Monthly Archives: January 2019

New Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur has made his first big hire. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Packers are hiring former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett to the same job in Green Bay, giving LaFleur his top offensive assistant on the staff. Hackett, 39, has been an offensive coordinator for the…

The Dallas Mavericks have lost an important piece in their push for a return to respectability with guard J.J. Barea's season-ending Achilles injury. Barea tore his right Achilles tendon in the fourth quarter of a 119-115 victory at Minnesota on Friday night. The team said Saturday that Barea was weighing his options for surgery. The…

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to be cautious with LeBron James and his injured left groin. James will miss at least three more games — Friday at Utah, Sunday against Cleveland and Tuesday against Chicago — and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. "LeBron James was evaluated by team medical staff and physicians today (Thursday)," the team said in…

The consensus top free agent catcher apparently did not end up with the kind of deal he was looking for. Yasmani Grandal has settled for a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that is pending a physical, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. The deal is said to be worth $18.25 million, just slightly more than the…

Tuesday afternoon the New York Yankees announced veteran left-hander CC Sabathia has been cleared to resume baseball activities. Sabathia underwent a heart procedure last month, and doctors cleared him for increased physical activity following a stress test Tuesday. Sabathia, 38, underwent an angioplasty last month, which inserted a stent to clear an artery blockage. He first experienced symptoms during a…

All season long, the Los Angeles Chargers have been without one of their best weapons. But in Sunday’s divisional-round game against the New England Patriots, tight end Hunter Henry could make his long-awaited return to action. Henry, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in May during the offseason workout program, was activated by the team Monday…