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Why Cubs manager David Ross calls Ian Happ, Albert Almora Jr. 'X factors' The starting rotation is in flux at best. The bullpen sets up as a crapshoot of intriguing arms. And the season starts in less than a week. So how about those Cubs' bats, you say? "I think our offense is going to be our strong suit," Cubs manager David Ross said.
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2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Frank Stampfl's 20 most-drafted players include Manny Machado, Bryce Harper Of course there are players I want at every position. That's part of the preparation process for any Fantasy Baseball season. Whether or not I wind up drafting all of those players is a different story. In snake drafts, you're really just at the mercy of what's ...
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Why Detroit Tigers' Casey Mize might benefit most from Jordan Zimmermann's injury Less than a week before the 2020 season opener, Jordan Zimmermann's forearm strain may have thrown the Detroit Tigers rotation for a spin. On Saturday, manager Ron Gardenhire announced Zimmermann was placed on the 45-day injured list with a right ...
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Pandemic will create a whole new way to broadcast Dodgers games On Sunday, for the first time in seven years, the majority of households in Southern California will be able to catch a Dodgers game on television that isn't broadcast nationally. The widespread availability comes after Spectrum finally reached an agreement to ...
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Colts' Chad Kelly Says He's Faster Than Every NFL QB Except Lamar Jackson Indianapolis Colts quarterback Chad Kelly has never been lacking in confidence, and he proved that again Friday night. Kelly took to Twitter to proclaim he is faster than every quarterback in the NFL besides Baltimore Ravens signal-caller Lamar Jackson and ...
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Starting XI presented by Modelo: LA Galaxy vs. LAFC | July 18, 2020 It's Saturday night soccer and the LA Galaxy take the field for the second time in the MLS is Back Tournament, this time facing one of Major League Soccer's football clubs, LAFC. LA Galaxy Head Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto will make three changes to ...
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Trail Blazers getting in 'quality' practice time ahead of preseason-like scrimmages The Trail Blazers will resume the 2019-20 season on July 31 in a highly-anticipated game against the team Portland is looking to move past in the Western Conference Standings in order to secure a playoff spot. Even though the Blazers and Grizzlies don't ...
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Portland Timbers beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 at MLS is Back tournament: Live updates recap Jeremy Ebobisse's left-footed strike put the Portland Timbers on the scoreboard in the first half, and Diego Valeri added an insurance goal in the second half to lead the Timbers to a 2-1 victory against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night at the MLS is Back ...
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It's Jon Rahm's title to lose and four other takeaways from Day 3 at the Memorial After a hectic Friday evening at Muirfield Village, Saturday's third round of the Memorial Tournament was a bit of a come down. Having no fans certainly plays a part in that, but the U.S. Open scoring conditions made for some grind-it-out golf. For those who ...
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Pirates drop exhibition contest to Indians, 5-3, as baseball returns to PNC Park The crowd noise was fake. The seats were empty. There was no crush of people walking across the Roberto Clemente Bridge, hurrying to arrive by first pitch, and the Pirate Parrot was definitely nowhere to be found. Ditto for the sounds of vendors selling beer.
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MATCHDAY: Chelsea, Man United in FA Cup semifinal at Wembley A look at what's happening around European soccer on Sunday: ENGLAND. After Arsenal's 2-0 victory over holder Manchester City on Saturday, it's the second FA Cup semifinal at Wembley Stadium between Chelsea and Manchester United. Chelsea could ...
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Padres' Jorge Mateo: Doubtful for Opening Day Mateo (illness) is unlikely to be part of the Opening Day roster, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. The Padres expected Mateo to contribute to the big-league club right away when they acquired him in a trade at the end of June, but the 25-year-old ...
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Ed Orgeron is "almost certain" LSU will play At a time when college football seems to be facing a steep uphill climb to play in 2020, the man whose team resides at the top of the sport's mountain believes it will happen. "My gut feeling is we're going to play," LSU coach Ed Orgeron said, via Marty Smith of ...
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West Virginia Announces 28 Football Players Have Tested Positive for COVID-19 The West Virginia athletic department released its COVID-19 testing numbers on Saturday. Since June, the school has administered 518 tests, and 41 have resulted in positive cases. That figure includes 28 football players, five men's basketball players and ...
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Austin Cindric declared winner of Texas Xfinity Series race after Kyle Busch fails postrace inspection FORT WORTH, Texas — Turns out, Kyle Busch will have to wait a little longer for Xfinity Series win No. 98. Busch took the checkered flag for what everyone thought was a victory, but about an hour after his team's celebration had ended, NASCAR ruled that ...
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Lucas Giolito makes final tuneup, Luis Robert hits two long homers in White Sox intrasquad Right-hander Lucas Giolito will be the White Sox starting pitcher when they open the season Friday, there is little doubt about that. Manager Rick Renteria, as is his custom, usually waits till the last minute to make it official and this year is no different.
