Several months into his tenure as the Toronto Blue Jays’ new manager, Charlie Montoyo sat in his office chair, discussing the series ahead against the San Francisco Giants. Montoyo’s office inside Rogers Centre is small and tidy, devoid of clutter. An autographed Andrew Katz painting of Herman Oliveras, Montoyo’s favoriteRead More →
Andrew Friedman had high hopes for his Tampa Bay Rays bullpen in 2014, but it struggled. He worried about the group of Los Angeles Dodgers relievers he took into 2017, but they were a revelation. In five years as the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, Friedman has experienced a fairRead More →
Given what we’ve achieved together over the past year, it’s fair to say that Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors created a new template for the NBA. You know as we do that what was referred to casually — and often dismissively — in the media as “load management” wasRead More →
When Kyrie Irving declared a week before the trade deadline that he didn’t “owe anybody s—,” he inadvertently provided the Los Angeles Lakers leverage in their trade talks with the New Orleans Pelicans surrounding Anthony Davis. Due to an arcane cap rule, the Boston Celtics, who had been hoarding theRead More →
The Tennessee Titans announced they are retiring the numbers of running back Eddie George and quarterback Steve McNair. The jerseys will be retired in a ceremony before the Titans’ home opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 15. “This is a big moment for me personally, because I love theseRead More →
Amari Cooper is not sweating out when he will get a long-term contract with the Dallas Cowboys finalized. He said he has not talked to his agents much about discussions, which have yet to ramp up in earnest. “I just handle my business,” Cooper said. “I’m more anxious about campRead More →
Well before the kick off the 2019 Copa America has already lost what looked like being one of its major themes. The scene appeared set for Neymar to get his career back on course, shrugging off injury woes, disciplinary problems and controversy about his diving by leading Brazil to victoryRead More →
France eased to a 4-0 win away to minnows Andorra on Tuesday to return to the top of Euro 2020 qualifying Group H after their recent shock defeat to Turkey. Kylian Mbappe put the World Cup holders in charge with a cool chipped finish in the 11th minute which wasRead More →
The absurdity of Cody Bellinger’s ascendant season reached what felt like an apex on the night of May 27, when the Los Angeles Dodgers’ budding superstar came to bat for the fifth time. Moments earlier, in the top of the eighth inning, Bellinger thwarted a New York Mets rally byRead More →
The Washington Nationals hit four consecutive home runs in the eighth inning Sunday, becoming the first franchise in major league history to accomplish the feat multiple times. With the score tied 1-1 and one out in the eighth, Howie Kendrick, Trea Turner, Adam Eaton and Anthony Rendon hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back homersRead More →