The Colorado Rockies are removing Warren Schaeffer's interim tag and hiring him as manager on a full-time basis, the team announced Monday.
"We're confident Warren is the right person to lead our club moving forward," Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta said in a statement.
"He has established strong relationships with our players, understands the culture of this franchise, and embodies the energy and work ethic we want on and off the field."
Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.
The five-time All Star, who won a championship with the Detroit Pistons, was arraigned in a federal court in New York City on money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges, both of which carry a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison. Some of Billups' co-defendants are also charged with running an illegal gambling business and engaging in an extortion conspiracy.
The Cleveland Browns are sticking with quarterback Shedeur Sanders as their starter for Sunday's matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Kevin Stefanski announcedMonday.
Previous starter Dillon Gabriel exited the concussion protocol, though the Browns are moving ahead with Sanders, who won his first start against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12.
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that he anticipates Joe Burrow will return for Thursday night's divisional matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
The quarterback has missed the last nine games after suffering a turf toe injury in Week 2 that required surgery. Returning Thursday would put him ahead of the initially reported three-month recovery timeline.
Burrow will be reunited with wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who missed the team's last game as he served a suspension for spitting on Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Jalen Ramsey.
California fired coach Justin Wilcox on Sunday, one day after the Golden Bears suffered a lopsided loss to Stanford in the Big Game.
The move to relieve Wilcox was the biggest one made yet by first-year general manager Ron Rivera, who was tasked with building the Bears into a winning program.
The New York Giants are firing defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
Bowen's tenure as the Giants' defensive play-caller comes to an end after Sunday's 34-27 overtime loss to the Detroit Lions. The 38-year-old was hired in Feb. 2024 following a three-year stint as the Tennessee Titans' defensive coordinator.
This season, New York has lost five road games in which they led by double digits in the fourth quarter.
The Las Vegas Raiders fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly on Sunday, the team announced.
The Raiders made Kelly the NFL's highest-paid coordinator in February, adding him to Pete Carroll's new coaching staff after Kelly enjoyed a successful stint as Ohio State's OC.
Las Vegas' decision to dismiss the 61-year-old comes hours after a 24-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns that dropped Las Vegas to 2-9. It was the team's third straight game scoring 16 points or fewer.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has been ruled out for the second half of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams after sustaining a left shoulder injury in the second quarter.
Mayfield was able to play through the injury in the first half but was in pain on the final play of the second quarter after attempting a long pass with the Bucs down 31-7.
The Texas Rangers are finalizing a trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to the New York Mets for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The Mets are also sending $5 million to the Rangers, according to the New York Post's Jon Heyman.
No other players are involved in the deal, which Nimmo approved by waiving his no-trade clause, Heyman adds.
Semien slashed .230/.305/.364 with 15 home runs and 62 RBIs during a down year at the dish last season. Prior to 2025, the three-time All-Star had been the most productive second baseman in baseball after switching to the position in 2021.
A bat used by Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to hit five home runs during the 2024 season, when he became the first major-league player to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases, was sold at auction for $300,000.
The second home run ball Ohtani hit out of Dodger Stadium during his historic performance in Game 4 of this season's National League Championship Season went for $270,000.
The items were among those sold at SCP Auctions' fall premier sale that closed Saturday.
Home run balls hit by the Dodgers in Game 7 of their World Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays also sold. Will Smith's game-winning homer in the 11th inning sold for $168,000, while Miguel Rojas' game-tying homer sold for $156,000.