NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Tim Tebow agreed to a contract on Thursday, the National Football League team said. The ... More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Tim Tebow agreed to a contract on Thursday, the National Football League team said. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner out of Florida agreed to a five-year, $33 million deal with $8.7 million guaranteed, according to local media reports. Taken with ...More
By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Colombian Alejandro Falla produced the first upset at the LA Open with a gripping and occasionally tempestuous 4-6 6-3 7-6 victory over fifth-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the second round Thursday. Left-hander Falla came from 0-3 down in the third set and needed five ...More
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Atlanta Falcons safety Antoine Harris, the National Football League club announced Thursday. Harris, 28, spent the last three seasons with Atlanta, playing in 35 games and recording 10 tackles and 11 special teams tackles. His 2009 season ended early due to a ...More
DALLAS (Reuters) - The American League West-leading Texas Rangers made another move to close in on their first postseason berth in 11 years by acquiring infielder Jorge Cantu from the Florida Marlins Thursday. The Rangers will send minor league pitchers Evan Reed and Omar Poveda, currently recovering from elbow surgery, to ...More
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The San Diego Padres acquired former American League MVP Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, adding some badly need pop at the plate for a playoff push. The woeful Orioles, owners of baseball's worst record (31-70), receive minor league pitching prospect Wynn Pelzer in exchange ...More
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed restricted free-agent forward Andrew Ladd to a one-year deal, the team said Thursday. The 24-year-old left-winger will earn $2.35 million next season, according to local media reports. Ladd, obtained in trade with the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this month, appeared in all 82 games ...More
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired ace Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros on Thursday, adding another All-Star arm to their pitching staff as they prepare for another World Series run. Oswalt, a two-time 20-game winner who has spent his entire 10-year major league career with Houston, joins a stellar ...More
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Buck Showalter has been hired as manager of the struggling Baltimore Orioles and now has the task of trying to turn around a team that owns Major League Baseball's worst record this season. Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail confirmed the hiring of Showalter, a former ...More