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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 …
In the past, we’ve seen a lot of NBA players take a very active role in recruiting top free agents to their organization. The Houston Rockets don’t seem inclined to do that with LeBron James. Despite having the likely league MVP in James …
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie guard Collin Sexton raised some eyebrows by wearing Kyrie Irving’s old No. 2, but Irving isn’t really concerned. Now with the Boston Celtics, Irving said it’s “cool” that Sexton is wearing the …
The NFL wants to know what Lincoln Riley is doing at Oklahoma, and he’s happy to enlighten them. Taking his skills to the NFL himself, though, is another story. Many in the NFL are taken by Riley’s offensive schemes, and he’s been …
Mike Krzyzewski turned 71 in February, but that doesn’t mean he’s thinking about retirement. The Duke coach told the College Hoops Today podcast on Monday that his health is good and retirement has not crossed his mind. “I have no …
Iran faces a huge test with a chance to get out of the group if they manage to beat Portugal on Monday, and their fans are doing everything they can to help their team. That includes trying to keep Cristiano Ronaldo awake with noise outside his hotel …
