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San Diego Padres Agree To Contract With Nick Martinez
The San Diego Padres reportedly have agreed to a four-year, $20 million contract with righty Nick Martinez ahead of the league’s work stoppage. The deal includes opt-outs after both his first and second years. Because…
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UFC President Dana White Tests Positive For Covid-19 After Thanksgiving Gathering
UFC president Dana White said that he tested positive for Covid-19 this week and is currently quarantining and isolating in his Las Vegas home. White, 52, said that he and his immediate family tested positive…
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Chris Taylor Returns To Dodgers On Multi-Year $72 Million Deal
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced that Chris Taylor will be returning to the Dodgers on a four-year $60 million contract, keeping him with the team until 2025. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal,…
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Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo To Have Thumb Surgery, Out At Least 4 Weeks
On Wednesday, the Miami Heat announced that their superstar center, Bam Adebayo, will undergo thumb surgery. The announcement was made following Adebayo suffering a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right thumb during Monday…
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Marcus Stroman Signs A Three-Year Deal With The Chicago Cubs
On Wednesday evening, Marcus Stroman broke the news himself via Twitter that he signed a three-year, $71 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. Stroman, 30, will make $25 million in 2022, $25 million in 2023…
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Former AL Cy Young Winner LaMarr Hoyt Dies At 66
On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox announced that 1983 American League Cy Young Award winner and former White Sox hurler LaMarr Hoyt passed away. After battling cancer, the pitcher died Monday in his hometown of…
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Lakers’ LeBron James Out With Covid-19 Safety Protocols
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that superstar forward LeBron James entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Currently, LeBron has missed Tuesday night’s 117-92 win over the Kings in Sacramento and is…
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s ‘Sneaky’ Layup Puts Bucks On Top Over Hornets
During the last few seconds of Wednesday night’s tie between the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets, Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo won the nailbiter of a game for Milwaukee. Reflecting on his game-winning layup, Antetokounmpo had…
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MLB’s Lockout Explained
Unfortunately for baseball fans, Major League Baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with the MLB Players’ Association expired at midnight on Wednesday evening. As a result, the league’s 30 owners voted to lock the players out for…
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Lincoln Riley Leaving Oklahoma For USC
Lincoln Riley turned down the Bayou but evidently couldn’t pass up the California sunshine. Riley is accepting the University of Southern California‘s offer to become the next head coach of the Trojans after shooting down…
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Texas Rangers Land Marcus Semien & Corey Seager In Blockbuster Deals
Blockbuster deals are sending Marcus Semien and Corey Seager to Dallas, and when they say everything’s bigger in Texas, they must mean the contracts, too. Semien’s contract is good for $175 million over five years,…
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Odell Beckham Jr. Scores First Touchdown In Over A Year
Odell Beckham Jr. is back. At least to the end zone. His first score in over a year came on a 54-yard pass from Matt Stafford with 14:52 left in the fourth quarter. This was just…
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Kevin Gausman Lands 5-Year, $110 Million Deal With Toronto
Right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman, 30, is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays on a five-year, $110 million contract. After Gausman was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles fourth overall in the 2012 draft, he became a…
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Bengals Sweep Steelers In 41-10 Rout
There’s a big shake-up happening in the AFC North, and it’s good news for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals swept division rival Pittsburgh Steelers and moved to 7-4 in a 41-10 rout yesterday afternoon. The…
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Patriots Extend Winning Streak Beating Titans 36-13
A six-game win streak may be too early to tell if the New England Patriots of old are back, but the flexibility the team has shown during their rise to the top of the AFC…
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Former NFL Running Back Zac Stacy Arrested On Charges Of Domestic Abuse
Former NFL star Zac Stacy has been arrested after a disturbing video emerged of the former running back appearing to assault the mother of his child. Stacy has been charged with two felonies stemming from…
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Angels’ Shohei Ohtani & Phillies’ Bryce Harper Win MVP Awards
After an amazing season, Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper have been named the Most Valuable Players of the American and National leagues respectively. Harper earned the honor for the second time and Ohtani won it…
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New York Mets Announce Billy Eppler As New GM
The New York Mets announced on Thursday that Billy Eppler is the team’s new general manager. Eppler became general manager of the Los Angeles Angels in 2015, with Los Angeles plucking him from the New York Yankees, where he…
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NBA GM’s Forming Association To Support Executives Amid Investigation
NBA general managers are working to form a professional association that would collectively support executives with access to legal defense funds. These steps originated in March and started before the investigation into Portland Trail Blazers…
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Astros Keep Justin Verlander With A $25 Million Deal
The Houston Astros have agreed to a one-year $25 million contract with right-hander Justin Verlander with the option for a second season. Verlander won the American League Cy Young Award for Houston in 2019. He made…
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Seahawks DK Metcalf Goes Back To Huddle After Ejection
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf was ejected from Sunday’s against the Green Bay Packers game after he got into it with multiple Packers defenders, aggressively grabbing their facemasks. After the ejection, Metcalf was seen…
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