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MOUZ, Spirit advance to playoffs at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade
MOUZ and Team Spirit each punched their ticket to the playoffs on Thursday in the $500,000 BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 event in the Serbian capital.,MOUZ captured Group A with a 2-1 victory over Virtus.pro, while Team Spirit emerged from Group B with a 2-0 win over HEROIC.,MOUZ sandwiched a 13-4 win...

Astros trade RHP Brandon Bielak to A's for cash
The Houston Astros dealt right-hander Brandon Bielak to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday for cash considerations.,He was designated for assignment on Saturday to make room for right-hander Cristian Javier on Houston's active roster.,Bielak, 28, had no decisions and a 5.71 ERA in 10 relief appearanc...

Team Spirit, HEROIC post Group B wins at BetBoom Dacha
Team Spirit and HEROIC produced victories Wednesday as Group B action got underway in the $500,000 BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 event in the Serbian capital.,Team Spirit swept Aurora Gaming 2-0, while HEROIC defeated MIBR 2-1. On Thursday in Group B, Team Spirit will face HEROIC in a winners match, w...

Ex-Colorado CB Cormani McClain heading to Florida
Cormani McClain, the No. 1 cornerback prospect of the Class of 2023, is transferring from Colorado to Florida.,Multiple outlets reported the news on Wednesday, before the Florida native posted a photo and message on social media confirming the news.,"It's always a lesson when you take a lost, as soo...

White Sox acquire OF Corey Julks from Astros
The Chicago White Sox acquired outfielder Corey Julks from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Luis Rodriguez.,The deal was announced Wednesday by Astros general manager Dana Brown.,Julks, 28, made his major league debut with Houston in 2023 and batted .245 with six homers, ...

MOUZ, Virtus.pro open BetBoom Dacha with wins
MOUZ and Virtus.pro scored sweeps Tuesday as action got underway in the $500,000 BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 event in the Serbian capital.,Competing in Group A, MOUZ defeated BetBoom Team and Virtus.pro beat Team Falcons by 2-0 scores. MOUZ will face VP in a winners match Thursday, with BetBoom and ...

Mariners acquire INF Jake Slaughter from Cubs
The Seattle Mariners acquired minor league infielder Jake Slaughter from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for right-hander Tyson Miller.,Slaughter, 27, is batting .297 with five homers, 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 32 games this season at Triple-A Iowa, where he has started games at first, second and t...

Bruins captain Brad Marchand out for Game 5 vs. Panthers
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand participated in the team's morning skate but will not play in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series Tuesday night versus the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., coach Jim Montgomery announced.,Marchand, a forward, also sat out Boston's 3-2 loss in Ga...

Cowboys, Browns and Brady featured in Week 1 matchup
Tom Brady and two of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks will gather Week 1 of the 2024 season in Cleveland. ,Brady, in his regular-season broadcasting debut with FOX, was part of the announcement Monday night when he confirmed alongside new booth partner Kevin Burkhardt that they would call the Cow...

Bruins F Brad Marchand skates, will travel to Florida
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand skated Monday morning and will travel with the team to Florida.,Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said the left winger is day to day, responding "yep" when asked if Marchand is feeling better.,Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series is Tuesday night ...

Doug Barron wins Regions Tradition for first Champions major
Doug Barron posted a 4-under 68 on Sunday to win the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Ala.,Barron turned in a bogey-free round with four birdies to secure his first title at a PGA Tour Champions major and his third victory overall. He finished at 17-under 271, two strokes ahead of New Zealand's Stev...

This week in the NFL March 09, 2024
Back in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a ...

Andy Reid's son gets break his DUI victim didn't; Emmitt Smith is right about DEI; Kelce retires for real this time
Back in 2021, Britt Reid, then the Chiefs’ linebackers coach and son of celebrated Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, left team headquarters drunk, smashed his truck into two cars stopped on the side of the interstate at 84 mph, and put five-year-old Ariel Young into a coma. Young sustained a ...

The NFL's best free agent signings of 2023
The 2024 NFL league year is around the corner. That gives us one full year’s sample size to judge last year’s free agent class. Among all the teams who spent big in free agency last season, whose money made the most for them? These 2023 free agents were hugely important to their teams’ success and a...

You probably forgot these MLB players were on these teams
The MLB is one of the oldest leagues in American sports. With that comes some legendary players and names for all of its teams, but nothing is better than watching your team acquire someone legendary from your rivals, or pass on someone who turned out to be a hall of famer because they weren’t all t...

Should Broncos fans, or anyone, have faith in Denver’s front office anymore?
Nathaniel Hackett is who we thought he was, and the last time head coach Sean Payton won a ring the sports world was still a month away from being introduced to Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs. Putting the Denver Broncos’ mistakes all on Russell Wilson’s shoulders is a cowardly move....

The Avalanche have gone full Freddie Four Fingers
The NHL trade deadline has gotten into high gear a couple days before Friday afternoon’s deadline, so let’s roll through the highlights of what’s already gone down....

With Russell Wilson gone, Sean Payton can’t point the finger at anyone but himself
Now that the Denver Broncos have made their decision about moving on from the Russel Wilson era, it’s time for head coach Sean Payton to get serious. There’s a lot at stake here and Payton can’t whiff on this quarterback selection. Whether it be via free agency or the draft, Payton is only going to ...

NCAA athletes are trying to unionize again — but this time it feels different
On Tuesday, Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team became the latest college team to attempt to unionize — voting 13-2 to join Service Employees Union Local 560, which currently represents other Dartmouth employees. As labor unions rise in popularity — more than two-thirds of all Americans and 88 percent...

Russell Wilson, the most sound and fury signifying the most nothing
One can’t help but wonder if Russell Wilson had just thrown that last pass in Super Bowl 49 into the third row how the rest of it might have played out. Seattle would likely have had consecutive Super Bowls, he’d be a god in the PNW, and perhaps everyone would have had more patience for the mountain...