Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals have avoided arbitration with offseason acquisition Doug Fister, agreeing to terms on a contract for 2014. The Nationals obtained the pitcher in a December trade with the Detroit Tigers. Fister, who turns 30 […]
Tokyo, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) – The Japanese duo of Kei Nishikori and Yasutaka Uchiyama defeated the Canadian pairing of Frank Dancevic and Daniel Nestor in their first-round Davis Cup tie on Saturday. Nishikori and Uchiyama took a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, […]
Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with catcher Alex Avila after agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with an option for 2015. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Over 102 games last season, the […]
Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Arron Afflalo scored 21 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 113-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Tobias Harris contributed 18 in a reserve role and Victor Oladipo scored 15 points with seven […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Denver Nuggets guard Nate Robinson underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the team announced on Friday. Robinson suffered what was originally diagnosed as an ACL sprain during Wednesday’s game […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Astros announced Friday that pitchers Mark Appel and Raul Valdes have undergone successful surgeries. Appel had an appendectomy and Valdes is coming off arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. The former is expected to […]
Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Michael Young, who spent the majority of his career with the Texas Rangers before a two-club detour last year, made his retirement official on Friday. The Dallas Morning News was first to report on Thursday that […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Colorado Rockies have signed pitcher Manuel Corpas to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Corpas went 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA in 31 appearances last season with the Rockies. The 31-year-old […]
Edinburg, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Western Athletic Conference announced on Friday the suspension of Texas-Pan American head men’s basketball coach Dan Hipsher for one game. Hipsher was given the ban due to unspecified violations of conference sportsmanship policy in UTPA’s […]
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim avoided arbitration with their final two eligible players on Friday, agreeing to terms with third baseman David Freese and pitcher Kevin Jepsen. Freese signed a $5.05 million contract and Jepsen […]