It was Wednesday afternoon and a veteran relief pitcher was in his car, driving to his team’s hometown with the intention of playing baseball amid a pandemic. He spent the past few days in a remote location wondering if he should drive north to his home or head west for …
Read More »The MLB 2020 season is a series of tests, and the first big one comes today
9:30 am ET Jeff passanESPN Near ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Training camps around the Major League Baseball officially open on Friday, marking another step toward the return of the game. As momentous as it sounds, however positive …
Read More »England to use Black Lives Matter logo on shirts for West Indies events
England have announced that their jerseys for the next series of three tests against the Antilles will feature the Black Lives Matter logo. The move reflects what the West Indies have already taken in calling for the design of Alisha Hosannah, a partner in Premier League footballer Troy Deeney. The …
Read More »Sir Everton Weekes, the last of the three Ws, dies at 95
Sir Everton Weekes, the last member of the legendary Three Ws, died at the age of 95. Along with Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell, Weekes formed a formidable batting unit on the West Indies team. All three were born within a couple of miles of each other, rumored …
Read More »Gritty Gets a ‘Weird Eye’ Makeover
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” is heading to Philadelphia for its fifth season, so it was only natural that the Fab Five would try to work their magic on one of the biggest stars in the city, one who prides himself on being rude. In a mini episode released Tuesday, the Fab …
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