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Getty Images Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz is the charter member of a new power/speed club. One day after joining Vince Coleman and Rickey Henderson as the only players to steal 100 bases in their first two seasons, De La Cruz slugged his 25th home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday (GameTracker), […]
Joel Embiid has signed a contract extension with the Philadelphia 76ers, the team announced Friday. It’s a three-year max deal worth $193 million, as confirmed by CBS Sports NBA insider Bill Reiter. Embiid himself announced the deal in an Instagram post. “Philadelphia is home,” he wrote. “I want to be here for the rest of my […]
Getty Images Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase did not receive the long-term lucrative extension he was after this offseason, and now, he finds his wallet a bit lighter due to his outburst during the Week 2 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, Chase has been […]
Juventus meet Napoli on Saturday for a key match in the race for the Scudetto after the two teams had a solid start to the new season under new coaches Thiago Motta and Antonio Conte. The Azzurri started off the season with a 3-0 defeat against Verona, but then were able to win three games […]
Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua will tangle on Saturday in London for the IBF heavyweight championship in a scheduled 12-round bout. The main Joshua vs. Dubois fight card at Wembley Stadium is scheduled to start around 11 a.m. ET, with Joshua and Dubois making the ring walk several hours later. This will be the first meeting […]
In what might have been his final start at Minute Maid Park as a member of the Astros, Justin Verlander got hit hard again Friday, this time surrendering six runs in 4 2/3 innings against an unimpressive Angels lineup. The offense picked him up and Houston won the game (HOU 9, LAA 7), but Verlander […]
Getty Images The Oakland A’s celebrated Rickey Henderson bobblehead night against the New York Yankees on Friday night, and the franchise legend took the field for the ceremonial first pitch. The kicker was that Henderson took his place behind the plate while his daughter, Adrianna, threw a strike. As their final season in Oakland comes […]
Getty Images Five-time NBA All-Star and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has commemorated his team’s 2023-24 NBA championship with a new back tattoo of him holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The tattoo was revealed in photos posted to Instagram. Tatum, the No. 3-overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, was an integral part of a […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday she has accepted an offer from CNN for a second presidential debate against former President Donald Trump on Oct. 23. Harris said in a statement on X that she accepted the offer for the debate and called on her opponent to accept as […]
USATSI It’s safe to say that rookie quarterbacks have struggled out of the gates in 2024. First-year signal-callers have 196 passing attempts, zero passing touchdowns and six interceptions through two weeks, as defenses have always had the upper hand. Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton is going through some growing pains with his new quarterback, Bo Nix. […]
