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At the end of July, Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline will be upon us, and contenders will be making aggressive moves to improve their chances of making a deep postseason run. You’d be hard-pressed to name a contender that …
Now that the NFL Draft is over and training camps are on the horizon, we can begin looking ahead to the 2018 season and assessing how we think each team is going to do. Sure, there will be some surprises along the way, but expectations are already …
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell did not come out on top in the NBA’s Rookie of the Year voting, but he isn’t sweating it now. This year’s balloting was more tense than usual, with Mitchell taking jabs at eventual winner Ben …
Janoris Jenkins’s brother has been charged in the death of a man whose body was discovered in Jenkins’s home. Jenkins’s brother William is in custody on charges of aggravated manslaughter stemming from the death of family friend …
NBA commissioner Adam Silver is getting a new deal. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Silver signed a new deal that will run through the 2023-24 season. The NBA announces a contract extension for Commissioner Adam Silver through 2023-24 — …
The Detroit Tigers abruptly fired pitching coach Chris Bosio on Wednesday for unspecified “insensitive comments.” In a statement, the Tigers announced that Bosio’s contract was terminated effective immediately for “insensitive …
The San Antonio Spurs are giving Becky Hammon an increased role on their bench. The team announced Wednesday that Hammon will be moved to the front of the bench as an assistant, replacing James Borrego, now the coach of the Charlotte Hornets. Spurs …
Yu Darvish was a massive disappointment for the Los Angeles Dodgers down the stretch in 2017, and he didn’t win many fans thanks to his World Series performance. That factor had a lot to do with why he opted to leave town after he became a free …
NBA veteran Richard Jefferson knows LeBron James well. They spent two years together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, won a championship, and became quite close. It also means Jefferson is getting a lot of queries about what the future holds for his …
It remains a question whether Shohei Ohtani will be healthy enough to pitch again in 2018, but there appears to be growing optimism that they’ll be able to get him back in the lineup as a hitter. Los Angeles Angels GM Billy Eppler told Jim …
Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli hit back at critics with the country’s World Cup hopes on the line amid rumors he had lost his players. Sampaoli’s squad has just one point from two matches so far and must beat Nigeria on Tuesday to even …
Gary Sanchez’s groin injury is serious enough that it could keep him out for up to a month. According to New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, Sanchez will miss 3 to 4 weeks with what is being called a grade one strain. Gary Sanchez has a Grade …
VAR took center stage Monday at the World Cup, as it awarded Iran a controversial late penalty against Portugal. Iran were awarded a penalty after video review in stoppage time of their crucial Group B match, but there were many who believed that the …
New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has avoided serious injury after being hit on the pinkie finger by a pitch Sunday, according to a report. According to Matt Ehalt of the Record, Nimmo, who was due for an MRI on Monday, did not suffer a serious …
The Tampa Bay Rays are into day two of trolling the New York Yankees after some bizarre circumstances led to a walk-off win on Sunday. The Rays got some help from a Tropicana Field speaker to prevent a Clint Frazier fly ball from going out for a home …
No NBA players have knelt during the national anthem since Colin Kaepernick began doing it in the NFL, but one owner would have backed any players who wanted to. Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer told Yahoo Finance that, had any of his players …
