When the prospect rankers began unveiling their annual lists of baseball’s best up-and-comers, a common theme emerged regarding one of the New York Yankees’ prized players. Estevan Florial, long considered among the top talents in the Yankees’ farm system, had fallen in the eyes of national prognosticators. Rated by some to be a top-50 prospect […]
In late June 2016, just days after winning one of the most thrilling and historically significant NBA Finals in history, David Griffin, then the Cleveland Cavaliers’ GM, gathered his staff and gave them a directive: Explore ways to get Kevin Durant. Everyone knew even getting a meeting was a long shot. They would have to […]
Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is nearing a deal to stay with the New Orleans Saints, but no agreement has yet been reached, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday.cheap nfl nike jerseys from china News that the team is expected to re-sign Bridgewater was first reported by NFL Network. Bridgewater, a former first-round pick, served as […]
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family announced on Thursday. In a statement released by the Hall of Fame, Seaver’s family expressed thanks to those who have supported the New York Mets great throughout his career and asked for privacy. Seaver has limited […]
When Earl Thomas rode off the field at Arizona in September, his broken left leg wrapped in an air cast and his middle finger extended toward the Seattle sideline, it seemed like the final image of the star safety in a Seahawks uniform. Nothing that has happened since would suggest otherwise — certainly nothing coach […]
The curse has hit again. Since Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) took over at PSG in the summer 2011, the Champions League has only been synonymous with failure and disappointment for the Parisians. The objective, publicly announced by the new owners on the completion of their takeover, was to win the whole thing […]
Former Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich, who was not selected in the Major League Baseball draft last summer, has signed a contract with a team in Mexico’s summer league, multiple sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The left-hander, who as a teenager pleaded guilty to molesting a 6-year-old niece, signed with the Dos Laredos Tecolotes of […]
The Sydney Kings have confirmed star centre Andrew Bogut will return to the NBA to play for the reigning champion Golden State Warriors. Bogut’s stint appears likely to be a short one. The Kings said Bogut would sign a short-term contract with the Warriors for the remainder of the current NBA season and he will […]
Forty years after he was drafted as an unheralded prospect out of East Central Oklahoma, Mark Gastineau remains the New York Jets’ all-time sack leader. That’s a credit to Gastineau, one of the most prolific pass-rushers of his era, but also a commentary on the franchise. Except for a few good seasons by John Abraham […]
They were accentuating the positives at the end of the game, but it felt as though Jurgen Klopp and Jordan Henderson were clutching at straws as the Liverpool manager and captain attempted to find a silver lining from the 0-0 draw against Everton at Goodison Park. The result pushes Liverpool down to second, a point […]