Tanaka tipped his cap in appreciation and held Cleveland down until he was done. The right-hander, beaten 3-0 by Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros in the 2015 AL wild-card game, struck out seven, walked one and allowed three hits. “That’s the best performance that I’ve seen from him,” Girardi said. The biggest test for […]   Read More →

The Toronto Maple Leafs are undefeated so far, but so are the New Jersey Devils. It makes Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock wary of the clubs’ meeting Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre, referring to it as a possible “trap game.” The Maple Leafs are 3-0-0 after coming back to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks […]   Read More →

Ware understood that a good showing against an NBA team featuring three All-Stars could go a long way to reminding NBA scouts that he can still play that level. He said just being able to play some quality minutes in front of NBA eyes was crucial. “I think it was really important,” he said. “I’ve […]   Read More →

He said he would have the final say on future personnel decisions that involve the luxury tax, but he intends to rely heavily on the advice of a staff headed by Daryl Morey, whom Fertitta called “the best general manager in the NBA.” “I know what I know, and I know what I don’t know,” […]   Read More →

“We have shared our concerns with Cam and will no longer work with him.” Newton’s marketing agent, Carlos Fleming, told ESPN’s Darren Rovell that Dannon has not terminated the agreement and has no grounds to do so, and that the brand has advertising with Newton that is still running. The Association for Women in Sports […]   Read More →

The stagnant Seahawks offense finally roared to life for the first time this season during the second half of a 46-18 win over the Colts Sunday night at CenturyLink Field. “Andrew’s doing good, he’s doing really good,” Ballard said on WFNI. “I’ve watched him throw the ball, and he’s starting to get his motion back, […]   Read More →

But he has made it awfully clear he doesn’t want to play anywhere but New Orleans, and the Saints appear to be taking him at his word. They’ve had no talks on a possible extension. Meantime, Brees just hums along, completing 69 percent of his passes, and is on pace for more than 4,500 yards. […]   Read More →

What undefeated season? The Patriots are inches away from being 0-3 when playing in New England, with their only Patriots-like complete outing coming in New Orleans. In the top-heavy AFC, it doesn’t take more than one or two games to change the course of the all-important top seed in the playoffs and home-field advantage. New […]   Read More →