Despite a slow start to the offseason, news broke late last week that the Atlanta Hawks had traded Dennis Schroder to the Thunder for Carmelo Anthony. Though Melo will not play a single second in a Hawks uniform, the team was able to finagle a 2022 lottery-protected first round pick out of the Thunder, while […] The On-Court Importance of the Dennis Schroder Trade - Soaring Down South - Soaring Down South - An Atlanta Hawks blog

The Atlanta Hawks made a huge trade on Thursday to send away former starting point guard Dennis Schroder to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Carmelo Anthony. With the move (which we loved), the Atlanta Hawks got significantly younger and have far more upside than they’ve had in years. Ever...

With the OKC Thunder ending the saga of Carmelo Anthony via the trade to Atlanta the potential for another occurs with the arrival of Dennis Schroder. The OKC Thunder have officially cut ties with Carmelo Anthony, rather than paying him to go away OKC dealt Melo to Atlanta in a cost-cutting move. The...

Oklahoma City unloaded Carmelo Anthony and a first-round draft pick to Atlanta in exchange for Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala.

ARLINGTON - Manager Jeff Banister believes left-hander Cole Hamels is fully committed to the Rangers despite comments this week about welcoming a return to Philadelphia.Hamels told philly.com that if a trade to the Phillies were to happen this season "it would be a blessing." Hamels began his career with Philadelphia and was a key figure on the 2008 club that won the World Series.Hamels also told philly.com that his focus is on pitching well with the Rangers. Banister said on Saturday that he picked up the same vibe."Our conversations about that have been really good," Banister said.Hamels...

SportsDay's Evan Grant and Gerry Fraley recently joined The Musers on KTCK 1310 AM/96.7FM The Ticket'to talk a variety of Texas Rangers topics. Here are some highlights: On the trade prospects for the organization...Grant: "I think they'd like to trade as many guys as possible among the veterans. I think...

The Mets finally made their first move of the trade deadline season. They sent Jeurys Familia off to the Oakland Athletics. Over the past few weeks there have been lots of rumors being stirred of where the New York Mets could trade Jeurys Familia to. Those rumors are all dead now as he was traded […] Mets trade Jeurys Familia to Oakland Athletics - Rising Apple - Rising Apple - A New York Mets Blog Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

The A’s recipe for success this season often involves short outings by starters and a lot of work from the bullpen, so Saturday, the team supplemented their relief corps by adding Mets closer Jeurys Familia. The A’s traded Triple-A Nashville reliever Bobby Wahl and Class-A Stockton...

After three years of missing the playoffs and dealing away fan favorites like Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson and Sonny Gray, the Oakland Athletics are trying to steer themselves in the opposite direction. They certainly took a significant step Saturday by acquiring New York Mets reliever Jeurys...

With LeBron James and his roughly $35 million salary this season gone to the Lakers, Cleveland has more flexibility to add to its roster through free agency if it so chooses.

LeBron James and Kevin Durant were nemeses in the NBA Finals in each of its last two editions, but off the court, the two seems to be cool with each other. They were even seen hanging out and leaving a Hollywood bar together recently (h/t TMZ Sports) . It’s no secret that they’re friends, but […] The...

Eight years ago Jerry Buss had a dream. LeBron James as a Laker. It was the summer of 2010 and the Lakers were not going to be players in free agency. They had just won their 16th championship, beating the hated Boston Celtics. They had their team. Besides, they had no salary cap space to add a...

The Boston Red Sox fell 5-0 to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night at Comerica Park, but they’ll have the... Read More »

Chris Sale is one of Major League Baseball’s most entertaining pitchers to watch. But man, is the Boston Red Sox... Read More »

Alex Len is a free agent no longer. The 25-year-old and the Atlanta Hawks agreed to a two-year deal worth $8.5 million according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. The Ukranian big man spent the first five years of his career in Phoenix. Len was the fifth overall pick in 2013, but he’s never truly […] The post Alex Len agrees to 2-year deal with Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made one of the bigger trade deadline acquisitions in recent years over the All-Star break...

Don’t set the bad precedent. I get that we’re all tired of hearing about Julio Jones and his ongoing contract saga, holding out and looking for a new deal, and I’m sorry for adding on to it, but this is the prevailing story of the day. As you all know by now, a major development has broken in this story, with The Athletic’s Jeff Schulz reporting that the Falcons will not be reworking Jones’ contract this offseason and that the team hopes to see him in training camp regardless. Schultz notes that the Falcons have budgeted to renegotiate Jones’ contract and to give him more money,...

Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Michael Fulmer calls left oblique injury "bad timing"        

It took longer than expected, but Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics eventually saw eye-to-eye. Boston re-signed the restricted free... Read More »

This was shaping up to be an easy win, but turned into a nail-biter. Don’t look now, but Sonny Gray has strung together two solid starts in a row. After tossing six scoreless against the Orioles last week, he held the Mets to just two earned runs off of three hits today. He didn’t quite give the Yankees the length they would have liked, but this outing was a step in the right direction, especially considering how he has struggled to pitch in Yankee Stadium. Things got hectic in the ninth when Aroldis Chapman imploded, but Chasen Shreve saved the day, just like we all expected. After a...

The Cubs go for the doubleheader sweep! Here is all the info you need for tonight’s second game. Cubs lineup: Here is tonight's #Cubs lineup for Game 2 of the doubleheader! #LetsPlayTwoGame preview: https://t.co/cG9J3rEg0B #EverybodyIn pic.twitter.com/JZF0T9JCCZ— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 21, 2018 Cardinals lineup: Today's #STLCards lineup for Game 2 (7/21) Bader RFJ. Martínez 1BDeJong SSOzuna LFPham CFGarcia 2BMuñoz 3BPeña CGant SP— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 21, 2018 Mike Montgomery, LHP vs. John Gant, RHP Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY...

J.D. Martinez is not in the Red Sox's lineup Saturday vs. the Tigers. He's sore after crashing into the wall making a catch during the third inning Friday.

The Nationals didn’t mess around with this one, announcing that tonight’s game against the Braves was being postponed due to inclement weather about five hours before the scheduled start time... Around five hours before the scheduled start time for tonight’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves, the Washington Nationals announced that second game of this weekend’s three-game set was postponed due to inclement weather. “Information regarding the date and time of the rescheduled game will be released at a later time,” they noted on Twitter. The forecast right now calls for rain...

Joey Wendle continues to impress, playing anywhere asked and hitting everywhere. Friday he joined the play-of-the-year race with an amazing glove flip to first. Saturday he was the first Ray with a decent swing off Pablo Lopez, homering in the fourth.Give