The Diamondbacks are reportedly in agreement with veteran reliever Kendall Graveman on a one-year, $1.35MM deal. The signing is still pending a physical. Graveman, a client of Sports One Athlete Management, will earn $1.25MM this season and has a $100K buyout on a $5MM mutual option for the 2026 season. The deal includes another $1.95MM in performance bonuses. Arizona will need to create a 40-man roster spot when the deal is finalized. Graveman, 34, missed the 2024 season while recovering from shoulder surgery but had a strong run between the Mariners, Astros and White Sox across the three prior seasons. The former starter moved to a relief role late in the 2020 season after returning from Tommy John surgery and found fast success in a high-leverage role. From 2021-23, Graveman
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Feb 13, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Jack Hughes (86) plays the puck against Team Finland forward Joel Armia (40) in the first period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Team Canada is indeed the hunters and not the hunted against Team USA when they meet Saturday at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. The oddsmakers have essentially called this a pick-em game, but reality should be different after watching how the clubs opened the tournament. Canada blew a two-goal, third-period lead and needed overtime to beat Sweden 4-3, a game in which goaltender Jordan Binnington proved exactly why the biggest question mark about the squad donning the Maple Leaf was between the
Jan
A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open semi-final with Alexander Zverev as two-time women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fought on. The 37-year-old Djokovic rolled back the years at the scene of his greatest achievements on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 triumph sealed close to 1:00 am. The Serb surged into the semi-finals and a date with world number two Zverev to edge closer to an 11th Melbourne crown and all-time record 25th Slam title. “I just wish that this match today was the final,” said Djokovic, who had to have his thigh heavily strapped and appeared to be labouring at the end of the first set. “Just one of the most epic matches I
Jan
The loss saw the Stormers drop out of the Champions Cup, and they now face a nervous wait to see if they will be one of the ‘lucky losers’ to drop into the Challenge Cup. The fighting Stormers were heartbreakingly dumped out of the Champions Cup by French giants Racing 92, after the hosts clinched an entertaining 31-22 win in their final pool match at the Paris La Defense Arena in Paris on Saturday night. The Stormers rested a few star players for the match, with Manie Libbok, Deon Fourie and Warrick Gelant left out, with an eye on their huge United Rugby Championship (URC) match against Leinster in Dublin next weekend, and missing that star power may have cost them in the end. With Harlequins picking up a vital
Jan
Commanders & Eagles win while Bills set up Ravens showdown Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Josh Allen will take on Lamar Jackson next week after Buffalo beat Denver to book a date with Baltimore Paul Higham BBC Sport Journalist Ben Collins BBC Sport Journalist The Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles won in the NFL play-offs on Sunday while the Buffalo Bills set up a mouth-watering match-up in week two. The Commanders clinched a thrilling 23-20 win at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with Zane Gonzalez kicking a field goal as time expired. The Bills claimed a largely dominant 31-7 victory over the Denver Broncos before the Philadelphia Eagles won 22-10 in a brutal battle with the Green Bay Packers. Buffalo’s Josh Allen threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns and
Jan
Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. The electric Kylian Mbappe sent Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid were hoping to avenge their 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in October’s La Liga Clasico but instead were left battered and bruised by their arch-rivals in Jeddah. After Mbappe’s opener, Lamine Yamal levelled and Robert Lewandowski sent Barcelona ahead from the penalty spot, with Raphinha bagging a brace and Alejandro Balde also on target. Rodrygo Goes pulled one back for Madrid with a free-kick but they could not capitalise further on their numerical advantage
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Wing Ben Loader, prop Sti Sithole and loose forward Evan Roos return to the Stormers squad for their game against Sale Sharks. The Stormers are banking on the return of several stalwarts to beef up their team for their must-win Champions Cup game against English side Sale Sharks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). This while lock JD Schickerling is set to reach his 50th cap for the home team. The Stormers are desperate to get off the bottom of pool 4 and keep their hopes of a play-off spot alive. They are so far point-less in the competition after losses to Toulon (24–14) and Harlequins (53–16). During the week, Stormers defence coach Norman Laker said they are at the point where they are treating every match like