He is in a whole new territory in a completely different situation. He showed some huge promise a few years ago, but lately the results have been very spotty. Halfway into this baseball season, he has something major to prove and his reputation hinges on it. Source
Imagine a baseball world in which a trade deadline passed and the Yankees served as innocent bystanders. Source
On this day a year ago, the Giants gathered for the first time since their improbable Super Bowl victory over the Patriots. It was not a day of celebration. Source
They booed Jordan Hill Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. It wasn’t anything personal, really. It’s just that Hill wasn’t Stephen Curry, the point guard Knicks fans seemed to be convinced that their team needed most. Source
LeBron James will have money on the table sometime Sunday, which is the official first day the Cavaliers can offer an extension to their superstar. James is expected to appreciate the offer – by rule, the most the Cavs can give in an extension is three years and $65 million – but not sign it. … Devamını oku
A.J. Burnett called it a “friendly competition” among the starters. Source
WASHINGTON – The Mets did not announce any disciplinary action Wednesday against Tony Bernazard, the club’s vice president of player development, after he reportedly bullied the Double-A team in Binghamton early this month and challenged the players to a fight in the clubhouse. Source
The son of former New York Yankees star first baseman Don Mattingly has been arrested on charges of shoving his mother and spitting in her face. Source
An animal-rights group has released a video showing what it says is the abuse of elephants and tigers used in Ringling Bros. circuses. Source
The attorney for the family of a slain Florida couple said Wednesday they made a small donation to a martial arts program run by one of the men accused of killing them. Source