Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles on Thursday acquired switch-hitting utility man Jimmy Paredes from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. Paredes, 25, was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. He batted .200 in 10 at-bats over nine games for […]
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics designated former closer Jim Johnson for assignment on Thursday. Johnson has struggled since being acquired in an offseason trade with the Baltimore Orioles. He was removed from the closer’s role earlier this season. […]
Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Islanders signed goaltender Kevin Poulin to a one-year, two-way contract on Thursday. By reaching the deal, the two sides avoided a salary arbitration hearing. Poulin, 24, appeared in a career-high 28 games for […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – It wasn’t that long ago when Caroline Wozniacki was the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world. It only seems that way. Caro accomplished quite the feat by finishing as a back-to-back year-end No. 1 […]
Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Orlando Magic signed guard Devyn Marble on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Magic acquired the draft rights to Marble (56th overall pick), along with guard Evan Fournier, from Denver in exchange […]
Owings Mills, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Baltimore Ravens cornerback Aaron Ross tore his Achilles Thursday during conditioning testing. Ross, a former first-round pick of the Giants and member of New York’s Super Bowl champion teams during the 2007 and 2011 seasons, […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has been suspended two games without pay by the NFL for his offseason arrest on assault charges. Though Rice avoided prosecution after he was arrested in February and charged […]
Argeles-Gazost, France (SportsNetwork.com) – Italian Vincenzo Nibali captured Stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday and increased his overall lead in cycling’s most prestigious race. Nibali finished the 145.5-kilometer trek in a time of 4 hours, 4 minutes […]
Oxnard, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Dallas Cowboys defensive end Anthony Spencer was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list Thursday. Spencer continues to recover from microfracture knee surgery. He played in only one game last season. Spencer has 363 tackles, […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The lone remaining shoe to drop in this hectic summer of NBA movement is a large one. It’s the one that belongs to Kevin Love. Ever since reports surfaced that Love would not sign any long-term […]