Month: November 2021

Mercedes has asked for a review of the overtaking incident involving world champion Lewis Hamilton and title rival Max Verstappen during the Brazilian Grand Prix, the Formula One team said yesterday.

The Houston Astros seem to have given up on re-signing Carlos Correa, given his flirtation with several contenders in free agency. Do they have a backup plan? Correa could receive a deal close to $30 million per season, and up to a five-to-six year contract. That’s…a lot of money, but such is the case when […]

There will be no room for Matthew Wade and probably not Mitchell Marsh either as Australia prepares to name an extended squad for the 2021 Ashes series.

Kevin Durant has a matchup against the Warriors on Tuesday, his former team, and the Nets superstar’s activity on Twitter suggests a revenge game is coming. While with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant was nothing if not prolific. The superstar forward spent three seasons with the franchise, helping to lead them to two NBA […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost 121-103 to the Bulls on Monday night, prompting injured Lakers star LeBron James to leave the game early.  In a blowout loss, it’s not uncommon for fans of a team to leave the arena early and get a head start on the journey home before the traffic hits. What’s less […]

The Boston Red Sox are interested in infielder Javy Baez, but he’d come at a steep asking price. Baez would have to sign on to play second base, and he’d likely do so as long as it didn’t impact his long-term contract implications. Javy played plenty of third base with the New York Mets, allowing […]

DeMar DeRozan was too tired to pad his scoring stats against the LeBron-less Lakers. DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 38 points in the Bulls’ 121-103 win against the Lakers on Monday but apparently was ‘too tired’ to go for 40 like his teammate, Zach Lavine, wanted him to. “[Lavine] was trying to force me to […]

The Warriors are trying to entice 2023 signings Marata Niukore and Luke Metcalf to join the club a year early next season.

The Atlanta Braves are likely to re-sign Freddie Freeman, but what if negotiations fall through?  Alex Anthopoulos can say all the right things the entire offseason, but that doesn’t mean he has a realistic backup plan in place for Freddie Freeman. The longtime Braves first baseman is looking for the largest contract of his career, […]

English cricket commentator David Lloyd has apologised after racist text messages were aired during Azeem Rafiq's testimony on Tuesday.