Part 3 of a series on the best prospects for the Mets. The Mets used the opening rounds of last year’s draft to bring the much-needed pitching talent to the organization. At the top of that list was right-hander Matthew Allan, a projected top-15 pick who slipped in the draft due to concerns about whether he would sign. The Mets …
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Late crash gives Brad Keselowski an unlikely victory at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Brad Keselowski has a new crew and is fighting for a new contract with Team Penske. His confidence is still intact and he is convinced that he can compete for a championship this year. Being in the right place at the right time is helpful. Keselowski inherited his second win in a week when the leaders crashed …
Read More »Prospect Oswald Peraza may be Yankees’ next homegrown shortstop
Part 4 of a series that analyzes the main perspectives of the Yankees While it is obvious that the Yankees’ minor league players are playing for the organization, it cannot be denied that they are also showing their talent for other teams that want to acquire them. After the 2018 season, the Yankees used Justus Sheffield, a 2014 first-round pick …
Read More »MLB wasted their opportunity to truly lead the return of the sports coronavirus
Fantasy Baseball, 2020: On April 1, Rob Manfred and Tony Clark (imaginary) held this joint Zoom press conference. Manfred: Tony and I have decided to cancel the 2020 Major League Baseball season today. We see too many obstacles to overcome, too many logistical dilemmas to reflect on, too many people suffering. All tickets purchased for the year will be immediately …
Read More »Jadon Sancho celebrates goal by revealing ‘Justice for George Floyd’ shirt in Dortmund victory
The victory against the Bundesliga club kept Dortmund’s slim hopes of the title alive, but it was Sancho’s performance and his personal protest at Floyd’s death that turned out to be the main topic of conversation. Dortmund was leading 1-0 through Thorgan Hazard when Sancho grabbed his first goal since the Bundesliga restart, quickly taking off his team’s shirt to …
Read More »Jadon Sancho celebrates goal by revealing ‘Justice for George Floyd’ shirt in Dortmund victory
The victory against the Bundesliga club kept Dortmund’s slim hopes of the title alive, but it was Sancho’s performance and his personal protest at Floyd’s death that turned out to be the main topic of conversation. Dortmund was leading 1-0 through Thorgan Hazard when Sancho grabbed his first goal since the Bundesliga restart, quickly taking off his team’s shirt to …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant posts touching photo of Kobe Bryant
Shock and tragedy are a constant in 2020, starting with Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people killed in a helicopter crash. But after George Floyd’s unnecessary death, Vanessa Bryant remembers how much her living husband hasn’t changed. Hearing Floyd helplessly say “I can’t breathe” when Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground with one …
Read More »Dana White steps up UFC feud with Jon Jones amid currency battle
Dana White goes to another round with the “best of all time”. The UFC president intensified his feud with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones on Saturday, not so subtly referring to the 32-year-old’s criminal record, while declaring that the MMA legend was a mediocre draw at the box office. The public dispute between White and Jones was sparked by failed …
Read More »Antonio Brown working with Deion Sanders: ‘Witness this return’
Antonio Brown is training with a Hall of Fame member as he continues his quest to return to the NFL. Deion Sanders, the two-time Super Bowl winning cornerback and NFL Network analyst, posted photos to Instagram on Sunday of his work with the 31-year-old wide receiver who is under investigation by the league after being indicted by his former coach. …
Read More »Hungarian League allows football fans to enter stadiums
The country became the first in Europe to admit viewers back into the stands, but with the crowd size drastically reduced and the social distancing measures implemented. According to regulations imposed by the Hungarian National Football Federation (MLSZ), fans had to be distributed so that it did not occupy more than one seat in four and each second row was …
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