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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...]
Tiger Woods not ruling out playing at Presidents Cup
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It was in 1998, at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, when an unprepared US team got shellacked, 20½-11½. The competition is from December 12-15 at Royal Melbourne's composite course, which previously hosted the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2011. [Full Article...]
Barcelona Offer To Take Neymar From PSG On Loan
Essentially, Barca will be copying Bayern's strategy, proposing to take Neymar on this year, but with the option to buy his services outright after the season. Without moving some assets there's no way a deal could get done. PSG countered with €120 million plus Coutinho and Semedo. The two sides were nowhere near being on the same page. [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...]