CHICAGO – White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech made a start against the Rangers on Sunday, with two batsmen with discomfort in his right knee, completed by Ronaldo Lopez after the fifth pitch of Adolis Garcia’s final strikeout. Kopech will be further evaluated and after an 8-6 defeat in 12 innings stated that pain with some […]
New York – Kyle Higashioka called him a “beer league softball homer.” But it counted in the big leagues and it was good for a small piece of statcast history. In the eighth inning of Sunday’s 18-4 defeat of the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, on the 35.1 mph pitch of the Cubs’ first baseman-turn-pitcher Frank […]
SAN DIEGO – The Mets received two injured members of their lineup, the best possible diagnosis they could hope for on Wednesday. Pete Alonso and Starling Marte are both considered day-to-day after the Mets’ defeat against Padres on Tuesday night. Alonso’s right hand was hit by U Darwish fastball and after being caught trying to […]
ANTA CLARA – A year goes by in which he recorded 19.5 sacks in 20 games, the 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was waiting to see what he could do after an ideal offseason to prepare. Before entering his third NFL season, Bose spent a few months away from the game to improve his strength […]
Perhaps the biggest sign that a team has entered its own class in the NHL is that it can play or do anything to win. Whatever you ask them, they have the answer. Some pretenders like Hurricanes, once you get rid of their favorite style – throw it away in Cannes, win a fast fourcheck, […]
The Bears did not have an organized team activity on Tuesday but not by choice. The NFL forced them to cancel the scheduled OTA for violating the rules of direct contact during practice. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs, the NFLPA was represented in OTA practice in May, and the Bears received a warning […]
This is a new era for the Chicago Bears, but without a proper tribute to the previous regime, that new era cannot begin: screwing up unnecessarily and being punished for it. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Dan Wiederer, the Bears had to cancel Tuesday’s OTA altogether for violating the league’s rules prohibiting direct contact during […]
The most terrifying quality of the hockey team in June is inevitability. This is difficult to create, since the waves come so tirelessly that they remove any doubt from the underlying dubious time on the calendar. So many things can go wrong in playoff hockey. A bouncing puck goes the wrong way here, or a […]
Mandatory mini-camp is underway in the NFL, and the big story in the Seattle Seahawks Day 1 season was the absence of star wide receiver DK Metcalf, an interesting storyline because it related to the offensive line. The first team’s offensive line drill included both Charles Cross and Abe Lucas in tackle positions. While Gabe […]
In the last few days, as his team navigated through a mysterious defeat streak that has yet to be released, Los Angeles Angeles general manager Perry Minasian felt the need for a change in manager. On Tuesday morning, when he went to the Angel Stadium to see his daughter receive an award for her second-class […]