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Kerr: Calling officer 'white' was not an insult
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr denied that calling a police officer "white" was used as an insult as she was cross-examined in her trial on Thursday on a charge of racially aggravated harassment.
Kerr, also the Australia captain, was speaking on the fourth day of the trial at Kingston Crown Court, following an incident in London on Jan. 30, 2023.
It is alleged that Kerr and her partner, West Ham United and United States women's national team midfielder Kristie Mewis, had been out drinking when they were driven to the police station by a taxi driver, who complained that they refused to pay cleanup costs after one of them was sick, and that one of them smashed the vehicle's rear window.
Kerr, who said she feared for her life as she felt "trapped" during the taxi ride, is alleged to have become abusive and insulting toward police constable Stephen Lovell at the police station, calling him "stupid and white." Kerr has accepted making the comments but denies that they amount to the charge.
Asked by prosecutors if she was using Lovell's "whiteness as an insult" during the heated exchange with him at the police station, Kerr replied: "No, that's not what I meant."
Kerr, who identifies as a white Anglo-Indian, added: "I believed it was him using his power and privilege over me because he was accusing me of being something I'm not ... I was trying to express that due to the power and privilege they had, they would never have to understand what we had just gone through, and the fear we were having for our lives."
Asked if she was saying Lovell was "stupid because he was white," Kerr said: "No."
The court previously heard that Kerr told police "this is a racial ... thing." When asked about these comments, Kerr said: "I believed [they] were treating me differently because of what they perceived to be the color of my skin -- particularly PC Lovell's behavior."
She added on Thursday: "[It was] the way he was responding to me, cutting me off, names he was calling me, being dismissive."
Kerr also claimed her perception was shaped by how officers were treating her differently to Mewis.
The trial was continuing on Thursday.
Muzarabani's seven headlines Zimbabwe's dominant opening day
Ireland 260 (McBrine 90*, Adair 78, Muzarabani 7-58, Ngarava 2-65) trail Zimbabwe 72 for 1 (Welch 33*, Kaitano 26*, McCarthy 1-25) by 188 runs
What started out as a potentially one-sided day in Bulawayo was anything but. Ireland zig-zagged through multiple ups and downs, however, Zimbabwe ended up dominating the day.
In reply, Zimbabwe lost Ben Curran early but Takudzwanashe Kaitano and Nick Welch's healthy starts saw off 21 overs to stumps, with the hosts trailing by 188 runs.
The day began under sunny skies but the first over showed the vagaries of a pitch that batters couldn't trust. Peter Moor was lured by balls outside off, which brought him a boundary fourth ball but then the lack of bounce and pace had him drag a pull onto his stumps.
Curtis Campher got a jaffa that seamed away and beat his bat while trying to defend in the third over but then fell trying to counterattack Richard Ngarava in the fourth - the only batter in the Ireland top five to not fall to Muzarabani. Andy Balbirnie, who was in control against the full balls, was the next to go, out trying to flick a shortish ball that stopped in the pitch.
Muzarabani saved his best ball for Harry Tector, which seamed away to take a leading edge off the flick to have him caught at slip. He was then assisted by the pitch, which offered extra pace and bounce to undo Paul Stirling, caught at slip. And just like that, Ireland has lost half their side with nine overs yet to be bowled.
Tucker initially broke the shackles by punishing errors in length, particularly short balls that he cut and pulled with disdain. But he was dismissed chopping on a full ball off Trevor Gwandu in the 16th over, for 33 off 28, Ireland 82 for 6.
Adair then took over the attacking role from Tucker, hitting three boundaries off Gwandu two overs before lunch.
Zimbabwe's plan to use the pitch was scuppered after the break as it lost its spice and the ball its hardness. Muzarabani couldn't find consistency with his line. While his five-over spell went for just 11 runs, his partners - Newman Nyamhuri and Gwandu - were taken for multiple boundaries as Adair brought up a 48-ball fifty.
Adair, who was given a life in the 34th over by Muzarabani, grew in confidence and kept the run rate in and around five. But a short-and-wide loose delivery from Muzarabani proved Adair's downfall as he tried to cut it through point. Barry McCarthy gloved a bumper to short leg to give Muzarabani his sixth, but by then Ireland were in a much better condition at 211 for 8.
