Author: Michael

It’s funny what happens as people get older. They either feel more confident and more content with who they are as a person, or they say “the heck with this” and just let out their thoughts.
For the 39-year-old Max Scherzer, he is choosing all the above after he publicly said that he wants to speak with the New York Mets over some questionable recent transactions the team has made, including trading away their closing pitcher David Robertson earlier this week.
“I probably have to have a conversation with our front office,’’ Scherzer told reporters on Friday.

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As if goodbyes weren’t already hard enough, an awkward on-air transition made things that much more difficult for Rob Ninkovich as the former NFL player and ESPN analyst bid farewell to the network on Friday.
Ninkovich, an ESPN analyst since 2019, began his day with an appearance on Get Up, where he looked to share a few parting words to host Mike Greenberg as the show ended. However, what began as a heartfelt message soon turned into something completely different when ESPN cut to First Take in the middle of the ex-linebacker’s sentence.

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Nebraska tight ends coach Bob Wager has resigned after he received a DUI citation earlier this week, the school announced Friday.
According to Lincoln, Neb. police, Wager was stopped by officers just before 1:30 a.m. local time Wednesday and was cited for having blood-alcohol content of 0.15 or higher, refusal of a preliminary breath test, refusal of chemical test and having an open container.
“It is with great remorse that I resign from my position as assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska,” Wager said in a statement Friday.

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Weather often gets in the way of summer baseball games and that was the case once again in Baltimore ahead of the AL East rivalry tilt between the Orioles and the Yankees. 
However, the scenes from Camden Yards on Friday showed something above and beyond the usual July storm.
A photo taken by Orioles reporter Melanie Newman showed dark, swirling clouds in the skies right above the stadium shortly after the game was scheduled to get underway at 7:05 p.m. ET.

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Former NFL linebacker Terence Garvin ripped Colin Kaepernick for continuing to push for an NFL comeback years after he has taken a snap.
Garvin — who spent six seasons in the NFL — joined fellow ex-NFLer Arthur Moats on the latter’s podcast The Arthur Moats Experience with Deke Podcast.
Moats attempted to segue into talk of Kaepernick’s recent video of him working out at Nike headquarters with current pros including Steelers running back Najee Harris and Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.

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Apparently, MLB fans aren’t the only ones in awe of Shohei Ohtani’s greatness, as even the Angels superstar’s teammates have a tendency to be starstruck from time to time.
Case in point, new Angels pitcher Lucas Giolito, who gave fans a hilarious viral moment in his first start for the club on Friday against the Blue Jays.
Prior to taking the mound, Giolito, whom L.A. acquired on Wednesday, had a front row seat in the dugout to watch Ohtani follow-up a historic doubleheader against the Tigers.

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