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The Browns are signing undrafted Scottish free agent punter Jamie Gillan from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press. The Browns brought Gillan in for a workout before the NFL draft. They plan to sign him later this week and have him in camp to compete with starting punter Britton Colquitt, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because Gillan still must pass a physical before signing. Gillan caught Cleveland’s attention — and other teams’ as well — after averaging 43.4 yards per punt last season. He was born in England […]

The New York Yankees added a veteran to their ailing outfield Thursday by acquiring Cameron Maybin in a trade with the Cleveland Indians, according to YES Network’s Jack Curry. The deal comes after New York placed outfielder Clint Frazier on the 10-day injured list Thursday with an ankle sprain. New York has 13 players on the IL, including outfielders Frazier, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Jacoby Ellsbury. With so many outfielders on the IL, the Yankees currently only have two full-time outfielders on their active roster in Brett Gardner and Mike Tauchman. Utility man Tyler Wade is also capable of playing the outfield. The […]

Running back Jonathan Stewart has announced he is retiring from the NFL. Stewart, who spent last season with the New York Giants, signed a one-day contract Tuesday with the Carolina Panthers. Stewart spent 10 seasons with the Panthers and is the franchise’s career leading rusher with 7,318 yards. Stewart was released after the 2017 season when the Panthers opted to build the offense around Christian McCaffrey, the eighth pick of the 2017 draft. McCaffrey went on to play 91.3 percent of the snaps this past season and set an NFL single-season record for a running back with 107 catches for 867 yards in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks can wipe away 18 years of frustration on Monday night. They haven’t won a playoff series since the 2000-01 season, when they reached the Eastern Conference finals. That drought can end in Detroit if they complete a sweep of the Pistons. The top-seeded Milwaukee cruised through the first three games, winning by an average of 24 points. If they lose in Game 4, the Bucks would have three more chances in the best-of-seven series to end their streak of eight straight first-round exits. The earlier the Bucks eliminate eighth-seeded Detroit, the more time they’ll have to prepare […]

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who exited Wednesday’s game against the Yankees after feeling discomfort in his surgically repaired left knee, remained in New York to meet with doctors Thursday, according to multiple media reports. Pedroia left the eventual 5-3 loss after he flew out in his only at-bat in the top of the second inning. Eduardo Nunez replaced him at second base. “He felt something weird in his knee,” manager Alex Cora told reporters afterward. “He finished the at-bat and came up to me, like, ‘Hey man, it didn’t feel right there.’ I decided to take him out.” Pedroia, […]