Month: March 2019
Rays consider tinting roof to help track fly balls
The Tampa Bay Rays are exploring the possibility of using blue lights to tint the roof of Tropicana Field in hopes of giving the domed the stadium a different look as well as making it easier for players to track fly balls during games.cheap nfl nike jerseys china The lights are part of a new […]
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Red Sox manager Cora won’t name a closer
The Boston Red Sox’s biggest question mark of the offseason was who they were going to use as a closer after Craig Kimbrel left in free agency. On the eve of Opening Day, Red Sox manager Alex Cora declined to answer the question, saying people will find out soon enough.cheap nfl jerseys china nike “I’m […]
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Celtics projecting confidence as losses pile up
After dropping their fourth game in a row — losing 115-96 to the San Antonio Spurs at TD Garden on Sunday night — Boston is now two full games behind the Indiana Pacers for home court in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, and remains mired in the same cycle of inconsistency that […]
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Patient Porzingis on sitting: ‘It’s very, very tough’
For Kristaps Porzingis, the most difficult part of sticking to the plan for his comeback comes when he steps into his closet before heading to the arena for Dallas Mavericks games. “Oh my god, that’s the hardest thing for me to wake up on game days, go through shootaround with the team and then have […]
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Dolphins’ rebuild: Get out of salary-cap hell, prepare for spending in 2020
The Miami Dolphins took a different approach this offseason, one that didn’t include big-splash signings or overpaying mediocre players to fill glaring holes in free agency. Instead, they focused on ridding themselves of past free-agency mistakes and searching the market for short-term value signings.cheap nike nfl jerseys wholesale Miami began the cutting earlier this month […]
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Texans remain confident in Lamar Miller-D’Onta Foreman RB duo
When Brian Gaine was asked at the NFL scouting combine whether he saw Lamar Miller as the team’s starting running back in 2019, the Houston Texans’ general manager didn’t hesitate to say yes. Even though there were options to bolster the running back position in free agency — namely Le’Veon Bell, who eventually signed a […]
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Alex Iwobi’s movement and link play essential to Arsenal’s rebuilding process
Football is very good at comparing young footballers to previous greats — there’s a desperation to look for the next Diego Maradona, the next Thierry Henry, the next Cristiano Ronaldo. But what happens when a footballer comes along who doesn’t quite fit an obvious template? Well, the simple answer is that such players’ talents aren’t […]
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Pogba and Griezmann are best friends who bond over video games and NBA. Their rapport is huge for France
On Monday, the first thing Paul Pogba did when he arrived at Clairefontaine, the France training base a 45-minute drive south of Paris, just before noon was knock on Antoine Griezmann’s bedroom door to say hello to his best mate. It wasn’t that far for the Man United midfielder to walk, really. His best friend’s […]
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Will pitchers bring the most heat ever in 2019? Not so fast
The background for the question is that velocity has been going up for as long as we’ve had good measurements for it. That’s true of most other athletic skills we can isolate: In the past century, the marathon record has dropped by nearly an hour, the 100-meter record by about one full second, and the […]
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Agent angry Reds demoted top prospect Senzel
The Cincinnati Reds sent Nick Senzel, their top prospect, to the minor leagues on Friday, and the move didn’t sit well with Senzel’s agent. Senzel is a third baseman who has also seen action at second base and shortstop in the minors. The Reds have been working him in center field this spring while they […]
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