Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday afternoon. Owner-imposed closure has ended, about 99 days after its start. This was the second longest downtime in baseball history, after the 1994-1995 players’ strike (232 days). The end of the shutdown means baseball is back in … Read more
Port St. Lucy, FL – Max Scherzer may have been the new Mets pitcher star The most prominent face of the players union battle With Major League Baseball club owners regarding a new business contract. He is a member of a higher union subcommittee. It was in the nine consecutive days of Face-to-face negotiations last … Read more
The Velez have shown interest in the third businessman in Team A Matt ChapmanUnsurprisingly, however, athletics put a huge price on Gold Glover. In exchange for Chapman, Oakland demands that one of the Phillies’ top prospects be the cornerstone of the trade package, Alex Covey of the Philadelphia Inquirer Reports, with names like shortstop Bryson … Read more
LSU Basketball coach Will Wade kicked out for school announced Saturday. The development comes in the same week that the Tigers received notification of allegations from the NCAA about alleged rule violations committed during Wade’s five-year tenure. Associate Director Bill Armstrong has also been fired. The school has appointed assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry as interim … Read more
Los Angeles — LeBron James He continues to redefine the standard for what a star can do at such a late stage in his career. James, 37, scored 50 points for the second time in his past three games in lifting the Lakers to a much-needed 122-109 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday. The … Read more
Greg Popovich became the all-time NBA winning coach with 1,336 wins. Popovich outpaced Don Nelson, who previously held the record for most regular season wins, with a 104-102 San Antonio Spurs victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. “It’s just a testament to a large group of people,” Popovich said. “Something like that doesn’t … Read more
Future Hall of Fame Albert Pujols looking for keep goingAnd the Mark Vinsand MLB.com (via Twitter) Three teams are reported to have shown some interest in signing the 42-year-old. As the Pujols prepares for what will be his 22nd season in the Major League, the hitter showed last year that he still had something to … Read more
story links By Adam Lucas 1. Strong victory for Carolina in the ACC Championship quarter-finals, defeating Virginia 63-43. 2. Brady Manic He was very exciting in the first half, outsmarting Virginia by himself en route to a 33-13 lead in the first half. Manek landed 19 times on the normally sparse Cavaliers in … Read more
3:26 PM ET Jeff BassanESPN Close ESPN MLB InsideAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of Sports’ Most Important Commodity” Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached a preliminary agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, ending the league’s 99-day shutdown for players and saving a 162-game season, sources familiar with … Read more
The UK has imposed sanctions on seven other oligarchs linked to the Kremlin The group includes owner Chelsea Abramovich Chelsea sale has been suspended, the UK may sell the club Suspension of trading on Efras shares LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has imposed sanctions, asset freezes and travel bans on Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich and … Read more
