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Yankees sign former All-Star Trevor Rosenthal to minor-league deal
After missing all of last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Rosenthal signed a deal with the Nationals that could have been worth up to $30 million over two years. There's reason for Yankees fans to hope, though. After all, Rosenthal is still youthful, and formerly effective. That matches his career 12 SO/9 rate. [Full Article...]
Emotional DiBenedetto "wanted to win so bad" at Bristol
He started racing at the Cup level full-time back in 2015 and is now enjoying a career-best season with three top fives and five top-tens. Notable: Matt DiBenedetto , who learned two days ago that his deal with Leavine Family Racing would not be renewed for next season, came out during pre-race introductions as nearly a precursor to how the race would wind up being a fight with Hamlin, weari... [Full Article...]
Belgium's Pieters returns to winnings ways with Czech Masters title
Arnaus also birdied the 18th to ensure Pieters could not relax entirely but the former Ryder Cup star safely holed his par putt from two feet to seal a first individual victory since 2016. "I felt like I was in control today, nearly the whole day and I kind of did my own thing". Pieters carded four birdies on the front nine and added one more after the turn to stay ahead throughout the day. [Full Article...]
Patriots release punter Ryan Allen
Tom Brady addressed the release on Tuesday morning. "There's a lot of hard decisions that are made", the Patriots quarterback said Tuesday on WEEI's "Greg Hill Show". Drafted in the fifth round in 2019, Bailey has outperformed Allen this preseason, averaging 49.5 yards (and plenty of hang time) on his two punts this preseason while Allen averaged 43.8 yards on his five punts through two preseaso... [Full Article...]
Ezekiel Elliott's Agent Responds To Jerry Jones' "Zeke Who?" Remark
But Elliott apparently isn't laughing at a joke from the Cowboys' general manager. Pollard's performance prompted Dallas owner Jerry Jones to joke, "Who?" Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard , center, celebrates his touchdown with teammates during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, Aug. [Full Article...]
Serena Williams to begin 2020 WTA Tour season in Auckland
But the tennis player suffered a shock 2nd round three-set defeat to compatriot Madison Brengle last time she played at blustery Auckland. The 37-year-old has captured 72 WTA titles and has dominated at Grand Slams, with her 2017 Australian Open win against sister Venus earning her 23rd Grand Slam title, surpassing Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22. [Full Article...]
Rugby League scrum-half Archie Bruce found dead in hotel room
An English rugby league club is in shock after a 20-year-old scrumhalf was found dead in a French hotel room the morning after his premier grade debut. The rugby league community there were equally shattered by the news of his passing. Batley said Bruce was training with the Bulldogs for the 2019 season with a view to the 2020 campaign, but was handed his debut by head coach Matt Diskin "due to ... [Full Article...]
Mandatory neck guards 'not far away' after Smith felled by Archer
Australia have been at the forefront of pressing for better safety measures after the death of Phillip Hughes , who was hit on the base of the skull by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield game in 2014. His duel with Steve Smith in the just-concluded second Test will go down in history as one of the finest the game has ever seen. "We've [also] got Marcus Harris who is ready to go, but I reckon it ... [Full Article...]