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Texas Rangers Release Josh Hamilton After Injury Setback
Posted on April 21, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The end of the line may finally be here for former MVP Josh Hamilton. On Friday, the Texas Rangers released Hamilton from his minor league contract with the club after the five-time all-star suffered a setback in his...
NBA Playoffs Recap—Round One: Bucks Make It Look Easy While Spurs Drop One To The Grizzlies
Posted on April 21, 2017, by Travis Pulver Often times it is the higher seeded team that ends up winning the series—and with good reason. They are seeded higher because they won more game. Theoretically, since they won more games they must be the better than the lower...
NBA Playoffs Recap—Round One: Cleveland Cavaliers 119 Indiana Pacers 114
Posted on April 20, 2017, by Travis Pulver This one has to hurt for fans of the Indiana Pacers. Their team wasn’t just up at halftime—they were killing the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 74-points the Pacers scored were the most a LeBron James team had ever given up in a...
St. Louis Cardinals Place Struggling Jhonny Peralta on DL
Posted on April 20, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The St. Louis Cardinals are giving Jhonny Peralta at least 10 days to clear out his lungs, and perhaps his head as well. On Thursday, the Cardinals placed Peralta on the 10-day DL with an upper respiratory infection....
NBA Playoffs Recap—Round One: Washington, Houston, And Golden State Go Up 2-0
Posted on April 20, 2017, by Travis Pulver As much as we would love to believe anyone can win once the playoffs start, that is simply not the case. Some teams are just better than the rest. They aren’t always the highest seeded teams for any of a number of reasons...
Broken Toe Sends Logan Forsythe To DL
Posted on April 20, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Just as they did a year ago, the injuries are slowly piling up for the Los Angeles Dodgers early in 2017. The latest to hit the DL is second baseman Logan Forsythe, who will be lost for the foreseeable future due to a...
NBA Playoff Recap—Round One: Raptors And Clippers Tie It Up While Boston Falls Further Behind
Posted on April 19, 2017, by Travis Pulver The NBA Playoffs continued Tuesday night with the promise of even more great action. Could Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Bucks to another upset win over Toronto? Would Boston wake up or would Chicago take down the Celtics...
Washington Nationals Considering Change in Closer’s Spot
Posted on April 19, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It took the Washington Nationals all spring to decide on a closer, and now, a little more than two weeks into the regular season they are already considering a change. Blake Treinen began the season as the team's closer...
Philadelphia Phillies Send Howie Kendrick To DL with Abdominal Strain
Posted on April 19, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's already been a rough year for the Philadelphia Phillies, and it may be about to get worse. On Tuesday, the club placed veteran Howie Kendrick on the 10-day DL with a strained right abdomen. Kendrick, aside from being...
Starling Marte Suspended 80 Games for Positive PED Test
Posted on April 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. According to the MLB Commissioner's Office, Marte tested...
NBA Playoff Recap—Round One: San Antonio Rolls And Memphis HC David Fizdale Blows Up
Posted on April 18, 2017, by Travis Pulver San Antonio Spurs fans should feel good about their team being up 2-0 on the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round playoff series. Those that didn’t stay up and watch the whole game may look at the 14-point margin of victory...
Rich Hill Returns To DL with Blister Issues
Posted on April 18, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill lasted just three innings in his return from the DL before the blister issues that sent him to the DL just one start into the 2017 season resurfaced. Hill was pulled after three...
NBA Playoff Recap—Round One: Indiana Pacers 111 Cleveland Cavaliers 117
Posted on April 17, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Indiana Pacers knew it wouldn’t be easy to steal a game from the Cavaliers in Cleveland, but they would need to if they were going to win the series. After getting within a point and a last second shot attempt in Game...
Surging Marlins Welcome Back Martin Prado from Injury
Posted on April 17, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine On the heels of a three-game win streak, the Miami Marlins will get a physical boost and an emotional lift as they embark on a nine-game road trip with the return of third baseman Martin Prado. The Marlins activated Prado...
Oakland Athletics Lose Kendall Graveman To Shoulder Strain
Posted on April 17, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The injured list for the Oakland Athletics is piling up fast for the Oakland Athletics barely two weeks into the 2017 season. The latest to join Oakland's group of the walking wounded is starting pitcher Kendall Graveman,...