Monthly Archives: April 2018

The Chicago Bears declined to match the New Orleans Saints' two-year, $10 million offer sheet to restricted free-agent wide receiver Cameron Meredith on Wednesday. Meredith confirmed the news during an appearance on ESPN 1000's Waddle and Silvy Show. Bears general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy met with Meredith to inform him of the decision. "It…

The Royals placed Alex Gordon on the disabled list with a torn hip labrum and recalled fellow outfielder Abraham Almonte from Triple-A Omaha before Tuesday night's game against Seattle. Gordon woke up with pain on Monday and was examined in greater detail Tuesday, and the results showed that an old tear he'd been playing through…

The Cavaliers will add one more to the roster, rounding out the playoff team. Kendrick Perkins, 13-year NBA veteran, will sign with the Cavs, taking the team's final roster spot for the playoffs, sources tell ESPN. The Cavs released Perkins, 33, in the preseason, leaving him to play part of the season with the Canton Charge, Cleveland's G…

World number one Rafael Nadal beat Philipp Kohlschreiber to level Spain's Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany in his first match since January. Nadal won 6-2 6-2 6-3 to set a new Davis Cup record for combined singles and doubles victories with 23 in a row. The 16-time Grand Slam winner, 31, had been out since retiring…

Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks had season-ending surgery on his left ankle Thursday, the team announced. A 39-year-old forward, Nowitzki elected to have the surgery now and miss the Mavericks’ final four regular-season games to begin the rehabilitation process as soon as possible. The Mavericks were eliminated from playoff contention nearly a month ago.…

Outfielder Charlie Blackmon, who recently expressed concern about the climate for free agents, opted to take himself off the vaunted 2018-19 market and agreed to an extension with the Colorado Rockies that could pay him up to $108 million. Blackmon and the Rockies reached agreement on a pact that will pay him $75 million over…