Новости за 22.10.2019

Major League Baseball announced that it will investigate an ugly incident involving Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman as the franchise scrambles to adjust its PR stance. On Monday night, Sports Illustrated reported Taubman shouted “Thank God we got [Roberto] Osuna! I’m so f—— glad we got Osuna!” directly at a group of female reporters...

In the past, as new sports seasons approached, smart money said to bet the champs. Never underestimate the heart of a champion and all that. Sometimes, it paid off. Sometimes, it blew up. You don’t always see it coming. But sometimes, you do. So while the defending champion Toronto Raptors again will be talented and...

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is Instagram’s, biggest earner, making a staggering $47.8 million in the last year — even more than he gets paid to play for his Juventus, according to a report. The Portugal national captain makes an eye-popping $975,000 per advertised post on the social media platform — even eclipsing celebs like Kylie...

A top-ranking St. Louis high school canceled its football season — and fired its entire coaching staff — in light of a student-athlete switcheroo on the gridiron. The abrupt decision is the result of junior running back Bill Jackson suiting up for Cardinal Ritter College Prep’s Aug. 31 season opener under a different number and...

The Houston Astros blasted a Sports Illustrated report that scorched assistant general manager Brandon Taubman for alleged comments he made after his club won the American League Championship Series this past weekend. The report, published Monday night, said Taubman “turned to a group of three female reporters, including one wearing a purple domestic-violence awareness bracelet,...

Fifty years ago, the Knicks embarked on a campaign that netted them their first NBA championship. Three years later, in 1973, the Knicks added a second title. There hasn’t been another since — a championship drought expected to extend to 47 years by spring. The bar for this iconic brand has been set so low...

HOUSTON — The long-toiling iconic player from Virginia, sticking with his team through dramatic ups and downs, finally made the World Series. Yeah, Ryan Zimmerman appreciated the parallels between his career journey and David Wright’s. “He texted me, just a congratulations,” Zimmerman said Monday of Wright, who now works as a Mets special adviser. “We...

If you are a Giants fan, it is fair for you to wonder whether Pat Shurmur is the right coach to lead you out of this desert of despair. Shurmur isn’t on the hot seat just yet, but his mandate now is threefold: Win some damn games, keep the locker room unified and, most of...