Former Astros catcher Evan Gattis went on a Twitter rant recently about the 2017 team’s cheating prowess. And it does not make that World Series-winning team look any better.
Those Houston Astros famously used the trash can system to alert hitters of the upcoming pitch. And boy did they benefit from it.
While that year’s team won the World Series, defeating the 104-win Dodgers in seven games, they had to get there first.
To do so, the Astros had to get past the powerhouse New York Yankees.
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NFL draft prospect Michael Jefferson — projected as a mid-round receiver — was involved in a serious car wreck Sunday night that led to one person’s death.
Jefferson’s agent, Jon Perzley of Sportstars, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday that the Louisiana wideout crashed with a 55-year-old on U.S. Route 43 in Mobile County, Ala. over the weekend.
Louisiana-Lafayette WR Michael Jefferson, considered to be a likely mid-round draft pick later this month, was involved in a multi-car crash Sunday night in Mobile, Ala.
Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper is making progress toward a return to the team after undergoing Tommy John surgery in the offseason.
According to manager Rob Thomson, Harper has progressed to the point where he’s ready to hit in a game. However, he’s not ready to do everything demanded of a player once he’s on base, as Philadelphia’s skipper indicated Tuesday that sliding is the main obstacle keeping Harper from making his return.
The Big Ten Conference has hired former MLB and television executive Tony Petitti as its next commissioner, a source confirmed to Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the news.
Petitti steps into the position after former commissioner Kevin Warren—who began his tenure in the summer of 2019—announced he would depart to become CEO and president of the NFL’s Bears in January. Petitti joins the Big Ten after spending more than a decade working for Major League Baseball. Previously, he served as an executive at ABC, CBS and NBC.
Huge college stars like Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese will be eligible for next year’s draft, but each has incentives to stay in school.
Giannis or Embiid or Jokic? That’s one of many exceedingly tough choices Vincent Goodwill made when he filled out his ballot. Nothing was easy.
Bat flips are objectively awesome and baseball is more fun when it is played loud. However, as with anything, there is a line— even on the collegiate level.
Jordan McClellan of the University of Saint Mary may have crossed that line over the weekend.
McClellan, a sophomore, plays outfield for the Spires. Saint Mary, a small, private Catholic school in Leavenworth, Kansas enrolls less than 800 students and its athletic programs compete on the D-II level.
The Spires traveled just under 200 miles west for a three-game series against Tabor College on Easter Weekend.
In an era where the three-pointer is a crucial component of most players arsenals, Warriors superstar Stephen Curry remains the best of the best. At age 35, Golden State’s point guard hasn’t lost a beat when it comes to his shooting touch, and that’s been on display throughout the 2022-23 NBA season.
According to a statistical tidbit dug up by Reddit user nowhathappenedwas, of the 30 NBA players who attempted more than 200 pull-up three-pointers this season, Curry is the only one with a field goal percentage above 40%.
Rumors mysteriously sprouted on Monday regarding the Atlanta Hawks front office’s potential “green light” to pursue trades for star guard Trae Young.
The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported that Atlanta’s front office “has the green light from ownership to do whatever it wants to with the roster, which includes considering trade opportunities involving [Trae Young].”
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As most people by now understand, headline-worthy, front-office rumors about an organization are hardly coincidental.
People regard Adam Schefter as one of, if not the best, NFL reporters around. As such, many people have notifications on for his tweets. That way, when he breaks NFL news, those people can be among the first to know.
But that backfired Tuesday. The NFL news has been relatively slow throughout the day, outside of a trade between the Lions and Falcons including former #3 overall NFL Draft pick Jeff Okudah.
But for those with Adam Schefter tweet notifications, they thought the NFL world was coming down around them.