Mariners add veteran Steve Cishek to bullpen on two-year deal New Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto has been active on the trade market this offseason. Now he's dipping into the free agent market to sign bullpen help, adding veteran reliever Steve Cishek on a two-year, $10 million deal. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick was the first to report the deal on Saturday morning. Yahoo's Jeff … [Read more...]
Georgia’s Chauncey Rivers arrested for pot possession
Georgia's Chauncey Rivers arrested for pot possession Georgia defensive lineman Chauncey Rivers was arrested early Saturday morning for marijuana possession. It's his second marijuana-related arrest in less than six weeks. According to Red and Black, Rivers was arrested just after 1 a.m. Rivers was booked in the Athens-Clarke County jail at 1:12 a.m. on Dec. 12 with bond posted at $1,000. … [Read more...]
PGA Tour considers moving WGC from Trump’s Doral
PGA Tour considers moving WGC from Trump's Doral In light of Trump's escalating anti-Islamic rhetoric, including a call for a "total shutdown" of Muslims entering the United States, the PGA Tour, USGA and PGA of America, all of which have formal commitments to play events on Trump-owned or managed courses, have come under pressure to sever ties with the Republican presidential front runner. … [Read more...]
Penguins fire Mike Johnston, name Mike Sullivan new head coach
Penguins fire Mike Johnston, name Mike Sullivan new head coach Mike Johnston’s time is up with the Pittsburgh Penguins as the team announced on Saturday that they’ve fired the head coach and assistant Gary Agnew. Mike Sullivan, who had been coaching the team’s AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre, takes over full-time duties. “I felt it was time for a coaching change because our team has … [Read more...]
Orioles pull offer, move on from FA Chris Davis
Orioles pull offer, move on from FA Chris Davis The Orioles have pulled their contract offer to free agent slugger Chris Davis, vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette confirmed to reporters at the team's FanFest event Saturday. The club is now "going down different tracks." Duq said the offer for Davis is off the table -- the club is "going down different tracks." — Dan Connolly … [Read more...]
Baker Mayfield, Derrick Henry lead SI.com's 2015 All-America Team – Sports Illustrated
Baker Mayfield, Derrick Henry lead SI.com's 2015 All-America Team - Sports Illustrated With the regular season in the books, Sports Illustrated's college football experts have made their selections and chosen the 2015 All-America Team. It was a tight race at several positions, including quarterback where a single vote boosted Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield to the first team while Clemson's … [Read more...]
Army wearing helmets for different infantry divisions vs. Navy
Army wearing helmets for different infantry divisions vs. Navy Army will also be wearing different styles of helmets during Saturday's Army-Navy game. The school revealed the helmets Saturday morning. The helmets will represent infantry divisions and will be different per position group. 17 helmet variations representing branches cadets enter upon graduation from West Point. #ArmyNavy … [Read more...]
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Are women’s giant slalom results (Reuters)
Alpine Skiing-World Cup Are women's giant slalom results (Reuters) Dec 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Are Women's Giant Slalom after run 2 on Saturday Run 1 Run 2 Overall 1. Lindsey Vonn (U.S.) 1:03.29 1:01.41 2:04.70 2. Eva-Maria Brem (Austria) 1:03.64 1:01.13 2:04.77 3. Federica Brignone (Italy) 1:03.98 1:01.07 2:05.05 4. Tessa Worley (France) 1:03.79 1:01.59 2:05.38 … [Read more...]
Vonn’s Minnesota skiing roots pay off during win in Sweden (The Associated Press)
Vonn's Minnesota skiing roots pay off during win in Sweden (The Associated Press) All these years later, those nightly after-school training sessions at Buck Hill in Minnesota are still paying off for Lindsey Vonn. Attacking an artificially lit course where no other competitor dared, Vonn won a World Cup giant slalom in Are, Sweden, on Saturday for her fourth consecutive victory while … [Read more...]
Hirscher wins giant slalom in Val d’Isere (The Associated Press)
Hirscher wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere (The Associated Press) VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Marcel Hirscher earned a record fifth win in Val d'Isere on Saturday with a dominating performance in a World Cup giant slalom on the treacherous Face de Bellevarde. The Austrian technical specialist, who also won last week's giant slalom in Beaver Creek after posting a surprise super-G victory in … [Read more...]