McBrine, batting on 57, didn't farm strike at the start of the final session but managed to squeeze out vital runs with Craig Young and Matthew Humphreys for the final two wickets. When Humphreys was dismissed in the 57th over, bowled by Ngarava, McBrine was stranded on 90.
Ireland struck early when Curran tried to capitalise on a short-and-wide ball off McCarthy and was out caught behind. Ireland tried to set attacking fields but the Zimbabwe's batters took advantage to pocket two twos and two threes in the two overs following the wicket.
In the 11th over, Adair beat Kaitano with a peach that nipped away but Kaitano and Welch managed to see Zimbabwe through to stumps. And it was honours largely even.
Ekanth is a sub-editor with ESPNcricinfo
England-Afghanistan to go ahead despite ECB speaking out over 'gender apartheid'
The ECB board has confirmed that England's men will fulfil their fixture against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy this month, despite describing the "appalling oppression" of women in the country as "gender apartheid".
"What is happening in Afghanistan is nothing short of gender apartheid," Thompson said. "At a cricketing level, when women's and girls' cricket is growing rapidly around the world it is heartbreaking that those growing up in Afghanistan are denied this opportunity, but the appalling oppression of women and girls by the Taliban goes so much further.
"The Board recognises there are different views and opinions on the issue of boycotting the match and has listened carefully. We have been in close contact with the Government, the International Cricket Council (ICC), our England Men's players and other stakeholders to discuss this matter, as well as considering how best the ECB can support those women cricketers who have fled Afghanistan.
"Following this, we remain of the view that a coordinated international response by the cricketing community is the appropriate way forward, and will achieve more than any unilateral action by the ECB in boycotting this match, while we have also heard that for many ordinary Afghans, watching their cricket team is one of the few remaining sources of enjoyment. As such, we can confirm that we will play this fixture."
"The cricketing community cannot tackle all of Afghanistan's problems," Thompson added. "But we urge our international partners to stand together and demonstrate through our actions that we support the women and girls of Afghanistan, including those cricketers now in exile who just want to play and should be allowed to play the sport they love."
Sri Lanka won five World Test Championship Tests in 2024, putting them in contention for making the World Test Championship final in 2025, as recently as December. Three of those victories came away from home, which is what made that run especially impressive.
Kandamby pointed to instances in 2024, when it had been Kamindu's runs that rescued Sri Lanka.
"When we were in Bangladesh about a year ago, we were 57 for 5, and then the twin hundreds from Kamindu and DDS [de Silva] happened. At that time the middle order was scoring consistently, but in this series so far unfortunately it didn't happen." De Silva had also been excellent through parts of 2024, but had averaged a shade less than 50 in their wins that year. Kamindu had been the star, but has now fallen for 15, 32, and 13 against Australia.
His dip in output has meant that Sri Lanka have frequently faced difficult match situations. In the ongoing game, their 229 for 9 might prove a decent total, given the extremely spin-friendly nature of the pitch. But Kandamby wishes more of his batters would have fired.
"Targeting a total above 350 would have been ideal, but we're already nine down," Kandamby said. "But Kusal Mendis is there, and he has all the shots. I hope he'll score a few more runs and get us to 275 ideally."
Gill, Shreyas and Axar provide the firepower as India go 1-0 up
India 251 for 6 (Gill 87, Shreyas 59, Axar 52, Rashid 2-49) beat England 248 (Buttler 52, Bethell 51, Jadeja 3-26) by four wickets
It was both untidy and emphatic. India made light work of their 249 target, passing it with 68 deliveries to spare in Nagpur. That they only won this first ODI by four wickets was down to an unnecessarily messy finish. One that spoke more to their disorder at how simple this was than any rallying from England's part. After a 4-1 hammering in the T20I series, Brendon McCullum's first ODI as head coach ended in a similar shellacking.
The former came at a vital juncture, as Jofra Archer nicked off Yashasvi Jaiswal on ODI debut and Saqib Mahmood - in for the rested Mark Wood - had skipper Rohit Sharma caught at mid-on in the space of six deliveries. From 19 for 2, India did not look back.
