MLB Trade Rumors The Reds have signed right-handed pitcher Pedro Payano to a minor league contract, according to the team’s official transactions page. Payano was a minor league…
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Card of Yankees prospect Jasson Dominguez sells for $474K
CBS Sports The hype from some circles surrounding Yankees' 18-year-old prospect Jasson Dominguez was probably a bit much before, but this might be a wee bit…
Liverpool holding new talks with Fulham over February deal after personal terms agreed for Fabio Carvalho
Football Insiders Liverpool will hold new talks with Fulham this month over a deal for Fabio Carvalho as they look to strike an agreement well…
Xavi Hernandez drops bold 6-word take after Barcelona’s La Liga win vs. Atletico Madrid
Clutch Points Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez sees that his team’s crucial La Liga home win over Atletico Madrid could be just the result that can…
Yankees ready to ‘take a run’ at Braves star Freddie Freeman
Clutch Points Due to the MLB lockout, the New York Yankees have been unable to make any significant offseason moves this year. There were speculations before the lockout…
Grading Every MLB Team’s 2007 Draft Haul
Bleacher Report There was little question who the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft was going to be after Vanderbilt left-hander David Price separated himself…
How do the Yankees acquire their starting lineups?
Pinstripe Alley With the lockout entering its third month and with no end in sight, baseball writers have used this period bereft of news to…
Serie A free agents: Paulo Dybala and Franck Kessié headline top eight players who could hit the summer market
CBS Sports The calciomercato for January has come to and end as clubs are already shifting their focus for the summer. Before working on new…
Why does Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah struggle for global acclaim?
The Athletic Late last year, Matthew Briggs was forwarded an email from the football federation of Guyana, the country he’d only started captaining in the…
Ranking the Top 10 Landing Spots for Nelson Cruz in MLB Free Agency
Bleacher Report Somebody is going to get a really good 41-year-old hitter whenever Nelson Cruz signs with his next team. The seven-time All-Star is a free agent…
Irritated MLB players band together on social media after denying mediation
The Score The Major League Baseball Players Association rejected MLB's request for federal mediation on Friday, leading to a large contingent of players irritated with…
MLBPA Rejects MLB’s Request For Federal Mediation
MLB Trade Rumors One day after Major League Baseball declined to issue a counteroffer to the MLBPA’s latest proposal in collective bargaining talks and instead…
Antonio Conte Calls Tottenham’s January Departures ‘Strange’
Sky Sports It was a busy Deadline Day for Spurs on Monday, with Tanguy Ndombele, Bryan Gil and Giovani Lo Celso all leaving on loan, while Dele Alli made a £40m…
The latest ‘Barcagate’ allegations from Joan Laporta and what they mean for the club
The Athletic Barcelona supporters will by now be used to startling revelations coming out of the club. Even so, Tuesday morning’s press conference at the…
10 players Yankees could target in free agency and trade when MLB lockout ends
SNY TV Much like their fans, the Yankees are probably itching for the MLB lockout to end so they can make moves and complete their roster. GM Brian…
MLB Seeks Federal Mediator to Facilitate CBA Talks
Sportsnet With negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement progressing slowly, MLB has asked for the assistance of a federal mediator to help resolve the…
10 players Mets could target in free agency and trade when MLB lockout ends
SNY TV The Mets, who are already viewed as serious World Series contenders after announcing their presence on the free agent market with authority in November, will almost certainly…
2022 Winter Transfer Window: Grading the Biggest Deals in January
Bleacher Report The dust has settled and the transfer window has come and gone. Yes, the winter transfer window had a flurry of late deals…
Manchester United Confident of Appointing Mauricio Pochettino as New Manager in Summer
Mirror Manchester United are growing increasingly confident of appointing Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino as their permanent manager this summer. The Argentine is thought to be the…
MLB reportedly headed for major rule change when lockout ends
Larry Brown Sports The MLB lockout does not appear close to ending, but whenever it does, it appears likely to be accompanied by a major…
Orioles All-Star Cedric Mullins Reveals Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis
SI Orioles All-Star outfielder Cedric Mullins revealed Wednesday he played last season after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in November 2020. In a video shared…
Examining current stadium situations for A’s and Rays
CBS Sports Here's a stat that always blows my mind: Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, is the third oldest ballpark in the National League….
How Erling Haaland is Primed to Shake Up The Summer Transfer Market
CBS Sports Even when he was not on the market, Erling Haaland's shadow loomed large over proceedings in the January window. His presence could be…
Transfer window review: Best signing? Worst signing? Biggest surprise? Who should be happiest?
The Athletic Christian Eriksen returned to the Premier League to join Brentford on a short-term deal and Philippe Coutinho was reunited with his old Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa. Elsewhere, Newcastle signed one…
Cardinals Looking For ‘High-Leverage’ Bullpen Arms
MLB Trade Rumors In a Monday chat with readers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch addressed the approach of the Cardinals front office to upgrading…
Three Players Los Angeles Dodgers Need to Step Up Amid Nightmare MLB Offseason
Sportsnaut On July 30, 2021, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from the Washington Nationals. Los Angeles sent Washington their two top prospects,…
Yankees’ strong stance on top prospects in Matt Olson trade talks
Clutch Points Prior to the MLB lockout, the New York Yankees had been mulling the idea of a potential blockbuster trade to acquire Oakland Athletics star Matt Olson. The…
Real Madrid ‘agree to sign Kylian Mbappe on £800k-a-week deal on free transfer this summer’
The Sun The Spanish giants have long courted the striker's signature, having a number of bids rejected last summer. Mbappe, 23, is now eligible to speak to…