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January

AlphaTauri renamed Visa Cash App RB for new F1 season

Red Bull’s junior Formula One team, formerly known as Toro Rosso and then AlphaTauri, has been renamed Visa Cash App RB ahead of the 2024 season, the team revealed on Wednesday. Red Bull hopes the new deal will help move the team, known for giving F1 debuts to reigning world champion Max Verstappen and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, up the competitive order and into the upper midfield. The deal is Visa’s “first major global sports sponsorship in more than 15 years”, according to Wednesday’s announcement, and further strengthens Red Bull’s F1 ties with the United States. While its senior team, the […]

January

Nationals, OF Joey Gallo agree to one-year deal

Outfielder Joey Gallo and the Washington Nationals are in agreement on a one-year, $5 million contract, sources told ESPN, filling an outfield slot with the rebuilding team as Gallo looks to regain full-time at-bats. Gallo, 30, hit .177/.301/.440 in a limited role with the Minnesota Twins last year. Though he hit 21 home runs in 332 plate appearances, he struck out 42.8% of the time, the highest single-season mark ever for a player with at least 300 plate appearances. Strikeouts have eaten into Gallo’s batting average, which last ended above .200 in the 2019 season. While his 14.5% walk rate ranked 13th among players with 300-plus […]

January

Cavs’ Emoni Bates suspended 2 games in G League for entering stands

Cavaliers rookie forward Emoni Bates was suspended two games without pay by the NBA G League on Monday for going into the stands after his game with the Cleveland Charge over the weekend. G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim revealed that Bates and Charge teammate Gabe Osabuohien were suspended for “entering the spectator stands” after the game Saturday in Alabama. The league did not provide any other details regarding the incident, which happened after the Charge’s 126-105 loss to the Birmingham Squadron. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports Bates and Osabuohien will start serving their suspensions […]

January

Josh Hader, Astros agree to record five-year $95M deal

All-Star closer Josh Hader agreed to terms on a five-year, $95 million contract with the Houston Astros on Friday, significantly bolstering a team that has made seven successive appearances in the American League Championship Series, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal doesn’t include any deferrals, making it the largest ever for a relief pitcher in terms of present-day value. Edwin Diaz signed a five-year, $102 million deal with the New York Mets last offseason, but $26.5 million of it was deferred, giving it a present-day value in the neighborhood of $93 million. The Astros’ pickup of Hader comes on the heels of news that Kendall Graveman, one […]

January

Aryna Sabalenka gets rare 6-0, 6-0 win, advances at Australian Open

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Lesia Tsurenko. The second-seeded Belarusian, who earned her first Grand Slam title here 12 months ago, needed just 52 minutes for victory at the Rod Laver Arena. She has dropped just six games in three rounds so far. “Last year, Iga [Swiatek] won so many sets 6-0, and this is one of the goals, to try to get closer to her,” Sabalenka joked. “I’m just super happy with the level I’m playing so far. Hopefully I can just keep going like that or […]

January

Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević, 46, dies after heart attack

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team revealed. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors collect the 2022 NBA championship, was 46. Milojević died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Tuesday night after a medical emergency during a private team dinner. The Warriors had been arranged to play the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, a game the NBA postponed. “We are absolutely devastated by Dejan’s sudden passing,” coach Steve Kerr said in a […]

January

Clippers’ Ivica Zubac (right calf) out at least four weeks

The surging LA Clippers will have to play at least a month without starting center Ivica Zubac. Zubac is out with a strained right calf and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the Clippers revealed before Tuesday night’s home game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was a late scratch moments before tipoff of the Clippers’ 109-105 loss at Minnesota on Sunday. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports Head coach Ty Lue stated Mason Plumlee will start in Zubac’s place. Daniel Theis started Sunday against the Timberwolves. “We just got to adjust,” Lue said. “I think (with) Mase […]

January

Braves extend contract of GM Alex Anthopoulos through 2031 season

The Atlanta Braves extended the contract of president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos through the 2031 season last Friday. He was promoted to his current role in February 2020 after joining the Braves as executive vice president and GM in November 2017. In six seasons under Anthopoulos’ leadership, the Braves have compiled a 515-354 (.593) record with six successive National League East division titles and the 2021 World Series championship. Looking for the best online betting site and Live betting? Visit Heritage Sports “There is simply no one better in the business,” team chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk said. […]

January

Jordan Hicks to start for Giants after $44M deal

Right-hander Jordan Hicks and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a four-year, $44 million deal, sources told ESPN, with the plan being to convert him from the bullpen into a full-time starter. Hicks, 27, has experience as a starter, working there almost exclusively in his two minor league seasons and spending eight matches in the rotation with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022. At 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, he has a starter’s build, and even if his velocity recedes with the move, he will still be among the hardest-throwing pitchers in baseball. A source stated Hicks can also make up to $2 million per year […]

January

Cubs, lefty Shota Imanaga reach 4-year, $53M deal

The Cubs have agreed to a four-year contract with Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga, the deal is worth $53 million. The deal has several provisions, including the team’s option to extend the contract — after both Years 2 and 3 — to $80 million over five years, sources said. But if the Cubs decline in either year, Imanaga can choose to become a free agent or remain on the original contract. The Cubs revealed their agreement with Imanaga on Thursday without disclosing the value. The deal came as Imanaga’s posting window was coming to a close. He had until Thursday to sign with […]

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AlphaTauri renamed Visa Cash App RB for new F1 season

Nationals, OF Joey Gallo agree to one-year deal

Cavs’ Emoni Bates suspended 2 games in G League for entering stands

Josh Hader, Astros agree to record five-year $95M deal

Aryna Sabalenka gets rare 6-0, 6-0 win, advances at Australian Open

Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević, 46, dies after heart attack

Clippers’ Ivica Zubac (right calf) out at least four weeks

Braves extend contract of GM Alex Anthopoulos through 2031 season

Jordan Hicks to start for Giants after $44M deal

Cubs, lefty Shota Imanaga reach 4-year, $53M deal

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