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The Washington Nationals have signed Dan Uggla to a Minor League contract. The agreement includes an includes an invitation to Spring Training. Exercising his right as a veteran, Uggla declined to go to the minor leagues after being designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants in July...

Geno Smith said change could be a good thing for the New York Jets. Smith, who went through a coaching change at West Virginia, said "it's all about what you make of it. I think the toughest part about it is not being able to continue to play for the same coach, the same guy that you learned to...

Peyton Manning intends to play in the 2015 season no matter what happens during the remainder of 2014. "I have not thought about those circumstances at all," Manning said. "I certainly plan on being back if the Broncos would have me, but at this point I'm kind of thinking about Oakland. I know...

LeBron James had a question of his own following a series of questions from the media after his first return to the Miami Heat as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. "The question I have, which is kind of bothering me sometimes, is when a player decides to decide his own fate, there is always...

The Milwaukee Bucks hired Dan Hill, a facial coding expert who reads the faces of college prospects and NBA players to determine if they have the right emotional attributes to help the team. “We spend quite a bit of time evaluating the players as basketball players and analytically,” said David...

New York Knicks forward Quincy Acy has been suspended one game and Washington Wizardsguard John Wall was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday for their roles in a Christmas Day scuffle.   The NBA said in a statement Friday that it decided to suspend Acy because his act initiated the confrontation...

Barack Obama was asked about how Roger Goodell has handled the Ray Rice situation during an interview with ESPN. "The NFL was behind the curve…in sending a clear message," said Obama. "You don't want to be winging it. "There's been a little bit of a old boy's network in terms of how it...

the most coveted NBA free agent on the market — has heard from far beyond just five teams to consider, including interest from the Memphis Grizzlies, league sources told RealGM. Allen’s agent, Jim Tanner, confirmed the wide range of interest on Saturday and added that the 6-foot-5 shooting guard...

Roger Goodell said last week that the league will vote in March to expand the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams in 2015 and, with that, several league sources believe playoff reseeding will become a reality. One formula that will be discussed in the offseason is that in addition to first-round...

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers played the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this season, LeBron James spoke about Anthony Davis in the context of today's game. "I think he's one of the elite players right now," James said last month. "If he continues to stay healthy like he's been doing and continues...

Jon Lester set Major League Baseball records for largest signing bonus and biggest upfront payment with his $155 million, seven-year deal with the Chicago Cubs. The pitcher's contract calls for a $30 million signing bonus, of which $15 million is due by April 1, a person familiar with the...

The National Hockey League's puzzling outbreak of the mumps has now reached the league's biggest star. Sidney Crosby is the latest player to be affected by the vaccine-preventable disease. ThePittsburgh Penguins announced the diagnosis in a news release Sunday morning. According to the release...

Two days from his first NFL start, Johnny Manziel said he's in a "different place now" than when the Washington Redskins got the best of him mentally during a preseason game. The Cleveland Browns rookie's mentality for Sunday's debut against the Cincinnati Bengalsseems clear-cut. "Just try to go...

The Miami Marlins are serious about contending in the NL East. If signing slugger Giancarlo Stanton to a monster contract last month wasn't proof enough, a late flurry at the winter meetings sure made it clear.   Miami acquired right-hander Mat Latos from theCincinnati Reds on Thursday morning...

The NBA over the last two weeks has informally surveyed team higher-ups about the idea of cutting the preseason schedule by as much as half, according to several sources around the league. The goal is to start the regular season earlier and stretch the full 82-game schedule over about 10...

Kobe Bryant returned to practice for the first time this month and called his teammates "soft" during a heated 5-on-5 scrimmage between the starters and reserves Thursday. When practice was opened to the media, Bryant and Nick Young were already trading barbs during the scrimmage with Young...

As the Philadelphia 76ers try to build off their first victory after an 0-17 start to the season, coach Brett Brown emphasized that the team is not tanking the season. "Everything we're doing is about winning. I coach to win," Brown told ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Friday morning. "I talk about...

 Brooklyn Nets superfan Jeffrey Gamblero, who compared being picked up and taken out of Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night by security without his prosthetic leg to "being abducted by aliens," remains distraught over the incident and says he does not feel like himself.   Gamblero limped to...

Bulls star Derrick Rose wore an "I Can't Breathe" T-shirt in pregame warm-ups prior to Saturday night's 112-102 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The shirt refers to Eric Garner, the New York man who died in July after a police officer placed him in a chokehold while he was being arrested for...

Although he has retained his job as the Browns' starting quarterback for at least one more week,Brian Hoyer's time in Cleveland likely will be limited, according to league sources. Short of a playoff trip this season that could force the Browns to ramp up efforts to keep him, Hoyer is expected...