Throughout the offseason, the Kansas City Royals looked to improve their outfield. Despite overtures to Anthony Santander, Jurickson Profar and Adam Duvall, the team could not secure any significant help in the outfield. The one major addition they did make—second baseman Jonathan India—has had to learn the outfield on the fly since the Royals already … Read more
2 A Manchester United fan group, The 1958, have announced plans for a protest against the Glazer family this weekend. The 1958 have issued a statement, urging supporters to wear black to symbolise the club’s slow death under the crushing rule of the Glazers, who remain majority owners. The group has organised multiple protests in … Read more
Hockey East announced Saturday that Boston College junior forward Andre Gasseau has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at the 54-second mark of the third period on Friday, Feb. 28, against New Hampshire. On the play, Gasseau was assessed a major penalty for slew footing and a game misconduct. Gasseau is ineligible … Read more
Yuta Funemizu has made history as the first Japanese player to sign an exclusive contract with the United Pickleball Association (UPA) to compete on the Carvana PPA Tour (PPA Tour) and be eligible to be drafted on a team in Major League Pickleball. The PPA Tour is the premier professional pickleball tour, holding exclusive contracts … Read more
Major League Pickleball (MLP) is implementing three new rules for 2025. The changes, posted to their website’s 2025 Competition Structure Overview, were updated as of Feb. 21, 2025. MLP told The Dink that these changes are being put in place to allow for all deserving players to receive playing time while improving the league’s overall … Read more
Tags: Champions Trophy 2025, South Africa, Anrich Nortje Published on: Jan 16, 2025 South Africa’s hopes for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy have taken a significant hit with the withdrawal of star fast bowler Anrich Nortje due to a back injury. Nortje, who has not featured in international cricket since the T20 World Cup in … Read more
Augustana has had a solid season and swept Lake Superior State at home Jan. 31-Feb. 1 (photo: Kenneth Lenger). Augustana’s first full season as CCHA members is turning out better than most outsiders could have expected. It’s been pretty clear since they started conference play that they were going to be one of the teams … Read more
Third baseman Alex Bregman was the last top free agent remaining on the market. He finally found a home late Wednesday night. Chandler Rome of The Athletic reported that the Boston Red Sox have signed Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract. Bregman will also have an opt-out clause after each season, potentially allowing him … Read more
This time last year, Newcastle United were managing a relentless injury crisis that showed no signs of easing, with a long list of players constantly sidelined. This season has been a very different story and it’s thought James Bunce’s arrival has had a positive impact, with the number of muscle injuries down considerably on last … Read more
Shortly after it was reported Tuesday that New York Mets owner Steve Cohen “was back in conversation with” representatives for free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso, WFAN’s Evan Roberts suggested Alonso had instructed agent Scott Boras to get a deal done. Whether or not that’s the case may never be known, but Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith revealed on Wednesday that anybody believing … Read more