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Persistent rumors of the Cleveland Indians trading one of their top starting pitchers may end up being false thanks to some astute roster moves in other departments. According to Jon Heyman of Fancred, the Indians are expected to be less aggressive …
Trevor Ariza will be a Washington Wizard after all. After a three-team deal to send Ariza to the Wizards fell apart late Friday into Saturday, the Wizards and Phoenix Suns reconvened and completed the trade as a more traditional two-team deal, …
Much has been made about the Chicago White Sox’ interest in both Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, but their willingness to bring in one or both may not be as strong as it had been believed. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the White Sox …
As expected, the Philadelphia Eagles will not have Carson Wentz available in Week 15. Wentz had been considered doubtful with a fractured vertebrae in his back, but on Saturday morning, Philadelphia took the extra step of formally ruling him out of …
It’s go-time in the NFL playoff race, with three games to go for each team bar the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers. Several teams are essentially facing must-win situations, realistically if not mathematically. One game, a matchup …
Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen, under siege from his players, has leaned on mentor Gregg Popovich for support. Boylen served as an assistant under Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs from 2013 to 2015 and has clearly used him as a coaching influence. …
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen may miss some time with a hip injury, but it reportedly won’t be much. Allen left Thursday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs with what has been diagnosed as a hip pointer, …
It’s safe to say Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t want to see the College Football Playoff get any bigger. Swinney said Friday that he hates the idea of an expanded playoff, saying he’d rather go back down to two than expand to …
Martavis Bryant’s NFL career is hanging in the balance after being suspended once again for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Bryant was hit with an indefinite suspension for violating the terms of reinstatement regarding his …
The wider NFL world took note of Stephen A. Smith’s disastrous Chiefs-Chargers preview and is gleefully piling on. The latest to do so is Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden, who alluded to Smith’s messy analysis by mixing up a few names …
Some bowl games simply mean more than others, and some teams have had to deal with more chaos on and off the field this season than others. That all culminates during bowl season, when several teams will compete in non-playoff bowls simply for …
The starting pitching market continues to move some at the MLB Winter Meetings, with another name coming off the board late Wednesday. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Texas Rangers have signed pitcher Lance Lynn to a three-year, $30 …
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden is doing some damage control after one of his players had some unkind things to say about the organization and its fans. Washington linebacker Mason Foster was critical of the team in an Instagram exchange with a …
The Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers are set to square off in a big game on Thursday, and even people not associated with the game itself are getting in on the chatter. The Kansas City Police issued a warning about increased traffic near …
Yes, it turns out Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry wasn’t being sincere with his recent moon landing skepticism. Curry admitted that he was “one thousand percent” joking when he expressed skepticism that the moon landing …
With their playoff fate hanging in the balance, the Minnesota Vikings are reassessing all aspects of their team, including the offense. The Vikings fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo on Tuesday, replacing him with Kevin Stefanski. Head coach …
