Arbitration hearing ‘hurt’ relationship between Brewers, Burnes

Brewers ace Corbin Burnes lost his arbitration hearing against the team this week and, upon being asked about the process in Brewers camp today, offered a rather candid assessment of the hearing (Twitter links, both with video, via Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and Adam McCalvy of MLB.com). The two-time All-Star and 2021 NL Cy […]

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The ‘NBA MVPs’ quiz | Yardbarker

Happy birthday to His Airness, Michael Jordan, who turns the big 6-0 on Friday.  What else can be said about arguably the greatest professional athlete who ever lived? Of course, Jordan’s on-court exploits are in his rearview and have been for decades. These days, besides being the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, Jordan has developed […]

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Giannis Antetokounmpo injures wrist in scary fall vs. Bulls

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo exited Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls early after suffering a scary wrist injury in the first half.  Over a minute into the second quarter, Antetokounmpo landed awkwardly following an attempted chase-down-block of Chicago’s Coby White. Antetokounmpo’s right hand appeared to get caught between the padding on the stanchion […]

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Rangers ace Jacob deGrom addresses latest injury concern

Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom has tried to ease worries about his latest injury concern.  “Obviously what I’ve been through the last couple of years, I’ve dealt with some things, and this is very minor,” deGrom told reporters Thursday, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). “Left side was a little tight, I mentioned that to […]

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Joel Embiid on All-Star game availability: ‘I’m not healthy’

Once upon a time, Allen Iverson had qualms about practice. Years later, another superstar doesn’t see the point in stepping on the court if he can help it. Though to be fair to Joel Embiid — he’s completely right. Embiid has been dealing with left foot soreness that has been hampering him for a few […]

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Knicks’ Julius Randle joins Three-Point Contest

When the NBA needed a replacement for the Three-Point Contest, they went with quantity over quality. Anfernee Simons, a 38.1 percent three-point shooter who’s made the second-most threes in the league this season, sprained his ankle and will miss the Three-Point Contest. With most players already bound for either All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City […]

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Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo suffers right wrist sprain

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a right wrist injury during Thursday’s game against the Bulls, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. The two-time MVP chased down Coby White on a fast break and blocked his shot, but his momentum caused him to fall into the stanchion and he immediately started holding his wrist. He checked […]

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Has Antonio Conte managed his last game with Tottenham?

Manager Antonio Conte has once again stepped away from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Whether or not he returns is anybody’s guess.  “Following a routine post-operation check in Italy yesterday (Wednesday), Antonio Conte will remain at his family home to further and fully recover from his recent gallbladder surgery,” Tottenham said Thursday in a brief […]

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Oilers HC: Kailer Yamamoto will play Friday

The Edmonton Oilers have something up their sleeves. For a week now, the hockey world has been wondering how they would clear enough cap space to activate Kailer Yamamoto. The overwhelming sentiment was that Jesse Puljujarvi would end up on waivers. Either he would be claimed by another team, removing his entire $3M cap hit, […]

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