It’s been three months for the dog musher Thomas waerner, who tells CNN Sport that it is the kind of story he will remember until the day of his death. The 47-year-old won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March, but canceled flights and travel restrictions prevented her from returning home to her family. But fear not, the intrepid …
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Lenny Dykstra alleges massive Mets conspiracy in Ron Darling complaint
Following a judge’s decision to dismiss his libel and defamation suit against former Mets teammate Ron Darling, Lenny Dykstra claimed that the owners of the Darling and Mets, the Wilpons, were “fully involved” in conspiring against him in a series of confusing and profane videos posted on Twitter Monday night. While filming on the side of a highway, Dykstra explained …
Read More »How the horse racing show at Belmont Park overcame the challenges of the coronavirus
At a time when the number of horse races in the country was shrinking due to the coronavirus pandemic, the television show focusing on those breeds expanded. And starting Wednesday, “America’s Day at the Races” will finally be able to show off their own backyard again. The broadcast produced by the New York Racing Association (NYRA) in association with Fox …
Read More »MLB Aide, Chief Commercial Toothpick As Dispute Increases: Sherman
MLB and the players’ association have now exchanged financial proposals, each of which expresses its displeasure at the contrary plan. And while that keeps the parties away from a deal to restart the game, they continue to escalate a war of words. The players’ association, represented by CEO Tony Clark and chief negotiator Bruce Meyer, delivered its proposal Sunday in …
Read More »The Mets could have David Wright’s worthy successor at Brett Baty
Part 4 of a series on the best prospects for the Mets. It wasn’t until after David Wright’s career ended or he was close to concluding that the Mets were serious about finding their next homegrown third baseman. At Brett Baty, the organization may have found that successor. Baty, selected by the Mets in the first round of last year’s …
Read More »Yankees prospect Mike King may have an inside track at the roster.
Part 5 of a series that analyzes the main perspectives of the Yankees Any conversation about the Yankees’ prospects these days begins with Deivi Garcia and Clarke Schmidt. Or Clarke Schmidt and Deivi GarcĂa. You choose the order. Garcia, 20, pitched for Single-A Tampa, Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton / Wilkes-Barre last year and was mentioned as a possible September …
Read More »MLB considering 30-60 game season in union warfare: Sherman
MLB and the Players Association would have a difficult time reaching an agreement just because of their history of mistrust and dislike and because they are navigating those feelings during a pandemic. But further accentuating the problematic relationship is that the parties don’t even agree with what they actually agreed to in late March. The parties continue to negotiate on …
Read More »The only regret of the Patrick Ewing Knicks was not knowing that it was over
Years later, Patrick Ewing would sit next to the long oak desk in a corner of the Georgetown basketball office. He had spoken with great enthusiasm of this current passion, training his alma mater. He had talked about the difficulty of storing all the memories he had stored as a player in trunks. “My life is a coach now,” he …
Read More »Rangers’ K’Andre Miller talks about racist Zoom hack amid George Floyd protests
George Floyd’s death prompted Rangers prospect K’Andre Miller to speak for the first time Monday about being the target of hundreds of racial slurs while conducting an online question-and-answer session with fans after signing his NHL contract. “I have struggled for months to find the words to express my frustration and anger at the Zoom conference call incident when I …
Read More »Jason Whitlock has big plans after leaving Fox Sports
Talk show host Jason Whitlock is on Fox Sports after the two sides were unable to agree on a new contract, the network announced. Whitlock, 53, is believed to be looking to start his own direct-to-consumer business, according to sources. The recent model that mostly neglects traditional media has been successful for Bill Simmons, Dave Portnoy and Joe Rogan, among …
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