Monthly Archives: December 2018

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul will be out indefinitely after suffering a strained left hamstring in Thursday night's 101-99 loss to the Miami Heat, head coach Mike D'Antoni said. Paul will undergo an MRI on Friday morning. D'Antoni did not specify how long Paul would be out, saying only, "It'll be some time." Paul played 12 minutes and had…

Houston Astros relief pitcher Joe Smith is expected to miss between six and eight months of action after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon during an offseason workout last week. The Astros announced Smith underwent surgery Tuesday to repair his Achilles. He signed a two-year, $15 million contract with Houston in December 2017. He compiled a 3.74 ERA and 1.01 WHIP with 46…

Matt Adams is returning to a Nationals team he believes is better than the one he was traded from and has the potential to make even more moves this offseason. Adams finalized a $4 million, one-year deal on Tuesday that includes a $3 million salary for next season and a $4 million mutual option for…

Jose Mourinho was fired by Manchester United on Tuesday, two days after English soccer’s biggest club reached a new low in its disappointing season by losing to Liverpool in the Premier League. Assistant coach Michael Carrick will take charge of the team on an interim basis. United said it will appoint a caretaker manager until…

The Washington Nationals have now made their seventh major league acquisition of the offseason as they agreed to a year-year contract with Matt Adams. After a highly successful year in D.C. last season, bringing back the slugger as a backup first baseman is an excellent move. Ken Rosenthal of The Atheltic first reported that the two sides were in…

Chris Boswell was back at the Pittsburgh Steelers' facility on Thursday, a day after the team brought in veteran kickers Kai Forbath and Matt McCrane for an open tryout. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler is reporting that, despite keeping Forbath overnight, the Steelers are sticking with Boswell for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. Boswell isn't losing his job, but the Steelers still brought in a "new"…