A handful of teams in both leagues stand out as ones that could go either way. Do they push hard for October baseball or should they make moves with next season and beyond in mind? Let’s take a look at five such teams and what their situation is like as the season barrels toward the All-Star break. FAGAN: A wish list for the Home Run Derby Rays Record: 41-38, third place, 3....
“He has had team discipline issued. It’s not going to require missing any games,” Mendenhall told reporters. “… He made a mistake. He knows it, I know it, I think the world knows it.” MORE: SN Power Poll | Hey, we’re undefeated, too | Bowl projections He said he has not heard from the College Football Officials Association, but does not expect any punishment to be handed down by them....
It may sound like sour grapes considering Thibodeau was on the losing end of that situation just a few days ago. The ball went out of bounds with seconds left in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals between the Cavaliers and Bulls, and officials took to replay to see which team last had possession. While they reviewed the play, the Cavs discussed what they wanted to do. MORE: LeBron’s game-winner | Blatt’s near-fatal mistake | Thibodeau living in a hotel...
Bully Ray had also been announced as a TNA Hall of Fame inductee and it was around that time that he put Dixie Carter, the then president of TNA, through a table. The Dudley Boyz made their WWE return in 2015 where they spent a year before announcing their retirement very recently in the WWE ring where they were interrupted and attacked by The Club, comprised of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson....
ALPHONSO DAVIES (Bayern Munich) Although he won’t join until Jan. 1, Alphonso Davies’ signing for Bayern Munich is a coup for the team. Bayern agreed to pay up to $22 million to the Vancouver Whitecaps for the 17-year-old Ghana-born striker, a record for a Major League Soccer player. Davies’ parents fled civil war in Monrovia before settling in Canada. “As a kid, you dream about this moment and I’m happy it came through,” Davies said....
That match gets the campaign under way on Friday, August 16, and was announced when the new season’s fixtures were released on Friday. The champions head to Schalke on the second weekend before returning to the Allianz Arena to face Mainz. Borussia Dortmund, who faded badly in the second half of last term, could field new signings Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz in their first outing at home to Augsburg....
Sargent scored for Werder Bremen with his first touch two minutes after coming on as a substitute in his league debut against Fortuna Duesseldorf on Friday. Pizarro, who has scored more goals (194) than any other foreign player in the Bundesliga, is 40 with his one-year deal over at the end of the season. “It’s a realistic goal,” Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt said of Sargent. “We want to develop our own top forwards....
In a post to Twitter, the official Bungie account confirmed that it will soon be offering the Forsaken Complete Collection for a reduced price. And for Destiny 2 players who currently own Destiny 2’s Forsaken expansion, the Forsaken Annual Pass will be given away to players for free. In this way, Destiny 2 players can easily prepare for the upcoming launch of Shadowkeep with relatively little expense. RELATED: Destiny 2: Here is What You Get for Free With New Light...
Over the last three months, Kirk Andrews reported multiple burglaries at the business he owns, Petticoat Fair Lingerie, in North Austin, according to a report from KVUE. Despite this ongoing issue, Andrews said he did not get much of a response from local police, due to the nature of the crime and the “manpower” that the department currently has. “I had a guy come in the back door, grab a rack of clothing and jump in a get-away car,” the shop owner told KVUE....
Africa Cup of Nations runners-up Burkina Faso return home Monday after an amazing campaign to face the reality that their chances of playing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are remote. The Stallions made a poor start to Group E, drawing 0-0 at home to Congo Brazzaville and losing 1-0 away to Gabon, and the lone point they collected disappeared after FIFA ruled that they fielded an ineligible player....
Burr Ridge Police Deputy Chief Marc Loftus said the gunman, identified as Jeremy Spicer, 31, had been working at Winner’s Freight for about a week and was about to be fired over a disagreement regarding pay and company property. Local police said they received a call around 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday indicating that shots had been fired at an office building. Spicer allegedly shot his boss, Nicola Misovic, 30, who was taken to an area hospital but ultimately died of his injuries....
Busch has won all three Truck Series races he has entered this year, and his latest victory is the 201st national series win of his career. He is off to an unbelievable start to the season with seven wins — including back-to-back victories in the Cup Series — and his lowest finish in any race is sixth. Busch now has 54 career victories in the Truck Series, but Saturday was just his second win in 10 career starts at Martinsville in the No....
Their retooled outfield (Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Wil Myers), in addition to the acquisitions of catcher Derek Norris and third baseman Will Middlebrooks, adds some thump to a lineup in desperate need of offensive firepower. Already employing a strong starting rotation led by Tyson Ross and Andrew Cashner and rock solid bullpen, the Padres are hoping the added balance will put them in the thick of the 2015 playoff discussion....
MORE: Best touchdown celebrations of 2015 Comedian Billy Eichner and former NFL receiver Terrell Owens made the announcement. Owens knows a thing or two about excessive celebration, so he was the perfect choice for the job. This all sounds fun and good, but shortly after Butterfinger made the announcement, people started questioning the legality of it. Fox Sports pointed to a case in 2009 where Captain Morgan tried to pay players for doing its famous pose....
The hosts, who are struggling at the bottom of the table with only three wins from nine outings, opted to bat after winning the toss at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Pacer Andre Tye was the most successful KXIP bowler, returning figures of 4/34, while mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman picked up 2/21 in four overs. Opening the innings, Buttler began Royals’ innings in earnest, hitting Marcus Stoinis for two successive boundaries in the first over....
The surprise in question is none other than the legendary Pokemon Victini, and it is the very first Pokemon that has ever been both a Psychic and a Fire-type. Victini has been given the nickname the “Victory Pokemon”, and has a new and exclusive ability called “Victory Star”. This special ability increases the accuracy of not only Victini, but every other Pokemon that the player has on the field.Victini can not be found through regular play, so this is the one chance trainers are going to have to secure the adorable legendary....
As the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects started to hit the retail sector last July, MINI began researching what it would take to execute a totally digital buying experience. Banks transitioned to remote sales and service teams, grocery stores shifted to online ordering and delivery, and schools moved their classrooms online, but car dealerships struggled to adapt adequately to a new, digital-only environment. Not only was there a mountain of red tape to get through that varied state to state, but privacy and inventory concerns needed to be taken as seriously as health-related unease at part of the purchase experience....
An idea shared by both parties is rare indeed—election year or not. This one makes a lot of sense. Taxpayers’ dollars should buy goods and services needed to do the public’s work while boosting the American economy. Bravo to that. But generating jobs, while good, is just not good enough. We should ensure these funds tilt toward companies that provide good jobs for American workers. Too many of our workers have suffered for too long through jobs that pay little, lack benefits and offer no stability....
MORE: Lakers are ’enamored’ with Lonzo Ball Big Baller Brand is “aiming for Lonzo’s signature sneaker to tap into a new market — above the athletic performance kicks from the likes of Nike, Jordan, adidas and Under Armour, but below the high-end designer shoes of Gucci, Prada or Louis Vuitton,” according to SLAM. And, get this — Ball will have another and more expensive shoe, the ZO2 WET Autographs edition, that will cost $995....
The Buckeyes (11-2) won 48-45 on a field goal by Noah Ruggles with nine seconds left in a contest that saw multiple records come crashing down. BENDER: Rose Bowl still has meaning, proves to be a classic game in 2022 Saturday’s game featured loads of offense, very little defense and some good special teams play, which made it one of the more historic games in recent memory. Sporting News dives into the numbers to show just how wild the 2022 Rose Bowl was: OSU has record offensive showing Ohio State was without its two top wide receivers — Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson — for the game as both opted out to prepare for the NFL Draft....
