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Pete Rose Reportedly Accused Of Committing Statutory Rape In 1970s
The testimony was presented by the defence as part of a federal lawsuit Rose filed past year in Philadelphia against a lawyer whose investigation got baseball's all-time hits leader kicked out of Major League Baseball for gambling. He claimed that he had forgotten how he met the woman and said he was unaware how long their relationship lasted. Contacted by Outside the Lines on Monday, Ray Genc... [Full Article...]
Nationals Acquire All-Star Brandon Kintzler At Deadline
Kintzler, 32, has finished an MLB-high 41 games this season with 28 saves, a 2.78 ERA, and a 27/11 K/BB ratio in 45 1/3 innings. Kintzler joins Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson as relief options the Nationals have acquired this month in hopes of improving their bullpen. [Full Article...]
Sanches urged to join Milan
The Rossoneri are trying to bring the youngster in on loan this summer with a view to possibly making that move permanent next summer. His performances, when given a chance, were underwhelming to say the least, with Sanches failing to register a single goal or assist over the course of the entire campaign. [Full Article...]
Mercedes admits it could regret Hungary swap
After four races without a victory had prompted questions about whether Ferrari were starting to wilt in the title race at mid-season, the Italian team's second one-two of 2017 in Hungary also improved their situation in the Constructors' Championship, where Mercedes now hold a reduced 39-point lead. [Full Article...]
Major League Baseball trade rumors: Astros close to getting lefty Francisco Liriano, pending physical
The Sabermetric-minded Astros , however, may feel he can be fixed with a move to the bullpen. Liriano has remained rather effective against left-handed hitters this year, which could provide a hint of how Houston would deploy him out of the bullpen. [Full Article...]
Los Angeles to host Summer Olympics in 2028
L.A. has played host to the Olympic Summer Games twice before: in 1932 and 1984. That was after several candidate cities for the 2024 Olympics dropped out of the race and both Paris and LA both made clear they would not bid for 2028 if they lost. [Full Article...]
Man United Phil Jones given two-game ban for abusing Uefa official
Jones' ban will be costly as he's now out of the UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid next week as well as United's first Champions League group stage encounter in September. Jones was understood to have been verbally abusive towards a doping control officer after he was required to attend drug testing after the final in Stockholm. [Full Article...]
Mets trading Addison Reed to Red Sox for three prospects
Lugo was chased after allowing five runs on eight hits in just five innings as the Mets (48-55) dropped two of three in Seattle. Reed is the second deadline acquisition by president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who previously traded for infielder Eduardo Nunez just two days after calling up top prospect Rafael Devers . [Full Article...]