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It was inevitable that someone would lose out on a lot of at-bats when the New York Yankees acquired the AL home run leader, Edwin Encarnación, on Saturday. Unfortunately, the big loser appears to be Clint Frazier. Despite placing fourth on the team with 11 home runs and slashing .285/.333/.522, Frazier was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the team announced Sunday. The move certainly caught Frazier by surprise. “This is the reality of things,” Frazier said to reporters. “Guess I’m facing reality right now. It’s a tough pill to swallow. It’s never fun, especially with how much I’ve felt like I’ve contributed to […]

Irving parted ways with longtime agent Jeff Wechsler on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to ultimately work with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation prior to the start of NBA free agency on June 30, sources said. Irving, a six-time All-Star, will become an unrestricted free agent, and league sources say he remains intensely interested in the Brooklyn Nets. The New York Knicks are expected to remain competitive for Irving, too, sources told ESPN. The Nets and Knicks have both hoped to sign Irving and Kevin Durant together into max salary slots. Durant’s free agency has been complicated by a ruptured right Achilles tendon that is expected to keep […]

After months of uncertainty over the status of his contract for the upcoming season, Kyle Rudolph gained clarity on Monday night. A League source told ESPN that Rudolph agreed to the terms of a contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings and will sign its new contract on Tuesday morning, the same day the Vikings begin their three-day compulsory minicamp. According to a source by Adam Schefter of ESPN, Rudolph’s new deal over a four-year period has a value of $ 36 million, which could keep him in Minnesota by 2023. Rudolph passed on the message in a heartfelt message on […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. Warriors coach Steve Kerr announced the news at a Thursday press conference. Durant has not played since May 8 when he injured his calf in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. While the Warriors didn’t practice as a team today, Kerr was eager to see how Durant would handled playing basketball in simulated 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 scenarios. Those scrimmages apparently did not happen as trainers deemed him unprepared. The Warriors, playing without Durant and Klay Thompson, […]

Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Andrew McCutchen sprained his left knee in a loss to the San Diego Padres and will have an MRI exam on Tuesday. McCutchen was hurt during a rundown in the first inning and came out of the game. “I didn’t feel it pop or anything,” he said. “Something felt uncomfortable, something that made me grab my knee and go down. I’ve had an ACL injury before and I know what that feels like. This didn’t feel like that.” “I have no clue,” he said when asked if he believed he would require a trip to the […]