Year: 2020

Reds agree to $21 million, 3-year deal with OF Shogo Akiyama
Outfielder Shogo Akiyama agreed to a $21 million, three-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, the only major league team that hasn’t had a player born in Japan

Penske shuffles crew chiefs for Logano, Keselowski, Blaney
Team Penske has overhauled the crew chief assignments for all three of its NASCAR Cup Series teams. Joey Logano will now be paired with Paul Wolfe

AP sources: Nationals bring back RHP Hudson, add 1B Thames
The Washington Nationals are bringing back reliever Daniel Hudson and adding first baseman Eric Thames

Carson Wentz led injury-depleted Eagles until he couldn’t
Carson Wentz helped the Philadelphia Eagles overcome one injury after another until he ended up on the sideline

Harvey Weinstein charged with rape, other sex crimes: LA district attorney
BCFC/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Harvey Weinstein has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Monday. The disgraced [Read More…]

Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette
Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette

Reds sign 5-time Japanese All-Star Shogo Akiyama
Free agent OF Shogo Akiyama has agreed to terms on a 3-year, $21-million contract

Women’s World Cup vet Graeme Abel takes on top job at Oregon
The University of Oregon made a splash when it hired U.S. women’s national team assistant coach Graeme Abel as its new women’s soccer coach

Giants interview Judge, Rhule on deck, McCarthy to Dallas
The New York Giants are looking at two members of Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots staff for their vacant head coach job

Angels acquire reliever Keller from Marlins for Estrada
The Los Angeles Angels have acquired right-handed reliever Kyle Keller from the Miami Marlins

Cardinals announce 2020 minor league coaching staffs, field/medical assignments
Seven of the St. Louis Cardinals’ minor league managers will be returning to their same jobs in 2020.

Spartans rising again after throttling Michigan
Michigan State is finally on a bit of a roll

Rutgers names Andrew Aurich offensive line coach
Rutgers coach Greg Schiano has added another assistant with New Jersey ties

Getting it done: Clemson, LSU backs proving they belong
LSU tailback Clyde Edwards-Helare and Clemson runner Travis Etienne have proven they belong the College Football Playoff championship stage

Vikings Snap Counts: Sendejo holds up at nickel
Andrew Sendejo

Using map of North America to show scale of massive Australia wildfires gives horrifying perspective
File photo. imamember/iStock(AUSTRALIA) — The raging fires in Australia have burned over 12.35 million acres of land — with at least 24 people killed and more than 2,000 homes destroyed by the blazes, officials said. [Read More…]

Oldest survivor of USS Indianapolis has died at 98
Archive photo. Bettmann/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS) — The oldest remaining survivor of the USS Indianapolis from WWII has died. The official Facebook page for the Naval ship that sank in July 1945 under enemy fire shared the [Read More…]

Lynx assistant Walt Hopkins to be named New York Liberty’s new head coach
Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Walt Hopkins will be hired as the next head coach of the New York Liberty.

Boston College coach Hafley makes Frank Cignetti Jr. his OC
New Boston College coach Jeff Hafley has hired Frank Cignetti Jr. as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach

New drone task force investigating mysterious sightings across Colorado, Nebraska
File photo. aerogondo/iStock(BRUSH, Co) — A multi-agency task force has been set up to investigate mysterious reported drone sightings across remote parts of northeast Colorado and southwest Nebraska, following a meeting of more than 70 [Read More…]