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VIDEO: This MLB Opening Day essay will bring tears to your eyes

The long postseason wait -- 266 days -- has ended as Major League Baseball has their annual MLB Opening Day games. The season will have an abbreviated 60-game schedule kicking off Thursday evening, as a result. MLB analyst Tom Verducci wrote an essay surrounding MLB Opening Day, with a video release available Thursday with narration from actor Jon Hamm. Transcript: We have missed you dearly.266 days passed since we have seen you. Since Daniel Hudson threw the last pitch past […]

todayJuly 23, 2020

Hockey News

NHL releases exhibition schedule for Stanley Cup Qualifiers

TORONTO/EDMONTON (Midwest Sports Network) -- The National Hockey League is making their final preparations leading up the return of hockey action to end the 2019-20 season. The teams will play 12 games over three days in hub cities. All Eastern Conference games will be played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto; all Western Conference games will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The Stanley Cup Qualifiers will begin on Aug. 1 in Toronto and Edmonton. The full schedule is listed below. All […]

todayJuly 23, 2020

MLB News

Betts agrees to 12-year, $365 million extension with Los Angeles Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Former American League MVP Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers reached an agreement on a 12-year, $365 million contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The long-term deal will keep the star outfielder from reaching free agency this winter and will tie him to the club through the 2032 season. League sources told ESPN and MLB Media that Betts' deal -- including the one-year, $27 million contract he's currently under -- will total 13 years and […]

todayJuly 23, 2020

Missouri

MLS delays St. Louis debut to 2023

ST. LOUIS -- All of the excitement surrounding St. Louis joining Major League Soccer (MLS) will have to wait one year longer. A news release from MLS4THELOU Friday refers to a decision made by MLS commissioner Don Garber. Garber recently made an announcement that there has been a timeline adjustment of the St. Louis expansion club debut. As a result of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Garber is delaying the debut to 2023. Previously, the team was to […]

todayJuly 17, 2020

NWA News

Billy Corgan shuts down rumors that NWA is closing

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Rumors were brought up Thursday stating that the NWA - National Wrestling Alliance is shutting down for good. The rumors got the attention of NWA owner and president Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins fame. Corgan did address the issue via Instagram: A quick note about the National Wrestling Alliance, which I fought for, and won ownership of a few years back.We are NOT shutting down. So please disregard any and all rumor to effect. Corgan continues to […]

todayJuly 17, 2020

Entertainment News

Saints’ Michael Thomas named final player in ‘Madden’ 99 club

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (UPI) -- New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas on Friday was selected as the final member of the 99 club on "Madden NFL 21," the highest rating an NFL player can receive in the popular football video game. Thomas, 27, had an NFL-record 149 catches last season. He also led the NFL with 1,725 receiving yards and scored nine touchdowns in 16 games for the Saints. The four-year veteran has made the Pro Bowl three times […]

todayJuly 17, 2020

Breaking News

BREAKING: Washington Post releases Redskins sexual harassment allegation story

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post has released their story on Dan Snyder, and it is damning. The headline reads “From dream job to nightmare.” Basically it sums up more than a dozen women’s allegations of verbal abuse and harassment by former team employees. Dan Snyder would not interview with the Post for the piece. The team released a statement and said that they had hired attorney Beth Wilkson and her firm to conduct and independent review of the allegations. Harassment […]

todayJuly 16, 2020

Football News

Buffalo Bills, New Era ending stadium naming rights partnership

BUFFALO, N.Y. (UPI) -- The Buffalo Bills and New Era Cap Company released a joint statement Wednesday announcing the end of their stadium naming rights relationship. In the statement, the Buffalo-based apparel company asked the team to release it from the naming rights agreement, meaning the Bills' stadium will no longer be called New Era Field. The NFL franchise and New Era said they are currently negotiating the details of the separation. "The Buffalo Bills and New Era Cap Company […]

todayJuly 15, 2020

Football News

Kansas City liquor store employee broke news of Patrick Mahomes’ contract

KANSAS CITY (UPI) -- A liquor store employee in Kansas City, Mo., was the first person to report Patrick Mahomes' record contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Katie Camlin tweeted Monday afternoon that a Chiefs front-office employee came to Plaza Liquor and bought six bottles of Dom Perignon champagne. "[He] said there's a big signing [Monday]," Camlin tweeted. "He said it's not [defensive lineman] Chris Jones, so my guess is a Mahomes deal." Camlin later deleted the tweet before […]

todayJuly 7, 2020

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