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Last week the Dodgers made an inevitable move, transferring Clayton Kershaw to the 60-day disabled list. Kershaw hadn’t pitched in a game since June, and hadn’t participated in aptly-named baseball activities since suffering a mid-July setback. He’s not eligible to return until August 27. Predictable or not, that doesn’t mean Kershaw’s move to the 60-day disabled list is irrelevant — rather, it has some major ramifications for multiple playoff spots. You probably know that the Dodgers entered Wednesday two games back in the National League West and 2.5 games ahead for the top wild-card spot. Credit that standing to a surprisingly strong July, during […]

Attention lays on NBA’s 2015–16 champions, Cleveland Cavaliers and if the trio of Lebron, Irving and Love can pull of a repeat performance. While the three-headed monster helped the Cavaliers end Cleveland’s brutal 52-year championship drought the repeat may be tougher than ever, as the rest of the NBA is improving at a rapid rate. The Golden State Warriors have created their own “super team,” while the San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, and many other teams seem poised to push the Cavaliers. Fortunately, the Cavs still have plenty going for them, which is what makes a serious […]

  With the commencement of the Rio 2016 Olympics just days away an explosion has rocked the Olympic stadium in Rio, when bomb disposal experts were called to Maracana Stadium and used a controlled explosion to destroy a suspicious package after police found a suspicious toolbox. Authorities sent in a robot to investigate the toolbox on Sunday at the Maracana Stadium as rehearsals for the ceremony were underway. The toolbox is believed to have exploded when the robot touched it. There are no reports of any injuries and authorities have yet to confirm whether the package was in fact a […]

On Monday at 4 p.m. ET, the 2016 non-waiver trade deadline will have come to pass. Over the past few days ee’ve already seen plenty of notable deals go down, as names like Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Drew Pomeranz, and Mark Melancon change teams. With that it is expected to see more needle-movers go down before the deadline bell tolls and deafens us all. Here are some of those we will be watching for. Will Jonathan Lucroy stay or go? The Milwaukee Brewers ‘ catcher was almost traded to the Cleveland Indians over the weekend, but he wound up vetoing the trade, as was his right per the […]

There was a big buzz over the weekend in regards to Cleveland Indians nearing a trade for Milwaukee All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy in exchange for four minor leaguers: catcher Francisco Mejia, shortstop Yu-Cheng Chang, outfielder Greg Allen and right-hander Shawn Armstrong. The Indians have been on top of their division for most of the season, they lead the AL Central by 4 1/2 games over Detroit. They have been in the market for a catcher since Yan Gomes separated his right shoulder earlier this month, and Cleveland has been actively looking to upgrade its offense for several weeks. They believe that with one of baseball’s best starting […]