0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/12/2016
The St. Louis Cardinals have “legitimate curiosity” in outfielder Carlos Gomez after Matt Holliday broke a thumb in Thursday night’s game against Chicago, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Derrick Goold tweeted that St. Louis could be outbid by the New York Mets, who are also interested in Gomez.
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/11/2016
Alex Rodriguez will play the final game of his 22-year career against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankees Stadium on Friday. The 41-year-old said on The Michael Kay Show Thursday that he asked to play third base for old time’s sake, but manager Joe Girardi said no. Interesting nugget on
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The New York Mets dropped to .500 for the first time since April 20 after getting swept at home by the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Manager Terry Collins had seen enough after his team’s 9-0 loss to Arizona on Thursday. He ranted for nearly four minutes in the post-game press conference, ripping his team for lack of […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/9/2016
When it was reported that former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow would be pursuing a career in professional baseball, there was bound to be doubters. Baltimore Orioles center-fielder Adam Jones, a five-time MLB All-Star, is one of them. He sent out this tweet on Tuesday, which seems to mock Tebow for thinking he can just jump right […]
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Don’t feel bad for Yasiel Puig. Days after the Los Angeles Dodgers demoted the 25-year-old outfielder to the minors, Puig posted videos to his Snapchat account of him partying with his new Triple-A teammates. The videos are definitely NSFW, as Puig and his teammates can be heard dropping F-bombs left and right, and this is […]
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Carson Palmer will finish his career with the Arizona Cardinals. The quarterback, who is signed through 2018, told reporters Tuesday that the Cardinals will be his last NFL team. Asked Carson Palmer, this is the last place you’re going to play? “Yep.”
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/8/2016
Houston Texans punter Shane Lechler turned 40 on Sunday. He is the oldest player on the team and one of the oldest active players in the NFL. On Sunday night, coach Bill O’Brien and some of Lechler’s teammates helped the punter celebrate his 40th birthday the only way how. By mocking him with old people gifts. […]
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The first week of training camp has come and gone for all 32 NFL teams. Sadly, we didn’t have a football game to watch on Sunday as the Colts-Packers exhibition was cancelled due to poor field conditions. But the first round of preseason games are almost here. The first week of training camp was packed […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/5/2016
Retired NBA center Shaquille O’Neal will wrestle seven-time world heavyweight and 11-time tag-team WWE champion The Big Show (Paul Wight) at next year’s Wrestlemania. Wight confirmed the match, telling Shanghai Daily, ““We’ll have one heck of a match and we’ll see what’s up. We’ll give the fans a treat.” Wight issued the challenge to O’Neal in-person […]
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After witnessing the best year of Paul George’s career last season, the Indiana Pacers have begun preliminary contract extension talks with their star player. Paul George told me here in Rio there have been some initial talks about a contract extension with the Pacers, but nothing extensive. — Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz)
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The Oklahoma City Thunder officially signed Russell Westbrook to a three-year, $85.7 million contract extension on Thursday, but, wouldn’t you know it, the extension was reportedly agreed upon weeks ago. According to ESPN’s Royce Young, the Thunder rescinded guard Dion Waiters’ qualifying offer on July 18 to create enough cap space to extend Westbrook. That’s […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/4/2016
At age 42, Terrell Owens thinks he can still play in the NFL and be extremely productive. Appearing on Thursday’s edition of The Dan Patrick Show, which was being guest-hosted by The Drive on 910 FOX Sports in Phoenix, Owens said he could still dominate in the NFL, granted he plays on the right team. “It […]
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Josh McCown is aware that his name has come up in trade talks with the Dallas Cowboys. He told reporters on Thursday that the Cleveland Browns have spoken to him on the matter. The Cowboys are looking for a new backup quarterback after Kellen Moore suffered a broken ankle this week. NFL Media’s Ed Werder […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/3/2016
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio apparently grew tired of the questions he was being asked during a radio interview because he hung up less than three minutes into the discussion. Dantonio appeared on Fox Sports Daybreak with Mike North and Andy Furman on Wednesday morning, and shortly after answering a few of the hosts’ questions […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/2/2016
Skeeter, Matt Duffy’s extremely large cat who has more than 14,000 followers on Instagram, is not going to Tampa with his owner. The 25-year-old infielder, who was traded from the Giants to the Rays on Monday, said on MLB Network Radio that Skeeter is staying put because of the heat. Matt Duffy (
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No team has had fewer sacks (73) over the last three seasons than the Atlanta Falcons. Dwight Freeney has more sacks than all but three active players in the NFL. On Tuesday, the Falcons agreed to sign the veteran pass-rusher to a one-year deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. DE Dwight Freeney is schedule to fly Thursday to […]
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After not playing the 2015-16 season, Ben Gordon wants back in the NBA. The former Bulls, Pistons, Bobcats and Magic guard is playing for Great Britain’s men’s national basketball team, which is attempting to qualify for Eurobasket 2017 next month. Gordon, 33, appeared in training camp with the Golden State Warriors last offseason but was cut […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 8/1/2016
The Buffalo Bills are signing running back Reggie Bush to a one-year, incentive-laden deal, per
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The New York Yankees have traded outfielder Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Dillon Tate, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports. Source: Rangers agree to acquire Carlos Beltran from Yankees. Dillon Tate going back.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers needed a starting pitcher and help in the outfield. They got both in a trade with the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Dodgers acquired Rich Hill and Josh Reddick from the A’s in exchange for three pitching prospects: Frankie Montas, Grant Holmes and Jharel Cotton. […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 7/31/2016
The Baltimore Orioles’ pitching rotation was made up entirely of right-handers. Not anymore. Lefty Wade Miley was traded from the Seattle Mariners to Baltimore in exchange for Cuban pitching prospect Ariel Miranda, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 7/29/2016
The New York Jets still like Geno Smith, even though they re-signed Ryan Fitzpatrick to a one-year deal on Wednesday. Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan told reporters Friday that Smith is still in the team’s plans and he assumes the fourth-year quarterback will be on the opening day roster. Q: Is Geno going to be […]
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With Aroldis Chapman off the market, teams in search of bullpen help have moved on to other options. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports that All-Star closer Mark Melancon of the Pittsburgh Pirates is being pursued by multiple teams, including the Washington Nationals, Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants. Melancon, 31, is having an outstanding season […]
0 comments by Marcelo Villa on 7/28/2016
NBA star Dirk Nowitzki traded in his high tops for soccer cleats, playing in a charity celebrity soccer match Wednesday in his native Germany. The seven-footer had some fun with a penalty shot in the 69th minute when he imitated Simone Zaza, who famously let Italy fans down with his bizarre penalty miss against Germany at Euro […]
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The Los Angeles Rams put an end to the Nick Foles era on Wednesday, releasing the quarterback after one season. Foles, who the Rams acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles last offseason, had requested his release, unhappy that the team used its No. 1 overall pick this year to select quarterback Jared Goff. […]
