Ben Clarke

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger has won the National League Most Valuable Award for the 2019 season, it was announced on Friday. https://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/1195119077854994432 Bellinger edged out Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich for the award, receiving 19 first-place votes as opposed to Yelich's 10 for the recognition as the league's best player. It was a banner season for the 24-year-old Bellinger, who...

Carmelo Anthony is finally back in the NBA. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Portland Trail Blazers added Anthony to their roster on Friday, signing him to a non-guaranteed deal. Anthony hasn't played in the league since early in the 2018/19 NBA season when he was a member of Houston Rockets. Wojnarowski reports that Melo will join the Blazers for the team's upcoming road...

One of the biggest legends in recent soccer memory has a new gig as the head coach of Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact, the second coaching job in his career. https://twitter.com/impactmontreal/status/1194967637815648256?s=20 Thierry Henry, the Arsenal legend who became one of the faces of the game internationally in the 2000s, was named Impact's next head coach on Thursday morning. This is Henry's first...

DeMar DeRozan's time with San Antonio Spurs might be coming to an end. According to The Ringer's Kevin O’Conner, Spurs are considering trading DeRozan if he doesn't sign an extension before the trade deadline with Orlando Magic emerging as a possible partner. DeRozan can become a free agent next summer if he declines a $27.7 million player option, which...

It seems like Inter Miami is not even close to being done with constructing their roster for their inaugural MLS season in 2020. After acquiring young talent in the past months, the team decided to bring in some veteran leadership by acquiring midfielder Victor Ulloa. Ulloa, who spent his entire professional career playing in MLS, joins via trade from FC Cincinnati. According to Miami's...

After parting ways with Domenec Torrent last week, NYCFC is beginning its search for a new manager in England. According to several reports, the next head coach of NYCFC might be Giovanni van Bronckhorst, former Dutch star Giovanni van Bronckhorst and current member of Manchester City's organization. Van Bronckhorst joined Man City this season in an unspecified role to "develop his coaching skills and learn...

After yet another demoralizing loss, the Arkansas Razorbacks have decided to fire head football coach Chad Morris. https://twitter.com/5NEWSClara/status/1193564732051148801?s=20 Arkansas, who hired Morris just last summer, simply could not wait any longer for the program to fall further. In just under two seasons as the Razorbacks' head coach, Morris managed a dismal 4-18 record with the team. What's even worse is that Morris...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has spent the past two seasons establishing himself as one of the most colorful and memorable characters to have played in the MLS. Now, at the age of 38, he is looking to move back to Europe to finish his career, and according to MLS Commissioner Don Graber, he has one suitor that is pushing for him hard. https://twitter.com/FootyAccums/status/1192718414449717248?s=20 In...

Atletico Madrid certainly didn't expect to leave Germany with a loss on Wednesday night after traveling to Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League Group Stage action. After a surprising 2-1 loss to the Group D cellar-dwellers, Diego Simeone's men have been left frustrated and they are looking for answers. https://twitter.com/bayer04_en/status/1192197896629837827?s=20 The Bundesliga side, who had lost 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano in the...

The problems continue to pile up for Atlanta Hawks. After recently losing their young star point guard Trey Young to an ankle injury, Hawks will now be without forward John Collins for a foreseeable time as well. NBA announced on Tuesday that Collins received a 25-games suspension for violating the league's Anti-Drug Program. The 22-year-old was positive on Growth Hormone Releasing...