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‘Throw hard and be jacked’: Kopech, Crochet set for Sox ‘pen originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Garrett Crochet was inspired by Michael Kopech before he even met him. “Michael is a guy I knew about in college,” Crochet said Saturday. “I saw a young guy throwing hard, and he was jacked. “I wanted to go to college, throw hard and be jacked.” RELATED: Kopech’s role for Sox could change over course of 2021 Both pitchers are throwing hard now, a pair of fireballers the White Sox envision as… Source link

López wants role in Sox good times after offseason overhaul originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Reynaldo López used the phrase “arm action” so much Saturday that it seemed he was trying to sell a new karate-chopping action figure. But no, López is trying to do the same thing he’s been trying for years now: pitch consistently well as a member of the White Sox starting rotation. This might be his last chance, coming off back-to-back tough seasons and the White Sox officially out of… Source link

Three catchers unlikely for Sox, highlighting backup battle originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago As Tony La Russa and White Sox pitchers keep raving about the job every catcher in camp is doing, the idea of carrying three backstops isn’t a crazy one. But it doesn’t sound like that will be happening. “There is a lot of catching talent in this camp,” La Russa said before Wednesday’s spring game, a 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. “Because of the quality of that talent, we thought about… Source link

Bloomberg Fed Dials Up Pressure on Wall Street to Ditch Discredited Libor (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is intensifying its scrutiny of banks’ efforts to shed their reliance on the London interbank offered rate, and has begun compiling more detailed evidence on their progress, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.Banks are being asked for specifics on their Libor exposure, their plans for amending contracts tied to the benchmark, and the fallback provisions being… Source link

LAS VEGAS — Nothing that was being said about Ciryl Gane before he fought Jairzinho Rozenstruik on Saturday at Apex — he’s big, powerful, incredibly athletic and one of the potential stars in the heavyweight division — changed after they spent 25 minutes in the cage together. This, though, was one of those rare shutout victories in which he wasn’t particularly happy. Gane defeated the fourth-ranked Ronzenstruik by winning 50-45 on all three cards, but it was a desultory affair that… Source link

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson doesn’t lack for confidence. Anderson has been outspoken over his career, whether he’s celebrating a home run or shutting down chatter about the unwritten rules, Anderson always delivers a good quote. Over the past two seasons, he’s backed all of it up. Anderson has hit .331/.357/.514 over his last 172 games. He’s won a batting title and a Silver Slugger, and is the catalyst for a White Sox team that’s expected to be a perennial playoff contender over… Source link

Sox keep raving about Andrew Vaughn: ‘The full package’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The general rule of thumb is you should never use more words when fewer will do. Tony La Russa’s opinion on Andrew Vaughn could’ve been limited to the two words that ended his answer: “Very impressive.” But the many words that came before provided the latest illustration of why the White Sox think Vaughn, who’s the favorite to land the team’s starting DH job despite never playing a game above… Source link

After a weekend of backlash aimed at UFC president Dana White for calling ESPN reporter Ariel Helwani “such a douche,” the network released a statement backing Helwani on Monday. “Ariel is a valued colleague and an exceptional MMA reporter,” a network statement to USA Today reads. “His record speaks for itself.” Gina Carano controversy sparked White’s insult The statement did not mention White by name. ESPN and UFC are corporate partners, with the network carrying exclusive rights to… Source link

National Review Mark Cuban Told Mavericks Not to Play National Anthem Before Home Games Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said Tuesday that he decided before the start of the season not to play the national anthem before the team’s home games. “It was my decision, and I made it in November,” Cuban said without further comment. The new policy, which was first reported by the Athletic, makes Dallas the first team to forgo playing the anthem at home games. The Mavericks played… Source link

White House press secretary Jen Psaski held a briefing on Wednesday and was asked by White House Correspondent Hunter Walker if the administration considers the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol an attempted “coup.” Video Transcript – I want to ask you questions on two fronts here. First off, you know, it’s been over a month since the January 6 Capitol attack. And we have not received any kind of public briefing from the Capitol Police. A lot of people have raised concerns about that. Does… Source link