Umpires aren’t the only ones in baseball whose difficult judgement calls have a big impact on the game. Official scorers hold a lot of power over players’ stats by deciding the difference between hits and errors, singles and doubles and so on. It’s an inexact science, so it’s always bound to spark arguments.
In Sunday’s game against the Pirates, Angels shortstop Andrew Velazquez failed to field a ball hit to him. It was ruled a hit, but it sure looked like an error.
Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales hit a line drive right at Velazquez, who couldn’t field it cleanly.
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Where is the French superstar headed next after PSG?
UPDATE: Paris Saint-Germain have accepted Al-Hilal’s $330 million bid for Kylian Mbappe, and given him permission to speak to Mbappe.
The Kylian Mbappe era at French club Paris Saint-Germain is pretty much over.
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Jordan’s reign of mediocrity with the Hornets is finally over.
Michael Jordan is no longer the governor of the Charlotte Hornets. On Sunday night the NBA Board of Governors owners approved the sale of the Hornets to a group led by Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin — a venture capitalist and hedge fund manager, who will now take ownership of the team with a surreal group of investors which includes country music star Eric Church and rapper J. Cole, both of whom are from North Carolina.
Nearly a month has passed since James Harden requested a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers, and the 33-year-old has still yet to be moved to another organization. But while conventional wisdom would suggest that’s a win for the Sixers organization, Stephen A. Smith argued Monday that Philadelphia would actually be better off without their well-traveled star.
Speaking on First Take Monday, Smith opined that the opportunity to put the ball in the hands of young guard Tyrese Maxey makes trading Harden the right move for the Sixers’ organization.
I’m flying to Detroit’s training camp today. And away we go with the 2023 NFL season …
There’s no easy solution to the running back problem. And that, to me, was illustrated in a discussion I had with one prominent agent Sunday on the topic, with his central point being that the very best at the position have to find a way to transcend the letters next to their names.
“If you’re deserving of more money, and the team feels like you can get it, they’re gonna give it to you,” the agent says.
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One of the most decorated fighters in the UFC, Justin Gaethje is attempting to add two giant accolades to his legacy this Saturday at UFC 291.
Gaethje has never won the undisputed lightweight title, nor has he ever defeated Dustin Poirier. If he is victorious in his main event against Poirier, he will have avenged one of the few losses on his record, as well as reasserted himself as the number-one contender for the title currently held by Islam Makhachev.
Twins outfielder Joey Gallo is one of the most confounding players in baseball, and he made one of the most confounding plays of the season on Sunday.
Gallo is having a very weird season. He has a slash line of .179/.298/.459, with 17 home runs and 105 strikeouts in 255 plate appearances. His strikeout rate of 41.2% is the highest among players with at least 150 plate appearances. But by OPS+ and wRC+, he’s actually an above-average hitter.
What those numbers illustrate is clear: Gallo’s strength is his power. More than half of his hits this season are home runs.
Fantasy football analyst Andy Behrens reveals three takeaways from a recent 10-team all-Yahoo mock draft, including some apparent rookie skepticism.
The Heisman Trophy award can be one of the most unpredictable markets to bet. It can also be very profitable if you capitalize on longer offseason odds.
Frank Reich’s had plenty of moments to reflect over the past six months on just where this tornado of a year has dropped him. One came a little over a week ago on his family text string, from one of his three daughters. It was a message sent to everyone in the group.
Can you believe that we’re here, together?
Reich played in Charlotte. He and his wife settled in Charlotte. His daughters spent their formative years in Charlotte, and, as adults, found their way back to the Carolinas.