Iyer's fifty off 30 deliveries set an emphatic tone, dealing with anything and everything short, pulling and then ramping Archer for consecutive sixes at the end of the seventh over. Four of his nine fours were carved off Brydon Carse, who opted for length deliveries more on the off side once it became apparent Iyer was relishing the chance to heave to leg.
Axar's introduction up the order proved a masterstroke, the left-hander playing with the kind of freedom that allowed Gill to calmly go about his business. Gill's one alarm came when given out lbw on 38 to Liam Livingstone, but even that was corrected immediately as DRS showed a clear inside edge. The vice-captain's 14th fifty was his first against England.
The pair combined expertly in the 29th over against Carse, taking 17 from it with two boundaries each - the best of them a ramp from Axar over the keeper. It was then that this chase officially became a canter, with just 48 needed from the last 21 overs. Axar raised his bat for fifty for the first time on home soil, driving his 46th ball, from Carse, on the up and through the fielder at mid-off.
That he was not able to see things through - bowled by a slow leg spinner by Adil Rashid - was a disappointment to Gill at the non-striker's end. On 81 at the time, with 28 remaining, thoughts then turned to the 25-year-old's century, which seemed to bring about indecision, first with KL Rahul's dismissal - a tame caught and bowled to Rashid - and then his own, as he failed to strike Mahmood over Buttler at mid on.
Jadeja's edge off Mahmood through wicketkeeper Salt for the winning runs characterised the anxiety brought on by that unnecessary cascade of three wickets for just four runs. But it also highlighted England's shortcomings with the bat, brought about by their own three-wicket collapse at the top of the order in the space of eight deliveries.
Salt had driven an opening stand of 75 with Ben Duckett, leaving India flapping in the field. The brutality of Salt's acceleration after a watchful start was contained in Rana's third over for 26 courtesy of three sixes - a top-edge, a slog sweep off a slower ball and a heave over midwicket to finish the over.
But a miscommunication on a third run brought about his demise, the first domino to fall as 75 for 0 became 77 for 3. A cut to deep point was chased down by Iyer, who threw to the striker's end to find Salt comfortably short of his ground, having been sent back by Duckett.
Back came Rana with a bang, with two wickets in the following over. Duckett mistimed a pull shot that required a spectacular catch from Jaiswal, running back from midwicket before a well-judged dive. Harry Brook was then taken well down the leg side by Rahul, who had beaten Rishabh Pant to wicketkeeping duties, after a rising length delivery caught the bottom glove.
Joe Root came to the middle for his first ODI innings since the 2023 World Cup, the ideal man for such a rebuild even given his absence from 50-over cricket. What optimism there was with Buttler at the other end did not last long, with Root falling lbw to Jadeja after 51 deliveries at the crease. It was the fourth time the left-arm spinner has dismissed him in the format.
At that stage, England were 111 for 4 in the 20th over. Not too dissimilar to India's 111 for 3 at the end of the 16th, when Bethell trapped Iyer plumb in front.
Bethell's stand with Buttler for the fifth wicket looked to be trending towards an emphatic rebuild akin to what Gill and Axar achieved. But the English duo's partnership was capped at 59 when Buttler, nine deliveries after bringing up his 38th fifty-plus ODI score from 58 balls, clipped an Axar long-hop around the corner to Hardik Pandya at short fine leg.
Unlike India's middle order, England's fell apart, even as Bethell held his nerve through to a second ODI fifty from 62 balls. His maturity and reading of the situation was a lesson to more experienced heads around him. Those lower down owed it to him to stick around, but the return of pace ended up seeing off Liam Livingstone (caught behind for Rana's third) and Carse (bowled for Mohammed Shami's first).
Once Bethell was given out on review after Jadeja had struck his back pad on the sweep, only a few lusty strikes from Archer (21 not out) gave England what looked a respectable total at the halfway stage. India, though, showed it no respect whatsoever.
Vithushan Ehantharajah is an associate editor at ESPNcricinfo
McCaskey, longtime Bears owner, dies at 102
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Virginia Halas McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102.
