With arch-rivals Mohun Bagan already set to play in the Indian Super League, after merging with ATK, India awaits to see how East Bengal reacts to it. However, the ‘red and gold’ brigade are preoccupied with a lot of internal mishaps, which is why they should not rush to play in the top-tier league. East … Continue reading Why East Bengal should not rush to play in the Indian Super League Continue Reading
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia has stated that the Indian Premier League should sever ties with its Chinese sponsorships, if not this season, then by the 2021 season. After 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley clash, Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps on Monday. On June 15, 20 Indian soldiers were … Continue reading IPL should sever ties with Chinese sponsorships at least by 2021, states Ness Wadia Continue Reading
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed that the league has created contingency plans to deal with situations like what Leicester are dealing with. An increase in the number of coronavirus cases has seen the city impose stricter lockdown measures which could affect the Foxes. Leicester City’s final games of the 2019/20 Premier League … Continue reading Premier League has contingencies to deal with situations like Leicester, admits Richard Masters Continue Reading
Four down, two to go. On Monday, the Pirates announced that they had signed their fourth-round draft pick Jack Hartman. Terms of the deal are not yet known. Shortly after the official announcement, Hartman went to Twitter to share his excitement: The 21-year-old right-handed reliever went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 22 strikeouts over 12 … Continue reading Pirates sign fourth-rounder Hartman Continue Reading
Former Pirates outfielder Melky Cabrera has found a new home, signing a minor league deal Monday with the Mets. He will be added to the team’s 2020 player pool. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Cabrera was one of three players from outside the organization brought in Monday by the Mets. Right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland, who … Continue reading Free agent Cabrera signs with Mets Continue Reading
After months of speculation of if he would return to the Korean Baseball Organization, it turns out that there will be no homecoming for Jung-Ho Kang. The former Pirates infielder said in an Instagram post Monday that he is withdrawing his request to return to the KBO. Kang and the KBO have been under scrutiny since late May, … Continue reading Kang abandons KBO comeback Continue Reading
Two things took place in 1980 that altered the course of Jimbo Covert‘s life. The first happened when Pitt head coach Jackie Sherrill put Joe Moore in charge of the offensive line after spending three years as the Panthers’ running backs coach. Covert started spring practice that year on the defensive side, where he had been since arriving since 1978, … Continue reading One-on-one: Covert on Hall, Pitt, Mean Joe Continue Reading
Mike Lange has been doing play-by-play of hockey games for about a half-century now. He’s done it well enough to have earned the Foster Hewitt Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame, and long enough to get a pretty good feel for what goes into a successful broadcast. It’s no surprise, then, that a suggestion he … Continue reading Errey, Bourque: Analyzing won’t be easy Continue Reading
The NFL still hasn’t released their re-opening plan for players to return to facilities amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The league has already allowed front office personnel and coaches to return, but no players who aren’t receiving rehabilitation services have been permitted in team facilities. This has many wondering what the protocol will look like when … Continue reading NFLPA to agents: Talk to your clients Continue Reading
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As we walked into the Civic Arena, after making the 90-minute drive from Warren, Ohio, my friends and I were handed packs of cigarettes as part of a Penguins’ game-night giveaway. Who needed a Doug Shedden or Peter Lee bobblehead when lung darts were being distributed to paying customers 18 years and older? We still laugh about … Continue reading Reed: Always another story to light up Continue Reading