Ben Clarke

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain, which has taken on a new severity during the past week, La Liga will meet with the Spanish Footballer's Association and the Spanish Football Federation on Thursday to make a crucial decision. https://twitter.com/SemraHunter/status/1237810110371692546?s=20 After declaring on Tuesday that the league's next two matchdays would be played behind closed doors, the bodies...

Clayton Kershaw has spent the last decade as one of the top pitchers in baseball, and has proven his elite status in the game by making his appearance on Opening Day for the Dodgers for a grand total of eight seasons. In 2020, Kershaw will make that number nine. https://twitter.com/jorgecastillo/status/1237080631063891975?s=20 Dave Roberts announced on Monday that Kershaw has been named the Opening...

Los Angeles Chargers announced over the weekend that they have signed running back to an extension, but not the one most people expected. While they are still locked in negotiations with Pro Bowler Melvin Gordon, Chargers went on and signed 2019 standout Austin Ekeler to a new deal. According to reports, Ekeler inked a four-year contract that will pay him $24.5 million overall. The deal,...

Legendary former USMNT and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is coming out of retirement. Howard decided to step on the soccer field once again, this time as a member of the USL League Championship side Memphis 901. Howard officially retired from soccer at the end of 2019 MLS season, which he spent with Colorado Rapids. The 40-year-old, however, now changed his mind and has officially filed the...

Another big name from Premier League is coming to Major League Soccer. Montreal Impact announced on Tuesday that the club acquired midfielder Victor Wanyama from Tottenham Hotspur. According to the official announcement, Wanyama joins Impact on a free transfer. The Kenyan will fill in the club's third Designated Player spot. Wanyama comes to MLS after a disappointing first half of 2019/20 season in which he only...

Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale has given his team the worst possible news as they head into the second month of Spring Training, experiencing elbow trouble that has the entire organization worried. https://twitter.com/ChrisCotillo/status/1234868918180859906?s=20 Sale, who reported to Spring Training with pneumonia and was already expected to be delayed in his preparations for the 2020 regular season, experienced left elbow soreness...

After missing the entire 2019 season due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, long-time Royals catcher Salvador Perez made his return to the diamond in the Royals' Friday Spring Training game against the San Francisco Giants. https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1233415654067208194?s=20 Perez started the Friday afternoon game, registering two at-bats and playing five innings behind the plate. He had already gotten...

Philadelphia Union is making sure it has the right leadership for the 2020 MLS season and beyond. The team announced on Thursday that they signed captain Alejandro Bedoya to a two-year contract extension. This new deal will keep Bedoya with the franchise through at least 2021. The team also holds an option to prolong the veteran midfielder's stay in Philadelphia for...

Former Italy national team striker Giuseppe Rossi has joined Real Salt Lake of the MLS just before the beginning of the North American league's season, adding strength to his new team's attack and bringing a prominent name to the league. https://twitter.com/realsaltlake/status/1233069974362546177?s=20 Rossi, who was born and raised in the United States but chose to represent Italy internationally based on his heritage...

After struggling with a tight end position in 2019, the New England Patriots are determined to do something about it. According to Eugene Frenette of Florida Times-Union, the Pats are exploring possible trade for Baltimore Ravens' TE Hayden Hurst. Patriots tried various solutions at the tight end last season but struggled to find someone to replace the production they were getting from...