McCaskey's family announced through the team that she died Thursday. She had owned the Bears since her father's death on Oct. 31, 1983.
"While we are sad, we are comforted knowing Virginia Halas McCaskey lived a long, full, faith-filled life and is now with the love of her life on earth," the family said. "She guided the Bears for four decades and based every business decision on what was best for Bears players, coaches, staff and fans."
Like her father, a co-founder of the NFL, McCaskey kept the team in family hands. She gave operational control and the title of president to her eldest son, Michael McCaskey, who served as chairman until being succeeded by brother George McCaskey in 2011.
During her stewardship, the Bears won a Super Bowl in 1986 and lost a second 21 years later.
"Virginia Halas McCaskey, the matriarch of the Chicago Bears and daughter of George Halas, the founder of the NFL, leaves a legacy of class, dignity, and humanity," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Faith, family, and football -- in that order -- were her north stars and she lived by the simple adage to always 'do the right thing.' The Bears that her father started meant the world to her and he would be proud of the way she continued the family business with such dedication and passion. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the McCaskey and Halas families and Bears fans around the world."
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said in a statement that the NFL has "lost a legend."
"I wish peace and comfort to the McCaskey Family and everyone within the Chicago Bears organization upon the passing of Virginia Halas McCaskey," Khan said. "The Bears were my first football love, and many years later it would be my immense privilege to learn from Mrs. McCaskey and her family as I explored a future in the NFL. Mrs. McCaskey did everything the right way, and her focus on family and the people in her life only begin to honor her legacy. We have lost a legend, but her positive impact on our game and league will last forever."
McCaskey, the older of Halas' two children, never expected to find herself in charge. Her brother, George "Mugs" Halas Jr., was being groomed to take over the team, but died suddenly of a heart attack in 1979.
McCaskey assumed ownership upon her father's death in 1983, and her late husband, Ed McCaskey, succeeded Halas as chairman. Not long after, she turned over control to Michael, the eldest of her 11 children.
"I think it's important that all of our family remembers that we really haven't done anything to earn this," McCaskey said in a rare interview in 2006. "We're just the recipients of a tremendous legacy. I use the word 'custodian,' and we want to pass it on the best way we can. ... We've been working on that for a long time."
McCaskey's official title was secretary to the board of directors. Despite her generally hands-off approach and low public profile, she occasionally exercised ultimate authority on team decisions as matriarch of the family.
One of those involved a 1987 lawsuit brought by the children of "Mugs" Halas, which was resolved by a stock buyout of their shares. A more recent reminder came in December 2014, when George McCaskey announced the firings of coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery at a news conference, and was asked to describe his mother's role in the process.
He paused, struggling to describe her unhappiness with the just-ended 5-11 season, and the team's generally fading fortunes.
"She's pissed off," George McCaskey said. "I can't think of a 91-year-old woman that that description would apply, but in this case, I can't think of a more accurate description.
"Virginia McCaskey has been on this Earth for eight of the Bears' nine championships, and she wants more," he added a moment later. "She feels that it's been too long since the last [Super Bowl win], and that dissatisfaction is shared by her children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She's fed up with mediocrity. She feels that she and Bears fans everywhere deserve better."
Virginia McCaskey came by her fandom honestly. According to family members, she often wouldn't serve dessert on Sundays when the Bears lost. In that same 2006 interview, she recalled attending the first playoff game in league history, when she was 9.
The Bears and Portsmouth Spartans finished the 1932 season in the first tie for first place, so the league added a game to determine a champion. Because of snow, the game was moved indoors to the old Chicago Stadium, and the Bears won 9-0 playing on an 80-yard field that came right to the walls.
"I remember I didn't save my ticket stub, but one of my cousins had saved his," McCaskey said. "We sat in the second balcony and the ticket price was $1.25.
"I took it to one of the Super Bowls to show [former commissioner] Pete Rozelle and then I don't know what happened to it afterward," she added. "But that's OK."
