Townsend pens Crystal Palace deal, Gayle joins Newcastle London (AFP) – Crystal Palace have signed England international winger Andros Townsend from Newcastle for a club record £13 million ($17m, 15.5m euros), the Premier League club confirmed on Friday. The 24-year-old has agreed a five-year contract with his transfer coming on the same day that striker Dwight Gayle moved in the opposite … [Read more...]
Stepanova eligible to compete as independent: IAAF (Reuters)
Stepanova eligible to compete as independent: IAAF (Reuters) Russian doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova's application to compete as an individual athlete has been accepted, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Friday. The IAAF said its doping review board unanimously accepted Stepanova's application and that they had received more than 80 formal requests … [Read more...]
Transfer Talk: Early Bird Transfer Wrap-up
Transfer Talk: Early Bird Transfer Wrap-up As the calendar flips to July, it brings about many major events. This weekend, in the United States, the focus will be on Independence Day and all of the fireworks, funnel cakes and backyard barbeques that go along with it. It is the height of summer, in the northern hemisphere anyway, but there is one big event that kicks off today that every corner of … [Read more...]
Sources: Drummond, Pistons nearing max deal
Sources: Drummond, Pistons nearing max deal 4:31 AM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons are nearing agreement on a five-year maximum contract in the $130 million range, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Drummond and … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Dodgers Lose Kershaw
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Dodgers Lose Kershaw How do you replace the best pitcher in baseball? The Dodgers hoped they’d never have to answer that question. But now that fateful day has come. Three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw is headed to the disabled list. Maybe we should have seen the writing on the wall Sunday when Kershaw turned in his worst outing of the year against Pittsburgh. … [Read more...]
12 Predictions for 12 Top Free Agents – PAGE2SPORTS (press release) (blog)
12 Predictions for 12 Top Free Agents - PAGE2SPORTS (press release) (blog) By Dan Escalona Updated: June 30, 2016 (Photo: Sporting News) Happy NBA Free Agency, everyone! Other than the beginning of the playoffs and the NBA Finals, July 1 marks the start of the most exciting days of the NBA season. It can certainly be difficult to contain oneself with all the talk of max contracts, restricted … [Read more...]
Phelps, Lochte set up their only true showdown at US trials (Yahoo Sports)
Phelps, Lochte set up their only true showdown at US trials (Yahoo Sports) Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte did their part. The longtime rivals are headed to another showdown at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Phelps and Lochte cruised through the semifinals of the 200-meter individual medley Thursday night, each of them winning their heats in dominating fashion. … [Read more...]
Villegas still undecided on whether to play Olympics (Yahoo Sports)
Villegas still undecided on whether to play Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Camilo Villegas of Colombia is weighing the Zika virus and his job in deciding whether to play in the Olympics. Villegas said Thursday at the Barracuda Championship that he and his wife are trying to have children, and Zika is a concern. To play in the Olympics would mean missing at least one PGA Tour event that he might … [Read more...]
Source: DeRozan agrees to re-sign with Raptors
Source: DeRozan agrees to re-sign with Raptors 2:53 AM ET ESPN.com news services All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has agreed to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst and multiple reports. The deal is for five years, $139 million-plus, according to The Vertical. How is NBA free agency shaking out? We're tracking every deal across the association. DeRozan … [Read more...]
Noah, Knicks near 4-year, $72M deal, sources say
Noah, Knicks near 4-year, $72M deal, sources say 2:54 AM ET ESPN.com news services Joakim Noah and the New York Knicks are nearing agreement on a four-year deal worth $72 million, league sources told ESPN's Chris Broussard. Noah will meet with the Knicks on Friday in Orlando, Florida, sources said. The Knicks had emerged as the strong favorite to sign the free-agent big man, league sources … [Read more...]