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The Memphis Grizzlies look likely to be without forward De'Anthony Melton for the start of the season after finding out that he'll miss approximately four to eight weeks with a back injury. https://twitter.com/GrizzliesPR/status/1177334706439884800 According to the team, "(he) was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his back and is undergoing off-loading and treatment to resolve. A full recovery is expected with...

The fourth 40/40 season in the history of Major League Baseball will have to wait after the Braves announced that second-year sensation Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the regular season after suffering a mild groin injury on Tuesday night. https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1177018912808026112 The Braves outfielder will finish the regular season with 41 home runs and 37 stolen bases in what...

After sixteen seasons as a manager in the Major Leagues, Ned Yost and the Royals announced that the 2019 campaign will be the veteran manager's final year at the helm of the team. https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1176162394835443712 Yost announced his retirement in a press release after Kansas City's 12-8 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Twins. The 65-year-old manager will finish out the season...

FC Barcelona found itself in dire straits in La Liga after a shock 2-0 loss at newly-promoted Granada last weekend. Ninth in the domestic competition after five matches, they seemed adrift and needed a win to set their ship back on course. They got that after beating Villarreal 2-1 at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1176599563504947201 Barcelona capitalized on two early...

The Houston Astros are heading back to the playoffs once again as the American League West champions after a 13-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. https://twitter.com/astros/status/1175888351909441538 The reigning World Series champions conquered their division for the third straight season, frustrating their West opponents once again in what has been a dominant 2019 for the team. George Springer mashed three...

The New York Yankees have had an excellent season in 2019. They've been able to consistently perform, producing wins despite missing key players for large stretches of the season. Their performance and resilience was awarded on Thursday night after beating the Angels 9-1 and clinching the AL East title. https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1174862849526640640 The Bronx Bombers broke out the bubbly at Yankee Stadium after their...

Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole of the Houston Astros reached a major milestone on Wednesday night, becoming the eighteenth pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball to record 300 strikeouts in a single season. https://twitter.com/astros/status/1174533730347749382 Cole got Shin-Soo Choo to swing and miss on an 89 mile per hour to end the sixth inning, recording his eighth strikeout of the game...

Real Madrid's 2019-20 Champions League campaign got off to a flat start after Los Blancos were dominated by Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/PSG_English/status/1174426647996633104 Paris Saint-Germain, despite playing without its two biggest stars in Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappe, made easy work of the 13-time Champions League title winners, taking a 2-0 second half lead and preventing Real...

The second week of the NFL season has come and gone. Some unexpected results, like the Titans´home loss to the Andrew Luck-less Colts, as well as some expected dominance, like the Pats' huge win over the Dolphins, were part of this weekend's action. Here are the biggest winners of Week 2. https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1173673310371991557 Seattle Seahawks The Seahawks extended their record to 2-0 with a...

The Chicago Cubs just can't seem to stop getting injured in the heat of a playoff race. On Sunday, when first baseman Anthony Rizzo went to field a bunt during the Cubs' 16-6 win over the Pirates, he became the latest in a long list of wounded Cubs. https://twitter.com/Josh_Frydman/status/1173312642196430854 The veteran first baseman turned his ankle on the Wrigley Field turf,...