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Former MLB umpire Angel Hernandez took financial settlement to retire: reports

It is the end of a wild career for MLB umpire Angel Hernandez, who announced his retirement late Monday night. Hernandez last worked on May 9, and now, it seems to make sense why he had been off the field for nearly three weeks before suddenly calling it a career. Reports say that Hernandez and Major League Baseball reached a …

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Thunder GM admits fault trading for veteran who underperformed: 'That's on me'

Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti is in the same boat as Gordon Hayward – the trade for the NBA veteran did not go as planned. Presti spoke at an end-of-season news conference on Tuesday following his team’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, where he took the blame for the trade he …

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Tyronn Lue becomes one of NBA's highest-paid coaches after signing 5-year extension with Clippers: reports

Tyronn Lue recently wrapped up his fourth season as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. After finishing the 2023-24 regular season with 51 wins, the most under Lue, the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for a second consecutive season. But Lue appeared to remain highly respected within the Clippers organization. Shortly after the Clippers …

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Riley Gaines talks to West Virginia female middle-schoolers who declined to compete against biological male

Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer, has been outspoken about transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports. Gaines, an OutKick contributor who hosts the “Gaines for Girls” podcast and is the director of the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute, spoke with a group of middle school girls who recently pulled out of a track and field competition due to …

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Phillies, Giants' benches clear after sequence of close pitches nearly hit Phillies' Bryce Harper

Tempers reached a boiling point during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants Wednesday. During one plate appearance, Bryce Harper became visibly upset after he was buzzed by a pair of fastballs. Players emerged from their respective dugouts after Giants pitcher Kyle Harrison threw back-to-back fastballs high and inside. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM …

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Pacers’ Rick Carlisle recalls how Bill Walton helped him win over his wife, and meet the Grateful Dead

Tributes poured in on Monday after the NBA announced the death of Hall of Famer Bill Walton, who died at the age of 71 following his battle with cancer. Among the countless memories shared, Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, Walton’s former teammate, shared his fondest one – and it wasn’t winning the NBA championship together with the Boston Celtics …

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MLB records set for major shakeup as Negro Leagues stats set to be officially recognized: report

Major League Baseball’s record books will look a lot different later this week. The league is reportedly set to officially recognize statistics from the Negro Leagues and incorporate them into its own data. MLB elevated Negro League stats as “major league” in 2020, a move they said was “a longtime oversight in the game’s history.” Since then, MLB has been …

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Chiefs coach Andy Reid has message for NFL after wacky schedule for 2024 season

“Any given Sunday” might still be a saying for the NFL, but games have expanded well beyond just one day a week. Just ask the Kansas City Chiefs and their 2024 schedule. When the NFL schedules released earlier this month, the Chiefs saw themselves playing every single day of the week at some point during the year except for Tuesday. …

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Brandon McManus's lawyer refutes claims he sexual assaulted 2 women: 'Absolutely fictitious'

Washington Commanders kicker Brandon McManus is being sued by two women, who were allegedly sexually assaulted by him last year on a flight to London while he played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. McManus’ attorney, Brett R. Gallaway, told ESPN that his client vehemently denies the claims. “These are absolutely fictitious and demonstrably false allegations made as part of a campaign …

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Steelers QB Justin Fields shuts down kick returner rumor: 'I'm not here to do that'

Justin Fields is one of the more athletic quarterbacks in the NFL, but do not expect to see him fielding kick returns in 2024. The Pittsburgh Steelers signal caller threw cold water on the idea that he would participate in any kick return experiments. “Nah, I’m not here to do that,” Fields said on Tuesday, according to The Post-Gazette. Fields …

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