Jacob Young had a weird season. He produced some of the coolest and most memorable plays in recent Nationals history. However, his season was also a bit of a let down. Young is one of the best in the sport patrolling center field, but his game became one dimensional this year. Let’s start with the … Read more
When Rory Bakke collapsed at the Miller Park pickleball courts in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, his girlfriend, Sunny Saengdara, didn’t hesitate. “He kind of looked at me from across the court, pointed to his head, sat down, and fell back,” she recalled. Saengdara is a nurse. After checking for a pulse, she began CPR and utilized … Read more
After Luis Torrens lined out to end the game, New York Mets fans booed. However, anger was not the emotion that rang out from the Citi Field crowd. Instead, Mets fans were in a state of shock. Somehow, someway, they had just lost two out of three to a Nationals team that has been absolutely … Read more
Happy 67th birthday to three-time All-Star, 1988 National League Cy Young winner and World Series champion Orel Hershiser! Hershisher pitched for 18 Major League Seasons, spending the first 12 and the final season of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with his most dominant campaign coming in 1988. Not only did “Bulldog,” start 35 … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Some of the AHL’s young talents from last season are showcasing themselves this weekend at NHL prospects tournaments. Let’s break down some of the NHL organizations who will have familiar AHL names on the ice as they ready themselves for this upcoming season. BUFFALO SABRES (ROCHESTER AMERICANS)Buffalo’s annual September prospects … Read more
Zachary Athekame officially at Milan. (@acmilan.com) Zachary Athekame is the latest player to join the squad of Massimiliano Allegri. The role of the right-back at Milan has seen many different occupiers over the past few seasons, but the Rossoneri fans and management will hope that this new signing will lock it down. Athekame, 20-year-old Swiss … Read more
Speaking to MARCA in a recent interview, Bayern Munich superstar Harry Kane has expressed his admiration for Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal. The England striker was once again the star for Bayern Munich in their 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart in the German Super Cup final on Sunday night. In a short interaction with the aforementioned … Read more
The Milwaukee Brewers’ trade with the Boston Red Sox early in the season flew under the radar. The Brewers acquired former top prospect Quinn Priester from the Red Sox, sending outfield prospect Yophery Rodriguez to Boston on April 7. Pitching prospect John Holobetz was sent to the Red Sox on May 5 to complete the … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes continued his charge toward the National League Cy Young Award on Sunday afternoon, pitching six shutout innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 6-0 win. It also completed an utterly dominant month of July that saw his performance reach an entirely new level, even for him. Including Sunday’s start against … Read more
Barcelona are on the verge of securing their first signing of the summer in Joan Garcia. The immediate focus now is on completing some outgoing operations so as to improve their Fair Play situation before the transfer window opens. Ansu Fati and Clement Lenglet are two of the players that Barcelona are focusing on getting … Read more