Her tenure as the Bears' owner included the establishment of the Bears Care program in 2005. The Bears said that Bears Care has issued grants totaling more than $31.5 million to 225 qualifying agencies to improve the quality of life for people in the Chicago area, especially disadvantaged children and their families. Bears Care also supported health awareness programs focusing on breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
McCaskey had 11 children, eight sons and three daughters. She is survived by her sons Patrick, Edward Jr., George, Richard, Brian and Joseph, and daughters Ellen Tonquest, Mary and Anne Catron. She is also survived by 21 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Sources: Nets working on buyout with Simmons
The Brooklyn Nets are working on a buyout agreement with Ben Simmons, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
The LA Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers are among the potential landing spots for the former All-NBA forward, sources said.
Simmons, 28, has spent three seasons in Brooklyn since he was acquired in a deal that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers. He has dealt with a variety of injuries in those years and has played more than 40 games just once with the Nets.
This season, Simmons is averaging 6.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 25 minutes per game. At 6-foot-10, Simmons remains a versatile defender and a strong passer for his size, but his limitations as a shooter have made it difficult for him to thrive in certain lineups.
Simmons is in the final year of a five-year, maximum contract he signed with the Sixers. He's set to hit free agency this summer.
Sources: Suns trading Nurkic to Hornets for Martin
The Phoenix Suns are trading Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 first-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic and a 2026 second-round pick, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
The 7-foot Nurkic hasn't played for the Suns since Jan. 7. He started 23 games this season before being moved to the bench in early January.
He told reporters last month that he and coach Mike Budenholzer "don't have a relationship."
"It's hard to understand why," Nurkic said last month about Budenholzer moving him to the bench. "As you know, I try to do whatever they want from me. I play my role or whatever, but at the end of the day, it's the NBA."
Nurkic is averaging 8.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. He was acquired by Phoenix from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade before the 2023-24 season, starting 76 games that year and averaging 10.9 points and 11.0 rebounds.
Next year is the final season of the four-year, $70 million deal the 30-year-old signed with Portland. Nurkic is making $18.1 million this season.
Martin, 29, had spent all six of his years in the league with Charlotte after they drafted him with the No. 36 pick in 2019 and was one of the few constants for a Hornets roster that has seen continual change in recent years.
Martin profiles as a strong point-of-attack defender as a 6-foot-6 wing, routinely taking on the opposing team's best scorer. Martin has struggled as a shooter, however, averaging 31.9% on 3s for his career.
Martin signed a four-year deal with Charlotte in 2022; he has one year and around $8.6 million left on the deal after this season.
Micic, a EuroLeague star who came over to the NBA two years ago, is in the final guaranteed year of his deal. He has an $8 million team option for next season.
Phoenix traded its unprotected 2031 first round pick to the Utah Jazz last month for three picks of significantly lesser value -- what will be Cleveland's pick in 2025, and the lesser of Cleveland, Minnesota and Utah's picks in both 2027 and 2029.
As a result of trading the 2026 pick in this deal, Phoenix now can trade picks in 2028, 2029 or 2030.
ESPN's Tim Bontemps contributed to this report.
Sources: Cavs land forward Hunter from Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are trading forward De'Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, three second-round picks and two swaps, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Hunter, 27, is having a career year in his sixth season in the NBA, averaging highs in points (19), 3-point attempts (6.7) and 3-point percentage (39.3%). He has had a larger role in Atlanta's offense and responded well to the extra scoring responsibility, fulfilling some of the promise he had as a top-five pick in the 2019 draft.
Hunter joins a Cavaliers team that sits atop the Eastern Conference and was looking to add more size on the wing. LeVert, 30, was having a strong season in Cleveland -- averaging 10.2 points and shooting 40.5% from 3 off the bench -- but at 6-foot-6 was giving up some size as a small forward.
Hunter has been one of the best scorers off the bench in the NBA this season. His 18 20-point games off the bench are the most in the NBA, and he leads the league with 18.9 points off the bench.
Hunter is in the second season of a four-year, $90 million extension he signed with the Hawks in 2023. He isn't set to hit unrestricted free agency until the summer of 2027. Meanwhile, LeVert is in the final year of his deal.
