How the NL won baseball's star wars - ESPN 9:00 AM ET Jayson StarkESPN Senior Writer Close Senior writer for ESPN.com 21 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer Author of three baseball books On the second Tuesday of July, the stars will sparkle in the San Diego sky. But enough about astronomy. It's the stars sparkling below, on the glimmering grass of Petco Park, that we're here to talk … [Read more...]

Report: Red Sox offer Jason Groome $3.5 million; No deal yet - Press of Atlantic City Jason Groome will know a lot more about his baseball future by the end of this week. Thank you for reading and relying on pressofAtlanticCity.com for your news and information. You have now viewed your allowance of free articles. Login Subscribe You must login to view the full content on this page. … [Read more...]

Free agency winners and losers - ESPN 6:00 PM ET The Kevin Durant aftershocks are quieting, so it's time to take an early look at winners and losers from another NBA free agency whirlwind -- with a focus on teams we haven't covered since the shenanigans started July 1. WINNER: Golden State Duh. The potential lack of rim protection and bulk is troubling, but concerns over depth are overblown. … [Read more...]

Gators linebacker says Tennessee game is fun because they always win - Chattanooga Times Free Press HOOVER, Ala. — Someday, maybe, Florida's turn at Southeastern Conference media days won't include questions about the long winning streak against Tennessee. Of course, it's up to the Volunteers to stop the bragging from their East Division rivals. The bravado was a theme for Florida's three player … [Read more...]

Florida Gators exercise bragging rights for streak against Vols - Chattanooga Times Free Press HOOVER, Ala. — Someday, maybe, Florida's turn at Southeastern Conference media days won't include questions about the long winning streak against Tennessee. Of course, it's up to the Volunteers to stop the bragging from their East Division rivals. The bravado was a theme for Florida's three player … [Read more...]

Celtics' Jaylen Brown has Renaissance Man touch - Las Vegas Review-Journal Unless the Dos Equis beer guy suddenly decides to play, Jaylen Brown is arguably the most interesting man in the NBA Summer League. The Boston Celtics rookie forward, who was the No. 3 overall pick in June’s NBA Draft, could’ve played college basketball anywhere he wanted to but chose Cal for its strong academics. … [Read more...]

Lakers News, Roster, Rumors: 2016-2017 May See Major Changes As Team Chases Russell Westbrook, Others - International Business Times The Los Angeles Lakers are finally in the post-Kobe Era, and there are many reasons to be both optimistic and puzzled by the direction of one of the most successful organizations in professional sports. The free-agent market came and went last week, and general … [Read more...]

On the Sixers, the salary cap, and Kevin Durant - Philly.com (blog) Salary caps are supposed to be the great equalizers, egalitarian mechanisms enforced to prevent big-revenue teams such as the Lakers and Knicks from purchasing their championships on the open market. We use the term "big revenue" instead of "big market" because sports are increasingly becoming a national game, lessening the … [Read more...]

Jason Groome and Red Sox face Friday deadline - Press of Atlantic City Jason Groome should know a lot more about his baseball future by the end of this week. Thank you for reading and relying on pressofAtlanticCity.com for your news and information. You have now viewed your allowance of free articles. Login Subscribe You must login to view the full content on this page. … [Read more...]

Grades from Vegas: Ben Simmons, Kris Dunn, more lottery picks - ABC News No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons remained the big story on the third day of the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League, changing up his game to become more scorer than distributor.Also Sunday, No. 3 pick Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and No. 4 pick Dragan Bender of the Phoenix Suns squared off, defending each other in an … [Read more...]