Matt Beleskey takes surprisingly reasonable five year, $19-million deal with Bruins Perhaps the most surprising part of Matt Beleskey's free agent saga isn't that he signed with the Boston Bruins, but that the contract was for a reasonable amount of money. Darren Dreger of TSN broke the details of the deal: 5 yrs, $19 mil total for Beleskey in Boston. Aav of $3.8 mil. No move clause in … [Read more...]
Paul Pierce gives Clippers another scoring option, championship pedigree
Paul Pierce gives Clippers another scoring option, championship pedigree The Los Angeles Clippers entered this offseason with two clear priorities — re-sign center DeAndre Jordan and add a veteran small forward. While the former still needs to be achieved, Doc Rivers has already locked up his top option for the latter need. As reported by Yahoo's own Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers have … [Read more...]
Indians' Carrasco loses no-no with 2 outs in 9th
Indians' Carrasco loses no-no with 2 outs in 9th Carlos Carrasco is the latest to flirt with history against the Rays. (USATSI) Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco is through eight innings against the Rays in Tropicana Field and has yet to allow a hit. The 28-year-old has struck out 12 and walked one while recording eight ground-outs. Of his 106 pitches, 72 have gone for strikes. He's … [Read more...]
Where could Morgan Schneiderlin fit in at Manchester United?
Where could Morgan Schneiderlin fit in at Manchester United? Speculation is high that Morgan Schneiderlin is set to sign for Manchester United this summer, with a possible transfer occurring as early as this week in a deal worth somewhere in the range of $37 million. Schneiderlin’s contract at Southampton … Continue reading → Speculation is high that Morgan Schneiderlin is set to sign for … [Read more...]
Antoine Vermette returns to Arizona a playoff hero after Hawks Cup run
Antoine Vermette returns to Arizona a playoff hero after Hawks Cup run Antoine Vermette got his Stanley Cup, and now he’s going home … to Arizona on a two-year $7.5 million contract. Vermette scored three game winning playoff goals with the Blackhawks on their run to the 2015 Stanley Cup and won 58.9 percent of his face-offs. He was considered one of the top unrestricted free agent center … [Read more...]
Report: Paul Millsap returns to Hawks for three years, $58 million
Report: Paul Millsap returns to Hawks for three years, $58 million After losing starting wing DeMarre Carroll to the Toronto Raptors earlier Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks wasted little time in locking up their best available free agent for at least a few more seasons. As first reported by Shams Charania of RealGM.com, the Hawks will re-sign unrestricted free agent forward Paul Millsap, an … [Read more...]
Victor Martinez has ‘no respect’ for Pirates after ‘intentional’ hit by pitch
Victor Martinez has 'no respect' for Pirates after 'intentional' hit by pitch The interleague series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers got off to an intense start Tuesday night at Comerica Park. The spark happened in the fourth inning when Tigers starter Justin Verlander clipped Pittsburgh's Starling Marte on the forearm with a 1-2 pitch. During the next half-inning, Pirates' … [Read more...]
Pierce, Clippers have deal in place, sources say
Pierce, Clippers have deal in place, sources say Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Marc Stein Close ESPN Senior Writer • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics 0 Shares Print Paul Pierce will join his hometown Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Cavs think big, spend nearly $200M to keep Love, Thompson as LeBron waits
Cavs think big, spend nearly $200M to keep Love, Thompson as LeBron waits OK, you guys: I think it's safe to say that the Cleveland Cavaliers are set at the power forward spot for a little while. Kevin Love announced in a first-person piece published Wednesday afternoon at The Players Tribune — where he's a "senior editor," natch — that he's going to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the … [Read more...]
Jim Harbaugh wasn’t too enthused to talk to Colin Cowherd
Jim Harbaugh wasn't too enthused to talk to Colin Cowherd Jim Harbaugh clearly didn't want to talk to ESPN's Colin Cowherd Wednesday morning. The Michigan coach appeared on Cowherd's program and gave a lot of non-answer answers to Cowherd's questions. The interview was rough – it was so rough that it was entertaining in a macabre way – and Cowherd cut the interview off approximately five … [Read more...]