Author: Michael

Last season, MLB introduced in-game interviews during nationally televised games, and the reviews were universally positive. We’re talking about interviews with players while they’re competing in a game, as opposed to players speaking during a rest day.
It was a whole new fan experience to watch and listen as players were interviewed by broadcasters while playing the outfield or warming up for their at-bat. But, naturally, players were hesitant to accommodate the distraction—so there was a nice monetary incentive.

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Former NFL star J.J. Watt and his wife, Kealia, who is a professional soccer player, announced Monday they’ve become minority investors in Burnley Football Club in England. 
In a hilarious video that the couple shared on social media, Watt announced that he’s “officially retiring from retirement” because of his love for football … this time, the European kind. 
At one point, the video jokes that Watt “wants to be Ryan Reynolds,” the co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham AFC, which has been the subject of the docuseries Welcome to Wrexham.

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Newly drafted Panthers quarterback Bryce Young’s height remains a hot topic of conversation in regard to how it will affect his upcoming NFL career. And a photo of Young juxtaposed alongside Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns might add fuel to the discussion.
The No. 1 pick was listed as 5’ 10” at the NFL scouting combine in March, making him the same height as Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, a player considered to be shorter than average by NFL quarterback standards.

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When Aroldis Chapman began warming up in the bullpen for his first major league appearance in 2010, fans in the outfield seats at Great American Ball Park stormed the area around the Reds’ bullpen just to get a glimpse of what a 100-mph fastball looked like.
The novelty of triple digits is long gone.
It is an everyday occurrence. Not a day has gone by this season without someone throwing 100 mph.
One-hundred-mph fastballs are more common than stolen bases and double plays. Twenty-seven pitchers hit 100 mph in April, as many as pitchers did over the entire season 10 years ago.

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