Joe Johnson’s agent says the four-time All-Star is meeting with the Atlanta Hawks at the start of the free-agent negotiating period. The Hawks are expected to do their best to keep Johnson, a free agent, by offering their top scorer a maximum contract in Thursday’s early morning meeting in Los Angeles.
Undrafted first-team All-American Scottie Reynolds will play for the Phoenix Suns’ entry in the Las Vegas Summer League.
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been scratched for Wednesday night’s series finale against the Florida Marlins with a stiff lower back.
Matt Kemp stepped up with a homer as the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Giants on Wednesday.
Matt Kemp homered and drove in three runs, Vicente Padilla won his 100th game, and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with an 8-2 win Wednesday. Rafael Furcal had four hits, including a home run, and drove in two for the Dodgers, who earned a sweep in San Francisco for the first time in three years.
Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf will join Tom Thibodeau, Gar Forman and John Paxson in recruiting LeBron James.
B.J. Upton was out of Tampa Bay’s starting lineup again Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox, this time because of a sore right quadriceps. Upton didn’t want to talk about the injury when he walked to the trainer’s room before the game. “Yesterday, in the game, he was a little sore afterwards,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said.
B.J. Upton is not in Tampa Bay’s starting lineup again against the Red Sox, but this time Rays manager Joe Maddon says the absence is injury-related.
The Flyers have signed goalie Michael Leighton to a two-year deal, keeping the playoff hero away from NHL free agency. Leighton stepped up during the postseason and helped the Flyers make a surprise run to the Stanley Cup finals. He went 8-3 with a 2.56 goals-against average in 14 playoffs games and set a team playoff record with three shutouts as Philadelphia won its first Eastern Conference…
A source tells ESPN.com that goalie Michael Leighton has re-signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $3.1 million.
Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker pleaded not guilty and a judge set trial for November on criminal bad check charges alleging Walker failed to repay almost $1 million in gambling debts and penalties to three Las Vegas casinos.
Three times in the past four years their division has been decided on the last day of the season, and the Minnesota Twins hope to avoid another dramatic, draining finish. If they keep playing this well against the Detroit Tigers, maybe they can. Justin Morneau homered and drove in two runs, Kevin Slowey went six innings and the Twins topped the Tigers 5-1 on Wednesday to improve to 19-10 against…
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers will return for another season, staying with the team he led to the NBA finals twice in three years for a run at another championship. “Doc is a fantastic coach and leader and I am thrilled he is coming back for the upcoming season,” Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca said Wednesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
The names Ilya Kovalchuk, Dan Hamhuis and Evgeni Nabokov don’t roll off the tongues of American sports fans quite like those of LeBron, D-Wade, and Dirk. Such is life in the world of the NHL, which is also about to embark on a free-agent frenzy of its own, starting Thursday. The NBA has cornered the attention market for weeks — even years — leading up to its high-profile free-agent shopping…
Coyotes president Doug Moss has left the team and Mike Nealy has been named as the organization’s chief operating officer.
Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven solid innings and executed a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to snap a tie in the sixth inning to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Chris Johnson had his second four-hit game in six days for the Astros, including a two-run double in the seventh that made it 4-1.
Brad Lincoln got his first major league win as the Pirates continued their mastery of the Cubs this season.
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