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Bryce Harper put up a first for his Philadelphia Phillies career on Monday: an ejection. The outfielder was tossed while in the dugout after barking over balls and strikes, and stormed out of the dugout in response. He had to be held back as manager Gabe Kapler animatedly took up his cause. Bryce Harper was...Read More...
Many in Detroit were rather dissatisfied with how the first half of Monday night’s Pistons-Bucks playoff game was being officiated. Milwaukee and Detroit were whistled for a combined 28 personal fouls in the first half of the first-round game, but 18 of them went against the Pistons. At halftime, Detroit’s Bruce Brown had already tallied...Read More...
Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton is the subject of a sexual assault suit from a reporter who claims he forced himself on her. Legal documents obtained by TMZ show that Kelli Tennant, a former reporter for SportsNet LA, accused Walton of assaulting her in a hotel room in May 2017. She said Walton requested a...Read More...
The NBA is making some serious money off of critics of its officials during this year’s NBA Playoffs. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Brooklyn owner Joe Tsai was fined $35,000 over a tweet he sent that seemingly criticized the fairness of the officiating in the first-round series between his Nets team and the Philadelphia...Read More...
Odell Beckham Jr. hasn’t said that much about his departure from the New York Giants, but on Monday, he gave us some insight into how he feels. Beckham seemed to object to how Giants GM Dave Gettleman and the team have characterized him since his departure. On Monday, he replied to a fan who was...Read More...
The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi on the 10-day injured list over the weekend because of an elbow injury, but it sounds like he will be out a lot longer than that. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that Eovaldi is set to undergo surgery to remove “loose bodies” from his elbow....Read More...