns,
