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Blue Jays Sign Justin Smoak to Two-Year Extension
Posted on July 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Toronto Blue Jays announced Saturday that they have signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a two-year contract extension. Smoak, who is making $3.9 million this year, would have been a free agent after the season. Instead,...
Baltimore Ravens Nearly Screw Up But Do Right By Justin Tucker In The End
Posted on July 16, 2016, by Travis Pulver It is pretty easy to find a good kicker. Many good kickers go undrafted every year. Teams have been known to cut a perfectly good kicker if he misses a couple of crucial kicks or suffers a cold streak. It sucks, but since...
Cubs Rizzo Lashes Out at Media
Posted on July 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Before the Chicago Cubs got the second half of their season underway on Friday, all-star first baseman Anthony Rizzo had a few things he wanted to get off his chest. Rizzo verbally attacked the media over their negativity...
Astros to Sign Cuban Free Agent Yulieski Gourriel
Posted on July 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Houston Astros have reportedly agreed to sign Cuban free agent Yulieski Gourriel. The team has scheduled a press conference for Saturday afternoon to formally announce the deal, which is reportedly a five-year contract...
Von Miller Proves Perseverance Is A Good Thing; Signs Mega-Extension With Broncos
Posted on July 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver It has been a long summer for Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller. After being named MVP of the Super Bowl for destroying Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers offense, you would think his contract talks would have been...
Chicago White Sox to Call Up Top Prospect Carson Fulmer
Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago White Sox will promote right-handed pitcher Carson Fulmer, the team's top prospect, prior to getting the second half of the season underway Friday night against the Lost Angeles Angels. The team has not confirmed...
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Tom Brady Could Still Win Deflategate—But He Has To Stop Fighting; Brady Announces He Will Accept Suspension [UPDATE]
Posted on July 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver New England Patriots fans have come to know and love the fighting spirit inside of their star quarterback, Tom Brady. He has led their team to glory more times than fans of other teams can count. His value to the franchise is...
Diamondbacks Demote Shelby Miller to Triple-A
Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller may have just hit rock bottom in what has been a nightmare of a season. The Diamondbacks announced Thursday night that Miller will not be with the team when they begin the second...
Red Sox Land Drew Pomeranz in Trade with Padres
Posted on July 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Boston Red Sox pulled off the biggest move of the trade season thus far on Thursday, acquiring left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz from the San Diego Padres in exchange for pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza. Many...
Things Are Looking Up For Von Miller And The Denver Broncos
Posted on July 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver It has not been looking good for the Denver Broncos and Von Miller. It certainly didn’t look good when Miller cropped John Elway out of a picture he posted online. But fans were able to breathe easy when Miller said there was...
Yankees Front Office Split on Being Buyers or Sellers
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With a little more than two weeks until the non-waiver trade deadline, teams all across baseball are gearing up for one of the busiest times of year for front office people. Most teams seem to know where they stand, except...
Former Michigan State Player Jermaine Edmondson Claims Life Changed Forever After Getting Slapped By Draymond Green
Posted on July 14, 2016, by Travis Pulver Golden State Warriors superstar Draymond Green has a bit of a reputation on the court. He has been known to be a little volatile at times and take things a too far—like when he kicked a couple of guys in the family jewels...
Gerrit Cole to Return from DL Saturday, Pirates Waiting with Taillon
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced their starters for this weekend's series against the Washington Nationals, and included on that schedule is Gerrit Cole, who will make his return from the DL on Saturday. Cole went to...
Want To Party With Tony Romo And Jason Witten And Support A Great Cause In The Process?
Posted on July 14, 2016, by Travis Pulver Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten are a dangerous duo on the gridiron. They will undoubtedly go down as one of the best quarterback-tight end duos in the game. As good as the look on the field,...
Edwin Encarnacion Won’t Talk Contract Extension Midseason
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Toronto Blue Jays slugger and free agent to be Edwin Encarnacion is not interested in signing, or even talking about, a contract extension during the season, according to recent reports. His agent, Paul Kinzer, says...