The Boston Red Sox were an excellent team in 2017, going 93-69 and winning the AL East before losing to the Astros in the Division Series. The Red Sox made one major transaction in the offseason, signing J.D. Martinez as a free agent. As you know, Martinez has terrorized pitchers all season, hitting .333/.400/.665 while […]
During an interleague road game Tuesday, Porcello enjoyed a rare opportunity to pitch, swing the bat and channel his inner Zack Greinke. He put on quite a show. Fresh off one of his worst starts of the season in Toronto, Porcello dazzled the Phillies with his command and five-pitch repertoire. He allowed two hits over […]
New AC Milan Gonzalo Higuain has said Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri was the only one at the Premier League club who wanted him, while also inisting that he did not feel forced out at Juventus by the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. Higuain had been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this summer to be […]
Khris Middleton is forthright when asked about the visible sense of fun and enjoyment among the NBA players on the opening day of the 2018 Basketball Without Borders Africa camp in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Indeed, the smiles of the NBA players at the American International School in Midrand were every bit as broad as those […]
The details of Roberto Osuna's domestic violence case have not been made public, and it isn't entirely clear whether they ever will. Osuna has a court date Wednesday in Toronto. Whatever emerges in that hearing, in subsequent legal action or in media reporting is now property of the Houston Astros. They employ Osuna after acquiring […]
We didn't get a Bryce Harper blockbuster on Tuesday, but we did get two fascinating deals, as Chris Archer and Kevin Gausman, two pitchers under team control beyond 2018, were traded out of the American League East to the National League. Archer has been the subject of trade rumors since the winter after his 2015 […]
An hour before the main event on Sunday, there's a buzz circulating inside Los Angeles' famous Drew League gym as it quickly fills up to a standing-room-only crowd of 1,100. Everyone, including California congresswoman Maxine Waters, is on hand to watch a battle of two MVPs. James Harden, the reigning NBA MVP, is making an […]
Jerry Colangelo will not return to the Philadelphia 76ers as a special adviser when his contract expires at the end of the calendar year, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The move, first reported by The Washington Post, is not surprising, given that Colangelo's son Bryan -- the 76ers' former president of basketball operations -- […]
Real Madrid's €54 million teenager Rodrygo says Neymar is a victim of a double standard amid the criticism the Brazil superstar suffered for his playacting at this summer's World Cup, saying "nobody says anything" when players from other countries exaggerate fouls. Despite Brazil exiting in the quarterfinals, only Eden Hazard suffered more fouls than Neymar […]
Lonzo Ball underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to be fully recovered in time for training camp, according to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers second-year guard had been looking into different options to treat a torn meniscus in his left knee, including platelet-rich plasma injection treatment and over a month […]