Cabrera iffy as Tigers continue series vs. Twins (Jul 22, 2017)
MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Tigers’ lineup has been weakened with the trade of slugger J.D. Martinez to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Detroit is hoping another big bat isn’t out as it faces the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Miguel Cabrera left Friday’s game with a right clavicle contusion after a ground ball bounced high and hit him in the chest. X-rays were negative and Cabrera is considered day-to-day. “We’ll see how he is tomorrow,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “I don’t expect it to be anyt..>> view originalTriple-A alumni featured in Yankees-Mariners game (Jul 22, 2017)
SEATTLE — The 2016 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are well represented this weekend at Safeco Field as the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners prepare for Saturday’s third game of their four-game series. And not just in the Yankees’ dugout. The RailRiders, the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, went 91-52 in the regular season last year and 7-1 in the playoffs, winning not only the International League pennant but beating the Pacific Coast League’s El Paso Chihuahuas in the Triple-A National C..>> view originalIn choosing his own path, Kyrie Irving is willing to leave the best job in the NBA behind
Kyrie Irving reportedly asked the Cavaliers to trade him on Friday. (Michael Conroy/Associated Press) Every player in the NBA would do just about anything to play alongside LeBron James and experience the accompanying trips deep into the playoffs. Every player, that is, except for Kyrie Irving. News broke Friday — first reported by ESPN.com and later confirmed by The Washington Post and others — that Irving has demanded a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and, in doing so, is willing to st..>> view originalRangers hope momentum carries to Saturday's game vs. Rays (Jul 22, 2017)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Entering Friday’s opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Texas Rangers had lost five straight games, including a tough loss Thursday at Baltimore that saw them lose after leading by at least four runs for the major league-high seventh time this season. But Friday offered the opposite kind of late-game switch, as Texas rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the ninth inning to win 4-3 in 10 innings, giving manager Jeff Banister hope that his team can bounce back with a little mom..>> view originalJohn Wall agrees to four-year, $170M extension with Wizards, source says
The Washington Wizards and All-Star point guard John Wall have agreed to a four-year, $170 million extension, a league source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.The deal, first reported by TNT, begins in 2019, the source said. It includes a fourth-year player option and a 15 percent trade kicker.In a video tweeted Friday night by the UNINTERRUPTED, Wall confirmed he had agreed to the extension, saying: "You know I wasn't going anywhere."BREAKING NEWS: @JohnWall announces on UNINTERRUPTED he is re-si..>> view originalSideshow Effect: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor is the Worst of Sports and Society
There’s not much point in following sports anywhere in the world if you’re offended by spectacle. In fact, there’s never been much point in following sports if you're offended by spectacle. The first Olympics were a celebration of games, the arts and and gloriously pagan vices. The Aztecs played a kind of rudimentary combination of handball and jai alai called ullamaliztli. It involved, among other crowd-pleasers, human sacrifice. Historians seem divided between whether it was the winning team o..>> view originalOJ Simpson's standing invitation to Canton ceremonies unaffected
O.J. Simpson will remain an annual invitee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies after his release from a Nevada prison.Contacted Friday about the possibility of Simpson attending the yearly event, Hall of Fame officials said, "All Hall of Famers are invited to attend the annual enshrinement.''Simpson, 70, has served nine years of a nine- to 33-year sentence for his 2008 conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges. A Nevada parole board voted unanimously Thursday to gra..>> view originalMississippi faces turbulent period with interim coach
Photo: Rogelio V. Solis, STF Former Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze was ousted Thursday after school officials cited a pattern of personal misconduct. Former Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze was ousted Thursday after... The Southeastern Conference is down to two coaches who have w..>> view originalConforto hits 2 HRs, Blevins helps Mets hold off A's 7-5 (Jul 21, 2017)
NEW YORK (AP) Michael Conforto was the Mets’ only All-Star earlier this month. He’s certainly playing like one. Conforto hit a pair of two-run homers and Jerry Blevins rescued the bullpen with a five-out save as New York held off the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Friday night for its third straight victory. ”It’s not completely foreign to me to stay down in between innings,” Blevins said. ”We set up a game plan and I just tried to rest, get ready.” T.J. Rivera put the Mets ahead in the sixth in..>> view originalDez Bryant late, David Irving a no-show on first day for Cowboys vets to report
The first day for Dallas Cowboys veterans to report to training camp did not go as smoothly as it could have.Wide receiver Dez Bryant showed up late on Friday and defensive lineman David Irving didn't show up at all, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.Editor's PicksDez Bryant says Ezekiel Elliott will avoid off-the-field drama as he matures and that he's not worried about his teammate, despite recent troubles.Giants safety Landon Collins responded confidently Friday at his Citi ProCa..>> view original
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