New York, NY (Sports Network) – The NFL announced on Monday the creation of the “Deacon Jones Award”, which will be awarded annually to the player who finishes with the most sacks in the NFL. Considered one of the top […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Angel McCoughtry of the Atlanta Dream earned her second consecutive WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week award for games played from June 17-23, with Glory Johnson of the Tulsa Shock claiming the honor […]
Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) – The Florida Panthers signed new acquisition Bobby Butler to a two-year contract on Monday. Butler was acquired from the Nashville Predators on June 14 in exchange for forward T.J. Brennan. He totaled four goals and […]
Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) – The Detroit Lions have signed veteran safety Chris Hope, the team announced Monday. Hope, who will be entering his 12th NFL campaign, has started 113 career games and previously played under Lions head coach […]
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) – The San Diego Padres recalled pitcher Tommy Layne from Triple-A Tucson and optioned pitcher Miles Mikolas to the minors prior to Monday’s opener of a three-game series versus the Philadelphia Phillies. The left-handed Layne […]
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Harry Zolnierczyk from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Alex Grant, the team announced on Monday. Zolnierczyk, 25, spent this past season with the organizations of the Ducks […]
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) – The Baltimore Orioles optioned Freddy Garcia to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday, one day after the veteran pitcher was hit hard in his most recent start, while recalling top prospect Kevin Gausman from the minors. Garcia […]
Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) – The Cleveland Indians on Monday optioned starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco to Triple-A Columbus and promoted left-handed hurler T.J. House from Columbus. Carrasco is coming off a disappointing outing on Sunday in which he allowed three […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The Philadelphia 76ers have fired chief executive Adam Aron. The Inquirer quoted a league source which said the decision was made on Monday. Aron was part of the current ownership group, led by managing owner […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Ernie Els moved up six spots to No. 14 in this week’s world golf rankings courtesy of his wire-to-wire victory at the BMW International Open. The top 13 spots remained unchanged, with Tiger Woods, Rory […]