Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with pitcher Sean Doolittle on a new five-year contract on Friday. The contract will run through 2018 with club options for both the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Doolittle, who was […]
Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers placed pitcher Tanner Scheppers on the 15-day disabled list Friday with right elbow inflammation. Scheppers has struggled during his first stint as a starter in the majors, going 0-1 with a sky-high earned […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The regular season is behind us. The postseason awaits. In two short months from now, the NBA will crown its champion, but before then, there are individual honors to be passed out. We shall examine who […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter Craig Sager will start treatment for leukemia on Friday and will not work for the network during the early stages of the NBA Playoffs. Sager’s son, Craig II, revealed his father’s illness on […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Coming off an appearance in the NIT, Georgia State extended the contract of head men’s basketball coach Ron Hunter for two years on Friday. Hunter’s contract will now run through April 30, 2020. “It was an […]
Tulsa, OK (SportsNetwork.com) – Tulsa has named Frank Haith as its new men’s basketball coach. Haith decided to leave his position at Missouri after three successful seasons and will replace Danny Manning, who spent two years with the Golden Hurricane […]
Belmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Wood Memorial runner-up Samraat and fifth- place horse Uncle Sigh both had workouts Friday morning at Belmont Park. Trained by Rick Violette, Samraat worked a half-mile in 49.12 seconds on the main track under exercise rider […]
Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Duke sophomore forward Rodney Hood is following teammate Jabari Parker to the NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 Hood announced his intention to turn pro on Friday, one day after the freshman star made public he was leaving […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – There are plenty of boom-or-bust types in every draft, but perhaps none in the 2014 version poses a more interesting dilemma for NFL teams than former Florida defensive tackle Dominique Easley. Easley is a top-10 talent with a […]
Metairie, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – The New Orleans Saints re-signed wide receiver Robert Meachem to a one-year contract on Friday. Meachem has spent all but one of his seven NFL seasons with the Saints, who used a first-round pick on the […]