Singleton’s journey included: a lengthy drug suspension, time running a gym and playing in the Mexican League.
Author: Michael
Astros first baseman Jon Singleton put together a legendary performance on Friday after roughly an eight-year absence from the MLB ranks.
In the Astros’ Friday matchup with the Angels, Singleton, playing in his third game back with the club this season, notched two home runs in his first two at-bats before going on to finish 3-for-4 with five RBIs.
Prior to the 2023 season, Singleton, who made his MLB debut with Houston in June 2014, spent the last eight seasons in the minor leagues and independent leagues.
Lionel Messi is on an absolute terror through Major League Soccer right now.
The 36-year-old superstar joined Inter Miami last month for the Leagues Cup, and made an immediate impact. In his first match, he came off the bench to slot home a fantastic goal off a set piece to give his team the win.
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His financial impact on the game has also been awe inspiring, with Inter Miami’s franchise valuation skyrocketing after his arrival.
Lionel Messi has seven goals and three assists in four games with Inter Miami, all wins. Can he keep it up against Charlotte FC? Get all the updates right here.
Trey Lance will start at quarterback for the 49ers when they begin preseason action on Sunday against the Raiders, coach Kyle Shanahan told KNBR-AM on Friday night.
Lance will start Sunday’s game and backup Sam Darnold will play in the second half. Brock Purdy, who emerged as the franchise’s starter late last season, will not play in the team’s preseason opener, according to Shanahan.
Sunday marks the first opportunity for Lance to showcase his growth from his limited action in the 2022 campaign. The former No. 3 pick in the ’21 draft has started four games in two seasons.
Kevin Brown returned to the Baltimore Orioles’ broadcast booth Friday night after a weeks-long suspension.
HE’S BACK pic.twitter.com/yHMrH94wgL
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 12, 2023
Brown, who was reportedly suspended by the team for highlighting the Orioles’ previously poor record against the Tampa Bay Rays, issued a statement earlier Friday night on X (formerly Twitter).
The college basketball world will welcome Cooper Flagg, one of the premier high school prospects in the world, into the fold earlier than expected following the 16-year-old phenom’s decision to reclassify.
Originally one of the top recruits in the class of 2025, Flagg announced on Instagram Friday he has decided to reclassify to the class of 2024. The seismic move now positions Flagg, who’s been touted as a future first-round pick, as a potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft.
We’ve got a new twist in one of the NFL’s most intriguing QB battles.
Florida State, North Carolina, Clemson and NC State are opposed to adding Cal and Stanford to the ACC, a source confirmed to ESPN, but expansion discussions are not completely over as of Friday evening.
The Boston Bruins are coming off the most successful regular season in NHL history (playoffs? not so much…) and a big question that’ll hang over the team during the 2023-24 season is whether or not they’ll be able to string together another season like that.
Now-former Bruin Patrice Bergeron thinks his former team will be A-okay this season.