Four years ago this week marked the takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi PIF-led Consortium, and brought to an end the much-maligned ownership of the club by Mike Ashley. Ashley’s 14 year spell as owner saw us relegated twice, alienated fans and legends alike, and produced some of the worst football and transfers ever … Read more
An ownership group led by Florida-based business executive Patrick Zalupski has closed on the purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays. The sale of the Rays to the group by former principal owner Stuart Sternberg was finalized on Sept. 30 and has been unanimously approved by Major League Baseball owners. The purchase price was not disclosed. … Read more
The Atlanta Braves opened the series on a high note after Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Chris Sale turned in an impressive start, throwing a dominant 6.2 innings of one-run ball. He gave up just four hits and struck out nine. Offensively, things started to click for the Braves in the eighth … Read more
Wins and losses are fairly trivial this point, as the playoffs are pretty much off the table, although there is some real value in draft position. Chris Sale returns for Atlanta after breaking his ribs diving for a ball, as he wanted to get back to pitching competitively in preparation for a normal offseason. The … Read more
The Atlanta Braves have activated left-handed starting pitcher Chris Sales from the 60-day IL and optioned right-hander Nathan Wiles to Triple-A. Sale will be making his first start since June today against the Philadelphia Phillies. Wiles joined the active roster yesterday but is heading back to Gwinnett. He appeared in one game for in April. … Read more
2 Manchester United have finally agreed a deal with Chelsea for the sale of Alejandro Garnacho. Bittersweet There will be a sense of relief that United have finally managed to make a significant sale this summer. It has been clear since the end of May that Garnacho would have no future at the club after … Read more
The future of Mika Marmol has been in focus lately after the defender put in a transfer request to Las Palmas. It appears the former Barcelona youth prodigy is keen on playing for a first division club. Las Palmas, to that end, are ready to sell him this summer but not for a cut-price deal. … Read more
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media ahead of Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, touching on various topics, including the sale of the Twins, the ongoing media rights situation and the possibility of the Bay Area getting a future expansion franchise. The Twins have been on the block for almost a year now, as it … Read more
If there is one positive about the Atlanta Braves this this year, it is that if they face a quality opponent not from the NL West, they typically do pretty well (10-6 vs non NL West teams with a .550 or better W% this year.) They also are now 4-0 against the rival Mets this … Read more
Coming off arguably their most important win of the season, the Atlanta Braves will turn to reigning Cy Young winner Chris Sale on Wednesday night against the New York Mets. Sale was a little slow out of the gate this season (by his lofty standards, anyway) but has been as good as anyone in the … Read more