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The Phoenix Suns and Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a blockbuster deal on Tuesday which will see future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul move west. https://twitter.com/Suns/status/1328518068507557890?s=20 The teams agreed to a mega-deal which will see Chris Paul move from the Thunder along with F Abdel Nader to the Suns in exchange for Kelly Oubre Jr., Ricky Rubio, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and a...

Manchester City announced a big bit of news on Thursday afternoon, revealing that they had agreed to a two-year contract extension with star manager Pep Guardiola. https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1329401824101724165?s=20 Guardiola's previous contract was set to expire after the end of the current season, leaving many to wonder whether or not the former FC Barcelona coach would look to move elsewhere. An end was put...

The 2020 NBA Draft was finally held on Wednesday night, five months later than it was previously scheduled, and the Minnesota Timberwolves had the top pick and carte blanche to select whatever player they wanted. They settled on Georgia Bulldogs shooting guard Anthony Edwards, turning into last night's biggest prize at the virtual event. https://twitter.com/Timberwolves/status/1329230917580189698?s=20 Edwards burst onto the scene as one...

The Miami Marlins and Kim Ng made history over the weekend, as the long-time front office executive was named the first female general manager in MLB and major American professional sports history. https://twitter.com/Marlins/status/1327276960595243009?s=20 Ng, who spent the past ten seasons working for Major League Baseball as its senior vice president of baseball operations, will re-join the club foray and look to...

The New York Mets learned on Wednesday that starting pitcher Marcus Stroman will be back for the 2021 season after accepting the team's $18.9 million qualifying offer. https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1326568261123776512?s=20 The diminutive right-handed pitcher was given the qualifying offer by the Mets, which meant that if he were to sign for another team, it would have had to forfeit a first-round draft pick...

The NFL regular season has reached its halfway point, which means that it's time to start thinking about which teams we can expect to compete for a Super Bowl berth. https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1326202417076006912?s=20 There are a few teams that are clearly favorites to compete for a title in the AFC (think the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens), but there's...

The Milwaukee Brewers' Devin Williams and the Seattle Mariners' Kyle Lewis were named the National League and American League Rookies of the Year, respectively, as MLB announced on Monday night. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1325952005509156866?s=20 The abbreviated season produced two starring rookies who were bright spots for their teams in what otherwise could have been described as difficult seasons for them. Williams was arguably the best...

Just over a year after he joined La Liga's Celta Vigo, head coach Oscar Garcia was sacked and became the first managerial casualty this season in Spain's top flight. https://twitter.com/RCCeltaEN/status/1325733227374505984?s=20 The seasoned coach, who had previously been the head man at Olympiacos, St. Etienne, Red Bull Salzburg, and Watford, among other stops, was signed last November to replace Fran Escriba with...

The Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Robbie Ray have agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal that will see the veteran lefty return north of the border in the 2021 season. https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1325173717643653120?s=20 Ray, who was traded to the Jays from the Arizona Diamondbacks at this season's trade deadline, will be back in order to help anchor a rotation which is...

According to ESPN, the NBA Players Association representatives are set to agree to an NBA proposal which would see the new season start on December 22nd. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1324089255304585219?s=20 While the league had been expected to aim for a pre-Christmas Day start to the season, there was uncertainty as to whether or not the league's players would agree to start the season so...