The Milwaukee Brewers released pitcher Luke Barker this week, and he’s not happy about it. It’s not the fact that he was released that got to him, however. That happens in baseball all the time. It was that he was designated for assignment and released just hours after he underwent Tommy John surgery. “Unfortunately, this means my time as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers organization has come to an end,” he wrote on Twitter on Thursday night. “I’ll let others decide whether… Source link
Read More »Tommy Tuberville NIL bill, Gamecocks controversy & more
Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer The College Football Enquirer welcomes a late transfer onto the squad, just in time for the football season. SI’s Ross Dellenger joins the pod full time and will be your third voice of reason (or anarchy) through the year. Ross joins Dan Wetzel & SI’s Pat Forde today and kicks off with a piece of original reporting from Washington, D.C. on former Auburn coach and current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville. Joined by Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia,… Source link
Read More »Jake Paul officially cancels bout with Tommy Fury, claims boxer ‘went into hiding’
The Jake Paul-Tommy Fury boxing match is officially off, for a second time. Paul does not sound pleased. The YouTuber-turned-boxer confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday that Fury had received a termination notice for their bout and claimed his erstwhile opponent “literally went into hiding.” Paul confirmed he still planned to fight in his Aug. 6 event at Madison Square Garden, co-headlined by an Amanda Serrano match, but will have to find an opponent on short notice. He indicated an announcement… Source link
Read More »Tommy Pham adds blame for Pederson slap to commissioner Mike Trout
The wild fantasy football feud that has taken over Major League Baseball doesn’t stop with just Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson. It’s also far from over, even after Pham served his three-game suspension. The incident now apparently includes Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout, otherwise known as the “worst commissioner in fantasy sports.” If Trout would have simply run the league, Pham said jokingly, there wouldn’t have been an issue in the first place. “Trout did a terrible job, man,”… Source link
Read More »Jake Paul will fight Tyron Woodley on Dec. 18, Tommy Fury withdraws
When Jake Paul steps into the ring on Dec. 18, he won’t be facing Tommy Fury. Paul announced on Monday that Fury has pulled out of their fight due to a medical issue, and a familiar face will be taking his place: former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who will finally get the rematch he’s been pushing for. Fury released a statement about his withdrawal through Michael Benson of talkSPORT.com A bacterial chest infection and broken rib are legitimate reasons to pull out of a fight… Source link
Read More »Google Doodle honors Japanese American weightlifter Tommy Kono
Happy birthday, Tommy Kono. Google In 1942, the then-12-year-old Tommy Kono was forced into an… Source link
Read More »George Mason pitcher dies after Tommy John surgery complications
Sang Ho Baek appeared in seven games for the Patriots last season, his first at George Mason. He died on Saturday. (Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) George Mason freshman pitcher Sang Ho Baek died on Saturday, the school announced. He was 20. “We are devastated by the passing of Sang,” head coach Bill Brown said in a statement. “Sang was an incredible teammate who was loved by everyone associated with Mason baseball. He will be missed and forever cherished in our hearts. Right… Source link
Read More »Tommy Tuberville introduces anti-trans amendment to COVID bill
As the United States Senate attempts to pass a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, former Auburn football coach and current Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville had one thing on his mind: anti-trans legislation. Tuberville attempted to add an anti-trans amendment to the COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, but was voted down 49-50. If passed, the amendment would have prohibited funding to educational institutions that allowed trans women to compete in women’s athletics. Washington Senator Patty Murray,… Source link
Read More »Does Tommy Tuberville think inauguration is fluid?
Does Tommy Tuberville need to retake his high school United States government class? The freshman Alabama senator and former college football coach wondered to CBS 42 in Birmingham this week if President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration should be pushed back because of COVID-19. “We probably could have had a swearing-in and inauguration later after we got this virus behind us a little bit. Again, we’re talking about Washington, D.C.,” Tuberville said. “This virus” that Tuberville… Source link
Read More »Remembering Tommy Lasorda, the Dodgers’ constant character
Tommy Lasorda was parked in the middle of the Dodgers home clubhouse one afternoon, his head tilted over as if exhausted, his eyes cloudy. Players, coaches, clubbies and media slid past his scooter, this way and that, some dragging a hand over a narrow, hunched shoulder, some greeting him, “Tommy!”, as they passed. He was a dry stone in a shallow, hard-running creek. His eyes and a small smile said hello back. That was about all he had to give that day. And still he was there, among them,… Source link
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