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Whats next for Rays after MLB nixes Montreal sister cities plan?

The out-of-the-box franchise blueprint proposal championed by the Rays — to split their seasons between Montreal and Tampa, after new ballparks/multi-use facilities were built in both locations — has been squashed by Major League Baseball, more than two years after it was originally given the green light, and despite comments by Rays ownership that they were very happy with how […]

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Ohtani comfortable being new face of the game

Previously a Staff Writer at Bleacher Report Cornell University graduate Shohei Ohtani isn’t shying away from his status as the face of baseball. In an interview with GQ, the Angels’ two-way star reflected on his historic season that landed him unanimous MVP honors and the rare Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award. In the process, Ohtani became one of the game’s biggest […]

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SN 50: Remembering Bob Gibson, the man and the myth

How deeply does baseball pulse through the veins of The Sporting News? It was the reason TSN was established in 1886 (more to come on that soon). Before there was an American League, which, by the way, TSN played a outsized role in founding, The Sporting News covered the National League and the American Association. TSN was “the Bible of […]

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Gavin Sawchuk of Valor Christian wins 2021 Gold Helmet Award

Donnie Yantis spent 10 minutes watching Gavin Sawchuk’s freshman tape. Then he picked up the phone. The Valor Christian coach, then an Arizona State assistant, came to Highlands Ranch to recruit the running back in 2018. Yantis quickly recognized what every college recruiter’s known for the past couple of years: Sawchuk is a rare breed, especially for the state of […]

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O’Neil, Minoso join four in making baseball’s HOF

Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Minoso and three others in being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Former Minnesota Twins teammates Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat, a longtime television analyst after his playing days, also were chosen along with Bud Fowler […]

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