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Paris Lights gets it done in CCA Oaks at Saratoga The first one was that good. On the third day of the 40-day summer season at the Spa, the New York Racing Association offered the Grade I, $350,000 Coaching Club American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. It didn't have the star firepower that some of the other ...
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Merrill Kelly Officially Named to Starting Rotation EDIT: Audio of call added to the post. As announced on the team's twitter feed, Merrill Kelly will be a member of the starting rotation to open the season. He will be the 5th starter, and pitch the first game in Texas on July 28th. While this does not come as a ...
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Championship: Mitrovic keeps Fulham in hunt for second Fulham remain in the hunt for second place in the Championship after downing Sheffield Wednesday 5-3 on Saturday. With Brentford having lost 1-0 at Stoke City earlier, thereby crowning Leeds United champions, Fulham responded to move within a point of ...
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Solskjaer values Lingard amid Man Utd exit talk for divisive England international Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to "value" Jesse Lingard and claims a player generating transfer talk at Manchester United remains very much "a part of the club". A long-serving star at Old Trafford is seeing a move elsewhere mooted ahead of the next ...
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Top reactions to UF's commitment of Top247 S Donovan McMillon The Florida Gators saw their 2021 recruiting class grow by one on Saturday afternoon after adding an addition from Canonsburg (PA) Peters Township four-star safety Donovan McMillon to the fold. The Gators have a big need in the defensive secondary this ...
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Sox rotation is unsettled business If this wasn't a 60-game season, and if there wasn't a global pandemic to worry about, we might be spending a lot more time wondering why the Red Sox' rotation is as bad as it's been... ever? And Chaim Bloom, the 37-year-old who fit the Ivy League mold of ...
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Coronavirus roundup: NBA cutting time for exhibition games NBA cuts playing time for exhibition games. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The first exhibition games of the NBA restart will go a little more quickly than usual. The NBA is tweaking the rules for those initial matchups, going with 10-minute quarters instead of the ...
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Rangers' Pavel Buchnevich: Exits practice Buchnevich (undisclosed) missed a significant portion of Saturday's practice, Rick Carpiniello of The Athletic reports. Due to the NHL's new injury policy, coach David Quinn wasn't able to shed any light on the reasoning behind Buchnevich's absence ...
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Nebraska lands top prep school prospect Marques Buford Marques Buford could have taken this year at St. Thomas More and seen which offers came through now that he was going to prep school and re-classifying to the 2021 recruiting class but he found what wanted in Nebraska and committed to the Huskers.
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Brandon Ingram is not the 47th best player in the bubble, despite what ESPN says On Thursday of this week, ESPN released an article detailing a panel's prediction of who would be the top 50 players in the NBA bubble. The panel included Tim Bontemps, Kirk Goldsberry, Tim MacMahon, Kevin Pelton, Jorge Sedano and Andre Snellings.
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Gibbs dominates at Iowa Speedway, wins ARCA Menards Series Shore Lunch 150 On a day where several ARCA Menards Series championship contenders struggled, Ty Gibbs just kept rolling along. Gibbs turned in the fastest time in practice Saturday at Iowa Speedway then dominated in the ARCA Menards Series race at the racetrack in ...
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Blue Jays' Hyun-Jin Ryu: Workload increasing Ryu is expected to throw six innings Saturday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. Toronto's big free-agent signing seems right on track to handle a regular workload in his Opening Day assignment July 24 against the Rays. Ryu's ability to pitch to weak ...
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NY Rangers camp takeaways: Jacob Trouba talks social justice; Tony DeAngelo talks contract TARRYTOWN - As it has for many couples around the world, the coronavirus threw a wrench into Jacob Trouba's wedding plans. The New York Rangers defenseman and his then-fiancée Kelly were supposed to get married in Cabo this summer, but they ...
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Phillies Mourn Sudden Passing of Popular, High-Ranking Scout Bart Braun Bart Braun was known for his sense of humor and a tireless work ethic that fueled many miles on baseball's scouting trail. By Jim Salisbury • Published July 18, 2020 • Updated on July 18, 2020 at 2:21 pm. Bart Braun, one of the most popular and ...
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Sheffield United still hoping to retain Man Utd keeper Henderson after Foderingham signing, says Wilder The arrival of the ex-Rangers keeper does not mean the Blades are resigned to losing their on-loan star, according to their manager. Sheffield United may have swooped for another goalkeeper this summer, but they are not giving up on retaining the services ...
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Canadian flyweight Gordon loses UFC debut ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon lost by first-round submission to Amir (The Prince) Albazi on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. Both men were making their UFC debut. Albazi (13-1-0) took Gordon ...
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Ice Chips: Voracek not at Flyers' scrimmage With training camps underway for each of the 24 team's in the NHL's Return to Play, TSN.ca keeps you updated with all the latest injury news and roster updates with Ice Chips. Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek was not available ...
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