14 July 2024
It was on Saturday that Aaron Judge and Juan Soto debuted their new handshake, going over the movements of their home-run celebration within the clubhouse walls. The Yankees’ captain nodded at his teammate and said; “We’re going to do this a couple of times today.” The teammates kept their promise, with Judge producing more long ball history to help New York set their first series victory in a…
14 July 2024
Cameron Sutton committed some offseason transgressions that have now cost him half of an NFL season. The NFL suspended the Pittsburgh Steelers player for eight matches without salary for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Sutton’s suspension comes after an arrest warrant was put out for him on grounds of an alleged domestic violence incident in March. Sutton turned himself in and…
14 July 2024
The Chicago Bulls Executive Vice President – Basketball Operations Artūras Karnišovas announced on July 13th the updates below and additions within the team’s basketball operations department ahead of the 2024-24 NBA regular season. “These changes are steps toward ensuring the progress of the Bulls organization,” said Karnišovas. “We have brought in talented and well-respected people who have…
10 July 2024
Liverpool chiefs are gearing up for Mohamed Salah to conclude the last year of his contract. According to The Mirror, the Reds are insisting that the Egyptian legend is not for sale this summer. Al Ittihad made them a €175m offer recently which they rejected. Despite Mo’s deal now inside its final 12 months, Liverpool will not be cashing in on his talent. Instead, the board are ready to send off…
10 July 2024
Bayern Munich are jeopardising Barcelona’s plans to buy Nico Williams. Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced on Sunday that they “can afford to sign the Athletic Bilbao winger. Willams’ contract has a €58m buyout clause. And Marca reports that Bayern are also interested and ready to pay his option. For Williams, he is said to prefer Barca if he is to leave Athletic this summer.
10 July 2024
Atletico Madrid wants PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper Walter Benitez. Benitez is on Atletico’s radar as they get ready to send off Horaţiu Moldovan, who has substituted for No 1 Jan Oblak. Fabrizio Romano the transfer expert reports: “EXCL: Atlético Madrid open talks to sign Walter Benítez from PSV as new goalkeeper. “Long term contract on the table as Atléti believe in Benítez for the future. “Talks…
10 July 2024
This NFL offseason has washed in a wave of new wide receiver contracts, resetting the top of the market position. One player hoping to ride this wave is Dolphins wideout Tyreek Hill, who said he was thinking about his next deal and is thrilled to see what his new pay standard would mean for him. “I’m very excited to just be a part of the old wave, which was $30 million, and Justin Jefferson came…
9 July 2024
The French national football team, who are competing in the Euro 2024 semi-finals, have been accused of being boring to watch. France are yet to score a single goal from open play in the tournament, as they get ready to face Spain. Les Bleus coach Deschamps, while speaking to a Swedish journalist on Monday, said: “If you’re getting bored, watch another game. You don’t have to watch – it’s fine.…
9 July 2024
Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna has been named Player of the Matchday, thanks to his record of three-assists and one goal. The award was presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 25. Luna was the star of Saturday’s 5-2 shootout with Atlanta United at America First Field; delivering three assists for the second time this campaign, to keep Salt Lake level on points (43) with LAFC and the LA…
9 July 2024
A Dominican court sentenced former Major League Baseball outfielder Raúl Mondesi to six years and nine months in Jail and fined $507,000 for corruption during his time as mayor of the city of San Cristobal. Prosecutors accused Mondesi of embezzling $5 million when he was mayor between 2010 and 2016. The sentence was passed after a deal with the prosecutors’ office. Mondesi, whose son Adalberto…
9 July 2024
Chris Patrick was named senior vice president and general manager of the Washington Capitals on Monday. Meanwhile, Brian MacLellan, who was Washington GM for the past 10 seasons, will stay on as president of hockey operations, a title he got in 2023. MacLelland will keep overseeing every area of hockey operations and Patrick will report to him. Patrick is the seventh GM in Capitals history. He…
5 July 2024
The 2024 MLB trade deadline is on Tuesday, July 30, and so far Luis Arraez and Aaron Civale have been transferred to other clubs. More trades are in the works. Below are the latest MLB trade deadline rumours. Mets concentrating on buying A month-long heater has seen the Mets win 18 of their last 25 matches and advance to within 1.5 games of a Wild Card spot. According to the New York Post, New…