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Shohei Ohtani Activated for Season Debut
Posted on May 7, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via si.com It doesn't happen often, but the Los Angeles Angels got some good news on the injury front Tuesday. The club activated pitcher and DH Shohei Ohtani from the Injured List for his season debut. His return is a...
NBA Playoffs: Rockets Tie Series Up With 112-108 Win In Game Four
Posted on May 7 , 2019, by Travis Pulver After losing both games in Oakland to start the series, it wasn’t looking good for the Houston Rockets as they headed home for Games Three and Four. That meant they pretty much needed to win both games at home to have a...
Elbow Trouble Sends David Price to Injured List
Posted on May 6, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via usatoday.com Just when things were starting to go well for David Price, his season has been derailed by an injury. The Boston Red Sox placed Price on the 10-day Injured List Monday with what the club is calling...
Los Angeles Dodgers Taking Chance on Travis d’Arnaud
Posted on May 5, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via newsday.com One week after being designated for assignment by the New York Mets, catcher Travis d'Arnaud has found a new home. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed d'Arnaud to a one-year deal Sunday. The Dodgers will now...
Jameson Taillon Sidelined One Month with Elbow Injury
Posted on May 4, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via espn.com One of the best starting rotations in baseball is officially hurting. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday that Jameson Taillon has been shut down for at least a month and placed on the 10-day IL. The...
New York Yankees Lose James Paxton to IL, Activate Miguel Andujar
Posted on May 4, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via NJ.com For the New York Yankees, it's one step forward and one step back in the injury department. On Saturday, the Yankees were able to activate third baseman Miguel Andujar from the Injured List after more than a...
NCAA Warming Up To Legalized Gambling?
Posted on May 3 , 2019, by Travis Pulver When the Supreme Court struck down the law prohibiting legalized gambling everywhere but Nevada, change was inevitably in the wind. It didn’t take long for the major professional sports leagues in North American to embrace this...
NBA Playoffs: Joel Embiid Finally Wakes Up; Leads 76ers To Dominant Win Over Raptors In Game Three
Posted on May 3 , 2019, by Travis Pulver If the Toronto Raptors thought the Philadelphia 76ers were going to be an easy series win, the loss in Game Two proved that theory wrong. However, with Joel Embiid struggling in both games in Toronto, the Raptors had to at...
Corey Kluber Out Indefinitely After Breaking Forearm
Posted May 2, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via cbssports.com After a sluggish April, the Cleveland Indians didn't exactly start May the way they wanted to. In addition to losing to the Marlins on Wednesday, the Tribe appears to have lost ace Corey Kluber for the...
Chicago Cubs to Send Addison Russell to Minors Following Suspension
Posted on May 1, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via espn.com Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell will have to wait a little longer to return to the big leagues when his 40-game suspension is complete. The Cubs announced Tuesday that Russell will be optioned to...
Fernando Tatis Jr. Lands on IL with Hamstring Injury
Posted on April 30, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via si.com One of the brightest stars in baseball has suffered the first meaningful setback of his career. The San Diego Padres placed shortstop phenom Fernando Tatis Jr. on the 10-day Injured List with a strained...
NBA Playoffs: Nuggets Handle Damian Lillard And The Trail Blazers; Win Game One 121-113
Posted on April 30, 2019, by Travis Pulver Oddsmakers favored the Denver Nuggets heading into Game One of the Western Conference Finals. It didn’t seem to matter that they struggled to put away the 7-seed San Antonio Spurs or that Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail...
A.J. Pollock Sidelined by Elbow Infection
Posted on April 30, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via lattices.com Despite being one of the best teams in baseball right now, the Los Angeles Dodgers are about to deal with a setback. Center fielder A.J. Pollock, their biggest signing last offseason, is likely...
Ryan Zimmerman Goes on IL with Plantar Fasciitis
Posted on April 28, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via sportingnews.com Things aren't going to get any easier for the struggling Washington Nationals. On Sunday, the team placed veteran first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 10-day Injured List. The 34-year-old...
NBA Playoffs: Nuggets Survive Spurs; Win Game Seven, 90-86
Posted on April 28, 2019, by Travis Pulver As the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets would not normally be expected to have a hard time in the first round. But they were not playing just any old, run of the mill 7-seed. No, they were facing a...