With Hunter, the Cavs add another catch-and-shoot 3-point shooter to space the floor with Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland. The Cavs already shoot 40.1% on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, the best mark in the NBA per Second Spectrum, and Hunter's 2.1 catch-and-shoot 3's per game ranks 13th in the NBA. In two losses to the Boston Celtics, the Cavs struggled to capitalize on those opportunities, going 4-for-12 and 4-for-19 in losses on Nov.19 and Feb.4, respectively, their fewest makes in a game this season.
Atlanta has struggled recently after star forward Jalen Johnson went out with an injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season. The Hawks have dropped nine of their past 10 games and have started to begin rebuilding their roster.
LeVert spent four seasons with the Cavs after being acquired in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets and carved out a role as Cleveland's sixth man, averaging 12.5 points, 4.3 assists on 43% shooting in 199 games, most of which came as a reserve. Niang was in his second season with the Cavs and had appeared in all 51 games for Cleveland this season.
Atlanta made another couple of moves before the Thursday deadline, sending Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for guards Terance Mann and Bones Hyland, sources told Charania. They also are sending veteran center Cody Zeller and Houston's 2028-second round pick to the Rockets, sources said.
The Clippers, meanwhile, also sent out Kevin Porter Jr. to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for MarJon Beauchamp, sources said.
Mann signed a three-year, $47 million extension with the Clippers in September. He was in his sixth season with the Clippers, where he was a second-round pick by the team in the 2019 draft out of Florida State.
Mann, 28, started the first 11 games of the season for LA. but has come off the bench since then. Mann started in a career-high 71 games last season. His best year was during the 2021-22 campaign, when he averaged a career-best 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
Zeller, 32, has two years left on his deal after this season.
John Seidler approved as Padres' control person
Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted to approve John Seidler as the San Diego Padres' new control person at the owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday, commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters.
Seidler will take over for his younger brother, Peter Seidler, the late Padres owner who died in November 2023, making him the ultimate decision-maker for the franchise. John Seidler will formally step into the role once he becomes the trustee of Peter Seidler's trust. That is expected to take place in the next month.
The Padres declined comment on today's vote while the process is finalized.
Thursday's vote was considered a formality -- majority ownership of the Padres remained with the Seidler family after Peter Seidler's death and the franchise announced that John Seidler would become its next control person on Dec. 21-- but it comes a month after Peter Seidler's widow sued two other Seidler brothers for control of the team.
Sheel Seidler, in a complaint filed in Texas probate court last month, accused Robert and Matthew Seider of "fiduciary breaches of trust, fraud, conversion and egregious acts of self-dealing" in their roles as trustees and executors of Peter Seidler's estate.
She claimed that she and her three children have been "effectively ostracized" from the organization since Peter Seider's death. Sheel Seidler also alleged John Seidler becoming the Padres' control person was contrary to her late husband's wishes.
The outstanding lawsuit requests that all decisions by the trusts of Peter Seidler's trust be reversed.
A spokesperson for the Peter Seidler Trust called Sheel Seidler's complaint "entirely without merit."
Dane Butswinkas, counsel for Sheel Seidler, indicated Thursday that her lawsuit will move forward.
"This was merely a pro forma decision that we expected from MLB," a statement from Butswinkas said. "It was not a comment on the merits of Sheel's lawsuit, which has just begun and which we believe will protect the team and Peter's legacy for years to come."
The Padres finished one win shy of advancing to the National League Championship Series in 2024, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games in the NL Division Series.
They have since done little to improve their roster, signing just one player -- catcher Elias Diaz -- to a major league contract this offseason and not making any trade acquisitions. They lost key contributors Jurickson Profar, Tanner Scott and Ha-Seong Kim to free agency as the fight for control of the franchise brewed.
The Padres are still projected to have one of the top-10 payrolls in baseball at over $200 million, though they could shed more salary by trading Dylan Cease, Michael King or Luis Arraez.
"Are we disappointed we haven't made any moves? Yeah," Padres star third baseman Manny Machado told reporters Saturday. "I think as a team you kind of look up there and you're a little disappointed that we let some of the guys that were [part] of the core group here go elsewhere. But, at the end of the day, we can't control that."
ESPN's Alden González contributed to this report.
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