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The Miami Marlins took a surprising Game 1 Wild Card Series victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, but their win was not without a little bit of bad news. Star outfielder Starling Marte, who was acquired in a trade-deadline deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks back in July, was struck on the hand with a pitch in...

Tottenham Hotspur is on the verge of adding Benfica striker Carlos Vinicius on loan for the 2020-21 season on a deal which includes a reported purchase option. Spurs, who have been looking for more help for their frontline at the behest of coach Jose Mourinho, appear to have found their man in the Brazilian striker who shined with Benfica last...

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Roma winger Iago Falque is on the move for the 2020-21 season, joining newly-promoted Benevento Calcio in Italy's Serie A on loan. Falque, a Spanish youth international who spent the second half of last season on loan at Genoa, was not in Torino's plans for the current season and was able to find a spot on...

After just 60 games of regular-season action in the shortened 2020 season, the expanded playoff bracket has been set and October baseball is just around the corner! https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1310583475490168834?s=20 16 teams will take part in the three-game Wild Card Round of the playoffs, which has the potential to lead to tons of exciting action and maybe even a few upsets. Let's predict...

After a disappointing 2020 season which saw the Boston Red Sox mired in the bottom of the American League East for the entirety of the shortened campaign, the team announced on Sunday that manager Ron Roenicke will not return to their dugout in 2021. https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/1310268487282110470?s=20 Roenicke, who took over the Sox during the offseason after former manager Alex Cora was suspended...

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets by a 117-107 final score in Orlando on Saturday night, clinching their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 2010. https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1310090542164791299?s=20 After allowing the Denver Nuggets to momentarily get back into the series after losing Game 3, the Lakers rattled off two consecutive wins to claim their title as the Western Conference's best...

With the shortened MLB season coming to a close after just over two months of action, the races to decide the Most Valuable Players and Cy Young Award winners in both leagues are finally wrapping up. Despite the 60-game slate, there have been plenty of pitchers and position players who have stood out in what will undoubtedly be a season...

In yet another twist to the upcoming MLB Postseason in an atypical season, this year, teams' seeding in the playoffs will be more important than ever after the league agreed to make seeds the base for home-field advantage. The agreement with the MLB Players' Association, which includes an eight-team playoff for the first time in the league's history, also stipulates...

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the New York Mets by an 8-5 final score on Wednesday night, clinching the franchise's first AL East pennant since 2010 and only the third in the team's history. https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/1308950613808553984?s=20 The Rays, who were considered along with the New York Yankees to be the two strongest teams in the division heading into the season, outlasted the...

The Atlanta Braves demolished the Miami Marlins by an 11-1 score on Tuesday night, clinching their third consecutive National League East title in the process. The Braves, who have led their division since August 17th without letting the Miami Marlins or Philadelphia Phillies catch them, will head to the playoffs for the third straight season as either the #2 or...