Hall of Fame horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was banned from Santa Anita racetrack on Saturday after the death of another horse under his care. One of Hollendorfer’s horses, a 4-year-old gelding named American Currency, was running on… Read More »
The NFL on Thursday announced the league’s competition committee unanimously recommended the rule for instant replay of pass interference for this season only, after which NFL owners can decide to extend, alter or eliminate it entirely. The… Read More »
Major League Baseball has given the Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore the possibility of becoming a two-city team, commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at the owners’ meeting in New York. Though the plan can face several… Read More »
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed center Kevin Hayes to a seven-year contract worth $50 million. The deal, announced Wednesday, has an average annual value of $7.14 million. Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said: “We are very happy… Read More »
The Memphis Grizzlies have traded veteran point guard Mike Conley, who has played the most games in franchise history, to the Utah Jazz. The Grizzlies swapped Conley for Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver and Grayson Allen, and also… Read More »
The Major League Baseball Umpires Association isn’t pleased with the one-game suspension the league handed San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado, and they tweeted the following statement Tuesday: “Manny Machado received a one-game suspension for contact with… Read More »
Houston Astros Manager AJ Hinch said that Jose Altuve will join the team in Cincinnati on Tuesday for an evaluation, and could be activated from the 10-day injured list as soon as Wednesday. Altuve has been out… Read More »
The San Jose Sharks have signed their defenseman Erik Karlsson to an eight-year deal, with multiple reports stated he will receive $11.5 million per season, making him the highest-paid defenseman in the league. The Kings’ Drew Doughty… Read More »
Eunice Kirwa, the Olympic marathon silver medalist, has been banned four years for using EPO. Kirwa, a 35-year-old from Bahrain (born in Kenya), finished second at the Rio Games behind Kenyan Jemima Sumgong, who is banned until… Read More »
The Seattle Mariners traded designated hitter/first baseman Edwin Encarnacion to the New York Yankees for cash considerations and a minor league pitcher Saturday night. The Yankees traded 19-year-old pitcher Juan Then to Seattle. Encarnacion, 36, is a… Read More »
