Monthly Archives: November 2018

Vince Carter on Wednesday night eclipsed a cool milestone, and he did so in fitting fashion. Carter dunked a ball at the buzzer in the Toronto Raptors’ 124-108 win over the Atlanta Hawks to give him 14 points for the game and 25,001 for his career. Carter made a name for himself with his incredible…

The Cubs' coaching staff shakeup continued this offseason with pitching coach Jim Hickey leaving for personal reasons, according to a statement from the Cubs. Hickey - a Chicago native - spent just the one year as pitching coach of the Cubs after serving in the same capacity with the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays for 11 seasons. “Jim…

Mark Sanchez is set to join the Washington Redskins in advance of the Week 12 Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys, the team announced Monday afternoon. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the news. A devastating, season-ending injury to Alex Smith in Week 11 pushed Colt McCoy into the starting quarterback position, and without a third quarterback in-house, the Redskins had to sign…

The Houston Astros acquired infielder Aledmys Diaz in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up minor league pitcher Trent Thornton on Saturday. Diaz played both at shortstop and third base for the Blue Jays last season, hitting .263 with a career-high 18 home runs, 26 doubles and 55 RBIs in 130 games. His…

Entering Thursday at the Nitto ATP Finals, there was a chance Roger Federer would fail to reach the semi-finals at the season finale for just the second time in 16 appearances. But one impressive straight-sets win against fourth seed Kevin Anderson later, and the 37-year-old is through round-robin play atop Group Lleyton Hewitt. Suddenly, a major milestone is within reach. If…

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is set to undergo surgery on the fractured third metacarpal on his right hand, according to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk. Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Rondo is expected to miss three-to-five weeks with the injury. Lakers head coach Luke Walton said he believes Rondo suffered the injury while making a steal during the fourth quarter…