Author: admin

This content is for Premium, Super-Premium, and Premium Monthly members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post The Call-Up: Will Wagner appeared first on Baseball Prospectus.

Read More

Tensions are running high over the delay to sign off on the deal to take Conor Gallagher to Chelsea, with CaughtOffside sources noting that there’s only one party to blame at this point.It’s understood that the Blues decision to backtrack on their agreement for Samu Omorodion with Atletico Madrid is what has caused all of the subsequent problems.Last-minute changes in the player’s conditions played a significant role in stopping the deal from being completed, as the Spanish striker was not entirely satisfied with his potential position in Chelsea’s attacking hierarchy.Chelsea to blame for Conor Gallagher delayAdditionally, sources understand that complications…

Read More

France Under-18 international Medhi Narjissi is missing after being “swept away by a wave” while swimming in the sea off Cape Town, the French Rugby Federation said.The FFR said the incident took place during a recovery session with other players in South Africa on Wednesday, and that search teams were immediately dispatched.Two sea rescue boats and a helicopter were involved but did not find the 17-year-old, who has recently signed for Toulouse.The search continued on Thursday as National Sea Rescue Institute spokesman Craig Lambinon said strong rip currents could have swept Narjissi into the surf zone and out to sea.Narjissi…

Read More

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray talks through his journey from leaving his home and family as a teenager to train in Spain, before playing at the senior Wimbledon tournament for the first time in 2005.Murray’s mother Judy also describes how her son was “ridiculously competitive” in his youth and admired Andre Agassi growing up. Andy Murray: Will to Win is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer. You can also watch ‘Andy Murray: Will to Win’ on Friday 28 June at 21:00 BST on BBC One.Available to UK users only.

Read More

This past Friday, I made the one-hour journey north of Bangkok to the Pathum Thani province, accompanied by Nort Beauchamp (19-7-1, 3 KOs). Beauchamp, a seasoned fighter who has shared the ring with the likes of Brock Jarvis (21-1, 19 KOs) and Sam Goodman (19-0, 8 KOs), was there to spar with WBA titlist Thammanoon Niyomtrong (24-0, 9 KOs), also known as Knockout CP Freshmart, at the Thai Payak Boxing Gym. Owned by former WBC flyweight champion Chatchai Sasakul, the facility has become a key training ground for the champion. As Nyomtrong’s trainer, Sasakul is playing an instrumental role in…

Read More

Hello Gold Medallist and newest member of the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko. Lydia, congratulations again. Just has it all kind of sunk in, everything from last week? I actually don’t know if it has sunk in yet. I didn’t sleep Saturday night just because of travel logistics and all that. So I went to sleep for the first time on Sunday night. It was pretty surreal. I woke up, like, was that a dream? Did that just really happen? Super exciting. I’ve gotten an overwhelming amount of support from the players and the people that I know, and…

Read More

Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a single game and later played nine NBA seasons (1954-64), died Tuesday at the age of 91. A cause of death was not revealed. Selvy’s family announced that he died at his home in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Frank Selvy twice led the NCAA in scoring in back-to-back seasons from 1953-54, averaged 41.7 points as a senior “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Frank Selvy, Furman’s all-time greatest athlete, a consensus All-American, NBA…

Read More

Michael Chandler would love to kick Conor McGregor’s ass in front of Donald Trump. Chandler has been nothing, but patient while waiting for his red panty night against the Irish megastar. It looked as though the way would finally pay off on June 29 when the two were scheduled to headline UFC 303 in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, the fight never came to be after McGregor bowed out due to a broken pinky toe. Recent rumors suggest that their clash will be rebooked for UFC 310 in December, though no official announcements have been made. In the meantime, ‘Mystic Mac’ has…

Read More

Paris Olympics – Best Female Relay: American Women’s All-Star Team Flexed Muscle in Medley Relay Domination The American women had posted a strong, balanced performance over the first eight days of Olympic swimming, but thanks to Australian freestyle prowess, the U.S. had yet to secure a relay win. They didn’t claim relay gold three years earlier in Tokyo, either, with the team coming up 13-hundredths behind Australia in the 400 medley relay on the final day of competition. This time, though, there would be no doubt of American strength with an utterly dominant performance in the meet-ending medley. This group…

Read More