Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Minnesota Twins announced Wednesday that the team will not pick up its contract option on reliever Jared Burton for the 2015 season. Burton would have earned $3.6 million next season had the Twins exercised the […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Denver Nuggets waived forward Marcus Williams on Wednesday. Williams, who appeared in six preseason games, last played in the NBA with Memphis during the 2009-10 season. The 28-year-old owns career averages of 5.6 points and […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – A proposal to change the current lottery system for the NBA Draft in order to discourage teams from deliberately losing games was rejected Wednesday at the league’s Board of Governors meeting. The revised plan was […]
Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – The Utah Jazz waived veteran swingman Dahntay Jones and guard Jack Cooley on Tuesday. Jones, who was signed by Utah on Sept. 25, last played during the 2012-13 season with Dallas and Atlanta, averaging […]
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Minnesota Wild moved to lock up another of their young core on Wednesday, agreeing to terms with center Charlie Coyle on a five-year contract extension. No financial terms were disclosed by the club, but […]
Lausanne, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) – The executive board of the International Olympic Committee granted provisional recognition to the Kosovo Olympic Committee on Wednesday. The IOC also proposed that the country be granted full recognition at the next IOC session in December […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dan Haren underwent surgery Wednesday to clean out the AC joint in his non- throwing shoulder. The Dodgers expect the veteran hurler to be recovered in time for spring training. Haren […]
Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Few things have gone right for the only winless team in the NHL thus far. On Wednesday, the injury bug struck again, causing the Carolina Hurricanes to place captain Eric Staal on injured reserve, retroactive to […]
Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Memphis Grizzlies have waived veteran forward Earl Clark and center Hassan Whiteside, the team announced Wednesday. Clark signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Grizzlies in September after spending last season with Cleveland and New York. […]
Arlington, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Capitals announced on Wednesday that defenseman John Erskine underwent successful neck surgery. The procedure, performed by Dr. John Starr at Bethesda Surgical Center, repaired a disc in his neck. Erskine, in his 13th NHL […]