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The Houston Astros appear to be stepping up their efforts to hire a new manager. According to Jon Morosi and Matt Kelly of MLB.com, the Astros are slated to interview Dusty Baker for their open managerial job on Monday. He joins ex-managers Buck …
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are acting quickly to shut down any chatter about players receiving exemptions to take human growth hormone. In a statement released Friday afternoon, the league and the union jointly stated that …
The Ringer could soon be under new ownership. According to Anne Steele and Benjamin Mullin of the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is currently in talks to acquire Bill Simmons’ digital media network. Talks are said to be in the very early stages. …
A sportsbook is taking advantage of the Houston Astros cheating scandal to get some good PR and build some loyalty with bettors. PointsBet Sportsbook announced Friday that it would be refunding all AL and World Series futures bets placed on the New …
The Houston Astros cheating scandal has now reached the halls of Congress. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) has formally requested a Congressional oversight hearing on both Houston’s cheating and MLB’s response to it. In a letter, he …
The NBA’s major in-season schedule changes may be waiting a while after some new developments Friday. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the league will not have the NBA Board of Governors vote on its scheduling plans in April as …
The Philadelphia Eagles could look to the college ranks to fill their offensive coordinator position. On Friday, the Eagles interviewed USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell for their vacant offensive coordinator job, according to Jeff McLane of …
Most potential NFL draftees have spent the last few days announcing their decision to go pro, but one of college football’s brightest stars has shockingly decided not to do so. Clemson running back Travis Etienne announced Friday that he will …
ESPN is reportedly looking into making some changes in the “Sunday Night Baseball” booth. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the network has considered replacing commentator Jessica Mendoza, with ESPN wanting to build the …
What’s the logical thing to do right after a new college football champion is crowned? Look ahead to next year, of course. The cycle never stops, and even Ed Orgeron is straight back out on the road recruiting to keep LSU’s momentum going …
The two face-to-face meetings that helped unite Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on the Los Angeles Clippers took place in a rather surprising spot. Leonard and George had numerous discussions about joining together to play for the Clippers while …
One NFL star isn’t particularly impressed with the league’s choice to officiate Super Bowl LIV. The league announced Wednesday that Bill Vinovich will referee the upcoming Super Bowl, granting him the assignment for the second time in his …
LSU is stepping up its investigation of what would certainly be a rather bizarre NCAA scandal. In a new statement, the university has changed its tune and admitted that evidence shows some of the money that former LSU star Odell Beckham Jr. handed …
The LSU Tigers will be making a White House visit, and they’ll be doing it quite quickly. The White House confirmed with WAFB in Baton Rouge that the LSU football team is slated to visit President Trump on Friday. The White House confirms with …
We’re only a little more than a year removed from San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffering a torn ACL, ending his 2018 season after three games and setting the stage for the 49ers to go a miserable 4-12. It all worked out for …
Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave held himself responsible for the team’s breakdown and interception at the end of the College Football Playoff defeat to Clemson, and it sounds like he had a very hard time getting through the aftermath. …
