Month: June 2019

Baseball Capsules

The Coyotes are sending center Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph in exchange for Phil Kessel.

The Lakers, meanwhile, have reached out to D’Angelo Russell’s agents to set up a meeting with the All-Star guard.

Arizona sent Alex Galchenyuk and Pierre-Olivier Joseph to Pittsburgh in exchange for Kessel, Dane Birks and a 2021 fourth-round pick.

The only other time the U.S. men’s national team played Curaçao, it was 35 years ago and the nation was known as Netherlands Antilles. Regardless of the perceived talent gap, the U.S. isn’t taking its foe lightly–not after the events of 20 months ago.

Kemba Walker is expected to finalize a four-year, $141 million deal with the Celtics when the free agency period begins at 6 p.m. ET Sunday, sources told ESPN.

All-Star guard Jimmy Butler is expected to meet with the Heat ahead of a meeting with the Rockets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Sixers haven’t ruled out working with Butler on sign-and-trade deals.

Veteran point guard Derrick Rose and the Pistons are expected to meet Sunday in an attempt to find common ground on a two-year deal, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

The two sides will reportedly work toward finalizing a two-year deal.

Butler became a free agent after declining his $19.8 million player option with the Sixers.