On Wednesday, Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen became just the seventh pitcher in MLB history to record 400 saves.
Boston’s 35-year-old shut the door on the Braves, his former team, for his ninth save of the year, and in doing so reached the four-century mark across his 14-year career in MLB.
Among the first to congratulate him was Red Sox legend Pedro Martínez, who recorded a video message for Jansen.
“Hey Kenley, I want to be one of the first to congratulate on the 400th save of your career. May God bless you, keep you healthy, and you’re gonna save many more.
Author: Michael
Amid a week full of hot-mic blunders, one college player is taking accountability for his words. Incoming Georgia Bulldogs freshman and defensive tackle Jamaal Jarrett is acknowledging and apologizing for anti-Asian expressions made during an Instagram Live stream on the night of the 2023 NFL Draft’s first round.
WATCH:
Good one, @JamaalJarrett pic.twitter.com/reksIf5H7R
— RagingBeamer (@RagingBeamer) April 29, 2023
The university has yet to announce a punishment against Jarrett.
Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was selected to the All-NBA first team on Wednesday, being rewarded for an incredible regular season in Oklahoma City.
After notching the major achievement for the first time in his career, Gilgeous-Alexander took to Instagram with a message for his fans, and his haters.
Sharing a multitude of photos from throughout the season, Gilgeous-Alexander celebrated the nod with another one of his beloved Instagram captions, which as usual, didn’t disappoint.
The Knicks guard was hurt, and still made the biggest defensive play of the Knicks’ season-saving win.
The New York Knicks had their season on the line when they faced the Miami Heat in Game 5 of their second round series in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Knicks entered down 3-1 in the series, and would have been eliminated with another loss. It was the type of game that shows what teams and what players are really made of, and New York can point to a gritty effort from Quentin Grimes as a big reason their season isn’t now over.
The league announced some premium late-season matchups ahead of Thursday’s schedule release.
A year ago, Hawks guard Trae Young made perfect sense as a third-team All-NBA selection. Young had taken another step forward in his fourth season in the league, averaging 28.4 points and 9.7 assists per game and helping Atlanta get back to the playoffs.
This year, however, voters weren’t so generous to Young. Despite averaging 26.2 points and 10.2 assists this season, Young was left off all three All-NBA teams.
Adding insult to injury, Young received just a solitary, third-team vote, tying Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton for 11th among guards.
It’s hard to spend money less efficiently than the New York Mets.
The Mets invested heavily during the 2022-2023 offseason to improve all facets of the roster. But the team’s rotation received an inordinate amount of attention, especially with the departure of superstar starter Jacob deGrom.
Justin Verlander signed a 2-year, $86 million deal to replace deGrom and pair with Max Scherzer at the top of the rotation. But both have struggled with injuries.
Xavier’s leadership is continuing to rip West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins regarding controversial comments he made this week.
Lashing out against Huggins during a school event on Wednesday was Xavier president Colleen Hanycz.
‘Inclusive’ Xavier President Calls Out Huggins’ Comments
During a radio segment Monday morning, Huggins used the term “f*gs” to describe Xavier basketball fans after the group threw dildos (yup) onto the court during the Crosstown Shootout.
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant did not earn a spot on any of the three All-NBA teams on Wednesday, and in the long run the snub will end up costing him approximately $39 million.
Morant signed a designated rookie max extension last summer with Memphis, which was worth $192.2 million over five years. That number could’ve increased to $231.4 million (which is 30% of the salary cap) over the course of the five years if Morant would’ve received a second consecutive All-NBA designation.
Did this D-III baseball player go too far with his outrageous bat flip?
The ump certainly thought so and booted the player from a college game for his ‘gaudy’ trick.
Hitter gets ejected for a monster bat flip then the coach gets ejected for arguing pic.twitter.com/bEq1ippNsd
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 8, 2023
The player in the video is Drake Siens, a college slugger for Gustavus Adolphus College who went yard against conference opponent St. Olaf College.
Siens tossed the bat flip heard around Minnesota.
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