Jofra Archer has been added to England’s squad for next week’s second Test against India at Edgbaston. The 30-year-old pace bowler, who has not played Test cricket since February 2021, returns to the England set-up in the only change to Ben Stokes’ squad that secured a thrilling five-wicket win in the series opener at Headingley. … Read more
Photo: Ashley Potts The Seattle Kraken have named Aaron Schneekloth as an assistant coach on the staff of new head coach Lane Lambert. Schneekloth, 46, spent the last two seasons as head coach of the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, leading the club to a combined record of 83-46-10-5 and a Pacific Division title in 2024-25. Schneekloth … Read more
Brad Malone has been hired as an assistant coach for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Malone spent the 2024-25 season with Oshawa in the Ontario Hockey League. He joined the club as player development coach before being named interim head coach in December, leading the Generals all the way to the OHL Finals. Malone played 552 regular-season … Read more
Having guaranteed European football for next season – one more win would secure Champions League football – Newcastle may prove to be a popular destination for a number of players this summer. Whilst the focus will be on bringing in dedicated first team stars, with Bryan Mbeumo and James Trafford thought to be high on … Read more
The Baltimore Orioles desperately needed to find another pitcher for the starting rotation. Five starting pitchers, including potential staff ace Grayson Rodriguez, are expected to begin the season on the injured list. Pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano was a star in Nippon Professional Baseball but is unproven in the majors. Charlie Morton, another free-agent signing, is 41 … Read more
Photo: Tim Garland The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Reese Johnson from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future considerations. Johnson has registered four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 49 games with the AHL’s Iowa Wild this season. He has also skated in three games with Minnesota. A sixth-year pro from … Read more
While it was not the big name we were hoping for, the Nationals added a veteran third baseman Paul Dejong. He signed with the team on a one-year deal worth $1 million. Power and defense are the name of the game for the 31 year old. Dejong swatted 24 home runs last season with the … Read more
Retired center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has joined the Blue Jays front office as a special assistant, as noted by Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. Kiermaier wrapped up his MLB career with the Dodgers this year after being traded by Toronto at the trade deadline, but he played for the Blue Jays in each of the past … Read more
We’re trying something new here starting today — nothing major, nothing long, just a question to get the ball rolling on your morning (or your lunch break, or your afternoon, or whatever). Most of the exciting free agents are off the board. The trade market hasn’t exactly been lit this offseason, which isn’t particularly surprising … Read more
While the Dodgers were out adding more generational Japanese talents, the Nationals made a move. They signed Andrew Knizner to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. Knizner was Yadier Molina’s understudy for many years in St. Louis, and has a lot of big league experience. He is coming off of a disastrous … Read more