Unseld completed two days of interviews in Washington on Friday, including with owner Ted Leonsis. Four of them — including Unseld, Mosley, Billups and Green — are assistants getting first-time opportunities as head coaches. Unseld was raised in the Wizards organization, working for 14 years in scouting and coaching roles before moving on to become […]
Entering the Open off back-to-back major runner-ups and with a claret jug already to his name, it is a performance that ostensibly makes the South African the runaway favorite. Oosthuizen has six career second-place major finishes, one at each. He’s maddingly consistent in scoring across all four rounds—Friday is the low at a 69 scoring […]
Burks added that “If you turn to the crowd and do a Horns Down … it will probably not be a foul,” he said. The new ruling on Horns Down comes in the wake of Oklahoma State flashing yellow lines on a large video board behind the goalposts last season to distract Texas kicker Cameron […]
The league and the Player’s Association have agreed to extend the play-in tournament format through the 2021-2022 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The play-in tournament was introduced for the 2020-21 season, and it gave the teams that finished ninth and 10th in the final regular season standings in each conference an opportunity to qualify […]
Belnavis, an African American who joined Miller Brewing Company in the late 1970s and managed the company’s sports marketing department, first broke into NASCAR in the 1980s when he signed NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison to a sponsorship contract. Belnavis would go on to serve in multiple other roles throughout NASCAR, most notably […]
So far this season the matchups between the top three in the division have been a real test of the transitive property. The Dodgers still have 21 games remaining against Arizona and Colorado, against whom they are 15-2 this season. …Read the full story
Pederson will play right field, replacing superstar Ronald Acuna, who tore his ACL last weekend and will miss the rest of the season. “We wanted to get at least an outfielder if we could with Ronald going down,” general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. The Cubs, after enduring an 11-game losing streak that pushed them far […]
While always confident, Verstappen is in an even more buoyant mood heading to Hamilton’s home race after winning four of the last five races for Red Bull. “I think it is as good as it gets, and with a new format this weekend,” said Horner. Verstappen also spoke about the title race being “all about […]
It’s easy to feel responsible when you’re the victim, if that makes sense, you’ve got a nice watch on. …Read the full story
After missing 2020 due to injury, the Hudson, Ill., native tossed 57 innings in 13 appearances , and Lavender’s seven wins tied for the conference lead. …Read the full story
From the same source as Cody Bellinger, the Yankees went with a prep arm in Round 3, which is probably the safest place to “go for it” with a high school hurler. Not the first Louisville second baseman the Yankees have selected in recent years! They love the program. Cooper Bowman, chosen with the Yankees’ […]
Dallas went to the Blue Jays in the fourth round at 121; Spence is going to the North side of Chicago drafted by the Cubs at 154; Ferguson followed Spence just six spots later at 160 to the Padres; then somewhat surprisingly, Connor Pavolony went at 197 to the Orioles while Jake Rucker, Tennessee’s leader […]
Being undersized didn’t scare the Milwaukee Brewers away from taking Sal Frelick with their first round draft pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, and it didn’t stop them from taking second baseman Zack Raabe in Round 8, either. Raabe, a native of Minnesota who turns 22 later this summer, hit .324/.399/.451 during his three seasons […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Captain Steven Stamkos wore a T-shirt bearing the message “BACK TO BOAT,” which set the tone for another signature Champa Bay celebration on Monday, as did a picture that went viral on social media showing a significantly dented Stanley Cup. For example, back in 2008, the Stanley Cup was pushed off a […]
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Steinmetz, from the hamlet of Woodmere in Long Island, New York, is a 17-year-old right-hander whose repertoire features a fastball that sits in the mid-to-upper 90s and a knee-buckling curveball. Steinmetz recently told the New York Post he keeps the Sabbath and eats only kosher food, but plays during the Sabbath and […]
It’s time for the 2021 Home Run Derby! I know that a lot of people don’t think the derby is terribly exciting, but I have always been a fan. Of course it’s always more fun when one of your own players is in the derby, and this year the Orioles have one! Trey Mancini, fresh […]
The free offer also extends to the Paralympic Games, which will be held from Aug. must be physically located on an installation and subscribe to an internet service through an authorized service provider, to gain access to the free streaming. Officials in Tokyo announced that spectators will not be allowed at Olympic venues in Tokyo […]
Following ten months of research, the Hamilton Commission identified a number of reasons for the lack of representation, ranging from the geographical location of the main motorsport hubs away from Black communities in the U.K. Hamilton recently signed a new contract with Mercedes to continue in F1 for the next two years, which included the […]
When the whistle blew to end the final, Messi — his relief palpable — dropped to his knees and was immediately surrounded by his teammates. “I needed to remove the thorn of being able to achieve something with the national team,” Messi said after the celebrations in the dressing room, according to The Associated Press. […]
Zach McKinstry sacrificed Reks into scoring position, then Mookie Betts ran a 3-1 count before Arizona decided to intentionally walked him. That set the stage for Muncy, who will start at designated hitter for the National League All-Stars on Tuesday night. Nobody other than Betts even had a hit until AJ Pollock doubled with one […]