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Miguel Cabrera, Austin Romine At Center of Benches Clearing Brawl
Posted on August 24, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Tempers flared and eventually boiled over Thursday in Detroit, as the Yankees and Tigers engaged in one of the more intense benches-clearing brawls in recent memory. Things got started when Gary Sanchez hit a home run off...
Red Sox Place Jackie Bradley Jr. on DL, Acquire Rajai Davis
Posted on August 24, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine As they look to hold onto their lead atop the AL East, the Boston Red Sox have lost Jackie Bradley Jr. for the foreseeable future. However, within hours of placing him on the DL, the Red Sox found a replacement. The Red...
Trevor Rosenthal To Undergo Tommy John Surgery, Ending Season
Posted on August 23, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2017 season is over for St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal. Cardinals GM Mike Girsch announced Wednesday that Rosenthal will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, less than a week after being put on the DL...
Kyrie Irving Gets His Wish; Cavaliers Ship Him To Boston For Isaiah Thomas And More
Posted on August 22, 2017, by Travis Pulver We all doubted he would get his wish. But it appears like he is. Kyrie Irving said he wanted out of Cleveland. He wanted to get out from under the massive shadow created by the presence of LeBron James. He wanted to go to a...
Los Angeles Dodgers Lose Alex Wood, Cody Bellinger To DL
Posted on August 23, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Dodgers are undoubtedly going to the postseason, but for the time being, they have a growing list of injury concerns. With the likes of Clayton Kershaw and Yu Darvish already on the DL, the Dodgers added...
Danny Salazar Joining Andrew Miller on Cleveland Indians DL
Posted on August 22, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine When it rains it pours, and right now it's raining injuries in Cleveland. The Indians placed both Danny Salazar and Andrew Miller on the 10-day DL on Tuesday, as their vaunted pitching staff takes a serious hit. For both...
Tom Savage Wins Houston Texans QB Battle…That Didn’t Exist
Posted on August 22, 2017, by Travis Pulver Some will insist that there was a quarterback competition in Houston but not Texans head coach Bill O’Brien. How can there not be one? After getting rid of Brock Osweiler, the team had Tom Savage and rookie Deshaun Watson....
Andrew Miller Suffers Setback with Knee Injury
Posted on August 22, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After making just two appearances since returning from the DL with a knee injury, Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller may be heading right back to the injured list. Miller left Monday's game against the Red Sox after...
2017 NFL Preseason—What We Learned From The Cleveland Browns-New York Giants Game
Posted on August 22, 2017, by Travis Pulver Expectations are high this season (for some odd reason) for the New York Giants. The Cleveland Browns, on the other hand, have no expectations. A good day for them may just be one in which everyone gets to the stadium on...
Denver Broncos Name Trevor Siemian Starting Quarterback
Posted on August 21, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Denver Broncos are the NFL's first team facing a quarterback competition this preseason to make a decision. Two preseason games were all incumbent Trevor Siemian needed to retain his starting job over Paxton...
2017 NFL Preseason—What We Learned From The New Orleans Saints-Los Angeles Chargers Game
Posted on August 21, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Chargers left San Diego because of stadium issues and were one of the few teams that used to have trouble with television blackouts. For the next few years, they will be calling a soccer stadium, the StubHub Center,...
2017 NFL Preseason—What We Learned From The Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons Game
Posted on August 20, 2017, by Travis Pulver Two teams that fans are eager to see this season are the Pittsburgh Steelers and Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta lost its offensive coordinator, but otherwise, the team is pretty much intact from the one that made it to the Super...
Minnesota Twins Place Miguel Sano on DL with Shin Injury
Posted on August 21, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Just as the Minnesota Twins were climbing back into playoff contention, they have one of their best players to injury. The Twins placed third baseman Miguel Sano on the 10-day DL Sunday night with a shin injury that's...
Jacob Faria Is Latest Rays Pitcher To Go On DL
Posted on August 20, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Tampa Bay Rays are quickly falling out of contention in the playoff race, and injuries to the team's starting rotation are largely to blame. The latest victim to go to the DL is rookie Jacob Faria. The Rays placed...
Houston Texans Find An Answer—And A Win – In Preseason Action Against New England Patriots
Posted on August 20, 2017, by Travis Pulver For years, fans of the Houston Texans have been praying that their team would acquire a franchise-caliber quarterback. They had hoped Brock Osweiler could be that guy, but that experiment failed horribly. But then they still...