Former MLB player Yasiel Puig has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge for lying to federal agents about bets on sporting events that he placed with an illegal gambling operation, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Puig has pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements. …
The MMA community was left in mourning on Sunday after the death of former UFC title challenger Anthony Johnson came to light. Many of his contemporaries, whether it was former rivals or teammates, shared their well-wishes for the late “Rumble.” What wasn’t immediately revealed was the cause of his death. All everyone knew was that …
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Getty Images The Eagles are no longer undefeated following Monday night’s 32-21 loss to the Commanders, and Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says they have no one to blame but themselves. Asked about some questionable officiating that went against his team, Sirianni said that it was the Eagles’ own poor play that …
The Major League Baseball offseason is up and running. We’re now more than a week removed from the end of the World Series, the General Manager Meetings took place last week and free agency is officially underway. Now, it’s still might be pretty slow for a few weeks. First off, the players who were extended …
Former Major League Baseball player Yasiel Puig has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for lying to law enforcement officials about sports bets he made with an illegal gambling operator, according to documents unsealed Monday by the US Department of Justice. Puig, who now plays professionally in South Korea, will plead guilty to …
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Comment on this story How PHILADELPHIA — Taylor Heinicke said he wasn’t paying attention. He said he didn’t give much thought to Monday night potentially being his last start, should Carson Wentz return to the active roster from his broken finger ready to go. His concern, he said last week, was won. And to win …
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The NFL has instant replay and still gets calls wrong regularly. Some things are reviewable, others aren’t, and picking and choosing means we get horrible mistakes like Monday night. The Philadelphia Eagles had a right to be mad in the fourth quarter of their 32-21 loss to the Washington Commanders. Washington linebacker Jamin Davis grabbed …
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The Buccaneers might want to see if they can get all of their games moved to Germany. With the team in an offensive rut, the trip to Munich seemed to fix nearly everything as Tampa Bay held off Seattle 21-16 in what was the NFL’s first regular-season game ever played in Germany. After struggling for …
What I’m hearing: • The market for free-agent starting pitchers is quite active, and the early asks from the three biggest names—Jacob deGrom, Justin Verlander and Carlos Rodón—are, to no one’s surprise, quite high. Rangers general manager Chris Young, who already traded for Jake Odorizzi and extended a qualifying offer to Martín Pérez, has said …
Getty Images On Sunday night, a report emerged that Rams receiver Cooper Kupp avoided the worst-case scenario regarding his ankle injury. Which invited speculation as to what the worst-case scenario would have been. Worst-case or not, it’s not good. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Kupp has a high ankle sprain. A …