When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be […]
Read more »MILWAUKEE — Questioned before Wednesday’s game about Craig Kimbrel’s failure to protect a one-run lead at any point this season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tempted fate. “If we have a one-run lead tonight, he’s pitching,” Roberts said. The baseball gods heard and must have said, “Hold my beer.” Kimbrel entered the game in the ninth […]
Read more »The Yankees walked off the field Tuesday night to some surprisingly loud boos. The Bombers have lost 11 of their last 13 games, scored one run over their last three games and watched their once double-digit lead in the division shrink. So the boos were only surprising in how loud they were. Most fans turned […]
Read more »The Chicago Bears showed promising signs in their preseason opener Saturday, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 19-14 at Soldier Field as a handful of young players stepped up and played with the competitive edge coach Matt Eberflus is seeking. Another test awaits Thursday night at Lumen Field with the Seattle Seahawks welcoming the Bears for […]
Read more »When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be […]
Read more »The Chicago Bears are hitting the road for their second preseason game Thursday night against the Seattle Seahawks. But Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag leads off — again — with a player who won’t be in uniform, disgruntled linebacker Roquan Smith. Let’s cut through the drama of the Roquan Smith situation. What really matters right […]
Read more »The Mets placed Eduardo Escobar on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 16. His left oblique strain has been an interesting one, as Escobar hurt it on Friday, sat out on Saturday, then was forced into the game on Sunday when Guillorme’s injury occurred. On Monday, he started at third base, but with the […]
Read more »The Chicago Bears are hitting the road for their second preseason game Thursday night against the Seattle Seahawks. But Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag leads off — again — with a player who won’t be in uniform, disgruntled linebacker Roquan Smith. Let’s cut through the drama of the Roquan Smith situation. What really matters right […]
Read more »The Yankees walked off the field Tuesday night to some surprisingly loud boos. The Bombers have lost 11 of their last 13 games, scored one run over their last three games and watched their once double-digit lead in the division shrink. So the boos were only surprising in how loud they were. Most fans turned […]
Read more »ATLANTA — Brett Baty is officially the new kid in the Mets’ clubhouse. The 22-year-old, wearing a jersey number that matches his age, stood in a small room in the lower level of Truist Park on Wednesday and explained everything that’s happened to him over the last 24 hours. “I got the call yesterday, got […]
Read more »MILWAUKEE — Questioned before Wednesday’s game about Craig Kimbrel’s failure to protect a one-run lead at any point this season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tempted fate. “If we have a one-run lead tonight, he’s pitching,” Roberts said. The baseball gods heard and must have said, “Hold my beer.” Kimbrel entered the game in the ninth […]
Read more »Adam Engel began the seventh inning with a broken-bat single to center. He represented the tying run for the Chicago White Sox against the Houston Astros. Did the Sox have another comeback in them? Not Wednesday. Romy Gonzalez hit a grounder to shortstop Jeremy Peña, and the Astros got a forceout at second. AJ Pollock’s […]
Read more »As the Yankees took their final at-bats in Tuesday night’s loss to the Rays, DJ LeMahieu could not sit still. The infielder paced the dugout. It was hard for him to sit and watch despite the fact he has had an inflamed right toe that has kept him out of the lineup for four straight […]
Read more »Josh Donaldson needed it. Aroldis Chapman and the Yankees needed it more. The struggling veteran infielder hammered a fastball with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Yankees an 8-7 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak and won just their third […]
Read more »Marylanders could start placing mobile sports bets in 2023, and they might even do so from a sports lounge at Oriole Park at Camden Yards next season. The Sports Wagering Application Review Commission met Wednesday and Jim Nielsen, the deputy director and chief operating officer of the State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency’s gaming and […]
Read more »ATLANTA — Brett Baty is officially the new kid in the Mets’ clubhouse. The 22-year-old, wearing a jersey number that matches his age, stood in a small room in the lower level of Truist Park on Wednesday and explained everything that’s happened to him over the last 24 hours. “I got the call yesterday, got […]
Read more »The Yankees walked off the field Tuesday night to some surprisingly loud boos. The Bombers have lost 11 of their last 13 games, scored one run over their last three games and watched their once double-digit lead in the division shrink. So the boos were only surprising in how loud they were. Most fans turned […]
Read more »The Chicago Bears are hitting the road for their second preseason game Thursday night against the Seattle Seahawks. But Brad Biggs’ weekly Bears mailbag leads off — again — with a player who won’t be in uniform, disgruntled linebacker Roquan Smith. Let’s cut through the drama of the Roquan Smith situation. What really matters right […]
Read more »Marylanders could start placing mobile sports bets in 2023, and they might even do so from a sports lounge at Oriole Park at Camden Yards next season. The Sports Wagering Application Review Commission met Wednesday and Jim Nielsen, the deputy director and chief operating officer of the State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency’s gaming and […]
Read more »As the Yankees took their final at-bats in Tuesday night’s loss to the Rays, DJ LeMahieu could not sit still. The infielder paced the dugout. It was hard for him to sit and watch despite the fact he has had an inflamed right toe that has kept him out of the lineup for four straight […]
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