The New York Yankees acquired first baseman/designated hitter Kendrys Morales and cash considerations from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.nike nfl jerseys cheap china Morales had hit at least 20 home runs in each of the previous four seasons, and he has 212 homers […]
In 2001, a relatively unknown rookie named Albert Pujols was invited to major league spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was there after spending most of the previous season in the low-A Midwest League. Back then, the Cardinals and the Montreal Expos shared the same spring facilities at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, […]
The win was even more dramatic considering the circumstances leading up to Kenley Jansen’s final pitch. Kirby Yates, so dominant all season as the closer, had allowed both of those ninth-inning runs to pick up the losses on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, Chris Taylor’s two-run homer off Robbie Erlin in the eighth gave the […]
The Denver Broncos took a pass on the quarterbacks Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft but didn’t wait long in the second round Friday night to dive in on this year’s class of passers. The Broncos used the 10th pick of the second round (No. 42 overall) to select Missouri quarterback […]
Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut doesn’t know exactly what his future will hold after this postseason, but he expects he’ll go back to Australia and play in the National Basketball League again. And if an opportunity arises leading up to next year’s NBA playoffs for the 7-footer to rejoin a squad for a postseason […]
The biggest challenge of Eric DeCosta’s first draft as general manager is to solve the Baltimore Ravens’ longest-running problem this time of the year. The Ravens have been the NFL‘s worst team in drafting wide receivers since relocating from Cleveland in 1996 — the one smudge on an otherwise stellar draft resume for former GM […]
With the boos raining down on him every time he touched the ball, Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons recorded two of his most polished playoff games to help the Sixers take a 3-1 series lead back to the City of Brotherly Love. Simmons finished the Game 4 win with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, as […]
The sea of blue and red erupted each time Blake Griffin thundered toward the basket, stepped back for a 3-pointer or sprung upward to snatch a rebound. Detroit Pistons fans had yet to see their franchise power forward check in this postseason, and they knew he was their last best hope.nike nfl jerseys wholesale cheap […]
Victor Caratini hit .349 this spring for the Chicago Cubs. That didn’t move the needle at all on him in terms of getting drafted. However, despite being rostered in less than 1 percent of ESPN leagues, the catcher entered play Sunday in the top 10 in terms of fantasy points earned this season. Meanwhile, Gary […]
The La Liga title race is effectively over following Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid last weekend. Barca now have an 11-point lead over Atletico — and a 13-point lead over Real Madrid — with just seven weeks of the season remaining. However, it’s Atletico Madrid who are the biggest favorites this weekend, at home […]