A day after being ejected from his start against the Dodgers for pitching with a foreign substance, Mets ace Max Scherzer has been suspended 10 games by MLB, the league announced Thursday.
Scherzer was also issued a $10,000 fine, and is planning on appealing the decision, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Scherzer was checked by umpires twice before being tossed from Wednesday’s game. During an interaction with first base umpire Phil Cuzzi, the right-hander pleaded his case, arguing that the substance on his glove and hand was merely sweat and rosin.
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Anything that can go wrong at a Los Angeles Angels game will go wrong. Call it “Moreno’s Law.”
Wednesday’s game against the Angels and New York Yankees took a wild turn when Halos manager Phil Nevin was tossed from the contest, not just once, but in an incredibly rare double ejection.
All it took for Nevin to leave was a single ejection; still, two umps tossed the manager as he complained about a checked swing on Angels star Mike Trout.
Ben Simmons recently donated a basketball court to a community in China. While the obvious joke here is that Simmons may soon find himself out of the NBA and playing in China given his countless number of setbacks, the way he went about his donation isn’t exactly a laughing matter.
The Brooklyn Nets forward is donating a court to the Machang town in the Guzhous province to help grow the game of basketball certainly isn’t a bad thing.
Winnipeg Jets forward Morgan Barron … or Chucky the Killer Doll?
Morgan Barron is still healing after taking an ice skate to the face and having the right side of his side patched up with 75 stitches.
During a media session on Thursday ahead of Game 2, Barron showed off his new look. And in the nicest way possible, it was a terrifying sight.
Throughout his big league career, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has been no stranger to stints on the injured list. And the 33-year-old has apparently had enough of it.
Stanton, currently on the IL with a strained left hamstring, expressed frustration with his inability to remain on the field to reporters on Thursday, calling his latest ailment “unacceptable.”
“It’s unacceptable [being injured] this often right now,” Stanton said, per ESPN. “The team relies on me. I can’t have this continue to happen and put us in a really tough spot we weren’t prepared for.
Memphis signee Mikey Williams pleaded not guilty to numerous felony charges on Thursday in an El Cajon, Calif., court.
Williams, a five-star recruit, appeared virtually in court and pleaded not guilty to five counts of assault with a deadly weapon in connection to a shooting outside of his San Diego home on March 27. He also pleaded not guilty to a count of firing inside an occupied vehicle for allegedly shooting inside a car carrying five passengers following a “verbal argument about guests in the house being asked to leave,” according to the San Diego County sheriff’s department.
Exactly one week from the start of the NFL Draft, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah held a conference call to discuss storylines.
Here are the five most important things we took from his commentary.
Houston Texans could take Will Anderson AND a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft
All of the discussion around the Houston Texans surrounds the #2 overall pick in the draft. Most people assumed they would take a quarterback with that selection. However, recent reporting indicates they may use that pick on a defensive player or trade it away.
But they also pick at #12 overall.
Billy Preston, a former Kansas men’s basketball player who never got to play in a single collegiate game due to his involvement in an ongoing NCAA investigation, recently spoke out and alleged that the Jayhawks staff knew about the payments made by Adidas to his mother, Nicole Player.
While speaking on ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast The Bag Game this week, Preston was asked if the Kansas staff knew that Adidas associate T.J.
Opinions on the 2023 class have ranged widely, but there is plenty of franchise talent on the offensive and defensive lines.
Yahoo Sports NFL Draft expert Charles McDonald unveils his top 100 players ahead of next Thursday’s first round.