But Pujols’ recovery is progressing nicely and the slugger is expected to be in the starting lineup opening day, MLB.com reported Monday. MORE: Scenes from spring training | Dates, locations for MLB exhibition openers According to the report, the Angels are still unsure whether Pujols will immediately be able to play first base, but he has been unrestricted in batting practice. He just needs to receive clearance to run at full speed....
Albert Pujols recorded his 1,993rd career run batted in Saturday with a solo home run for the Angels against the Mariners. The blast — No. 636 in his career — pushed Pujols one RBI ahead of Babe Ruth, who is credited with 1,992 by the Elias Sports Bureau. Elias only recognizes the runs Ruth drove in beginning in 1920 when RBI became an official statistic. Ruth compiled 224 RBIs from 1914-19, according to Baseball Reference....
There’s nothing that says “we’re winners” more than cat singlets . . . MORE: Vargas gets Game 4 nod for Royals, Gonzalez for Orioles | Don’t be too quick to count out the Orioles | Rangers name three finalists for manager’s job Or maybe a “We don’t suck anymore” sweatshirt? Between puppy signs, Billy Butler stealing bases and now Royals fans’ clothes, this is fun to watch.
He won’t be a kid anymore. He won’t have the benefit of the doubt that youth gives players, or of having lots of time left to make up for his mistakes. Ray Rice is 28. He probably will never play in the NFL again. MORE: 25 best NFL players under 25 | Aldon Smith banned one year Smith probably won’t, either. The second-chance argument won’t fly, at least not in NFL terms....
The embattled actor teamed up with the animal rights organization to urge the public to avoid facilities that offer bear cub petting as a form of family entertainment. In a video shared with Newsweek, Baldwin makes an appeal to families never to visit any operation that tears cubs away from their mothers and treats them as photo props. “These events are part of an industry dependent on destroying families,” Baldwin says in the video....
While the aforesaid players are famous examples, there are lesser known ones and one of them is Alessandro Lucarelli, whose loyalty and love to Parma is sweeter than any Hollywood love story. Lucarelli joined Parma in 2008 and went on to become a mainstay with the club, helping them to promotion from Serie B to Serie A that year. This was the beginning of a relationship that would blossom steadily with the centre-back becoming the bedrock of what the Gialloblu was built on....
Both charges are classified as misdemeanor charges. According to online records from the Brazos County Jail, the 27-year-old had less than two ounces of marijuana on him when he was apprehended at approximately 2 p.m. CT (3 p.m. ET) while trying to board a flight at Easterwood Airport in College Station, Texas. The airport is located on Texas A&M University property. Lt. Bobby Richardson of the Texas A&M Police Department told ESPN a herb grinder containing marijuana was found in Caruso’s bag when the Transportation and Security Administration searched his luggage....
The World Series winning manager, a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, said he’ll be skipping the event. “Puerto Rico is very important to me. During the winter I spent a lot of time back home, visiting my family and friends. Unfortunately, we are still struggling, still fighting," he wrote in a letter to the El Nuevo Dia. “Some people still lack basic necessities, others remain without electricity and many homes and schools are in pretty bad shape almost a year and a half after Hurricane María struck....
Jones, the owner of far-right conspiracy theory website Infowars, is on trial again following his claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 was a hoax. Families of eight of the 26 Sandy Hook victims and an FBI agent are suing Jones for emotional harm caused by his claims about the shooting. In his first trial, Jones was found guilty of causing emotional harm by default on claims that he failed to provide financial and analytics data that were requested multiple times....
The trial in Austin, Texas—where the conspiracy theorist lives and broadcasts his show—follows months of delays. Jones has racked up fines for ignoring court orders and he put Infowars into bankruptcy protection just before the trial was originally set to start in April. At stake for Jones is another potentially major financial blow that could put his constellation of conspiracy-peddling businesses into deeper jeopardy. He has already been banned from YouTube, Facebook and Spotify over violating hate-speech policies....
The 25-year-old wed boyfriend Servando Carrasco, who plays midfield for the Houston Dynamo, on New Year’s Eve in Santa Barbara, Calif., according to People Magazine. MORE: Soccer wives and girlfriends | 99 Athlete WAGS A photo posted by Aneesa O’Brien 🇺🇸⚽️ (@o_brien_uswnt) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:31pm PST A photo posted by 1⃣7⃣uswnt1⃣3⃣ (@ohmytobinheath) on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:58am PST The two met at Cal-Berkeley, where they starred on the men’s and women’s soccer teams, respectively....
If you ask Alex Rodriguez, he’ll tell you it’s Barry Bonds. MORE: MLB single-season home run leaders by team | Comeback Player AL’s hottest race Rodriguez made that declaration in a Q&A with ESPN. This comes days after the home run king called the Yankees designated hitter “clutch” on Twitter for hitting a go-ahead grand slam against the Twins on Tuesday. Rodriguez’s answer was part of a 13-question interview in which he also revealed his favorite movie (“Wall Street”), TV series (“House of Cards”) and superhero (John McLane in “Die Hard”)....
It was a four-round seminar and, as he has done previously, Volkanovski urged his fellow 145lbers to “get your shit together”, string together some wins and challenge him. Volkanovski will likely have his trilogy fight with Max Holloway first but, should he get past the former champion for the third time, it’s unclear who, if anyone, can come near one of Australia’s greatest ever combat sports heroes. UFC 273 results 3:10pm AEST/ 1:10am ET...
In his statement before the court, Navalny referred to President Vladimir Putin as “the emperor with no clothes” and said that Russia “continues to degrade every year” under his rule. The judge rejected his appeal shortly after Navalny concluded his emotional speech. This was Navalny’s first public appearance since his transfer to a penal colony last month. It was clear that the activist had lost a lot of weight—his face was notably gaunt, his head was clean shaven, and he wore a prison uniform with glasses....
Benzema blow in sex-tape scandal as appeal rejected The Chilean attacker’s contract with the Gunners ends at the end of the 2017-18 campaign and he, Mesut Ozil and Arsene Wenger are all yet to confirm whether or not they will remain at the Emirates Stadium. Alexis has since been linked to a move away from Arsenal, with Chelsea and Manchester City linked, though Antonio Conte remained quiet on the prospect of signing him and Pep Guardiola said claims he called his former player are false....
NEWSWEEK: Why do a documentary on something so personal? ALEXIS ARQUETTE: I decided to document my transition partly because I wanted clarification for myself, but primarily because I wanted to challenge some of things that transgender people have to go through if they want to transition with a doctor in America. A lot of it came out of my conflicts with the standards of care and the idea that we need counseling before an elective surgery....
“I reached out to a cousin who lives close to my parents to check on them. Sadly, the outcome was unimaginable,” Witt wrote in a statement. “I ask for some privacy at this time to grieve and to wrap my head around this turn of events, and this surreal loss.” While police don’t consider the deaths suspicious, what caused them still remains a mystery. “I can confirm that police were dispatched to the residence and discovered a male and a female deceased....
The only cliche that could not be used with any credibility was, “This is a sad day for Cincinnati.” Clearly it wasn’t. The residents of the Queen City are especially prone to optimism right now, thanks to a ball club that, by last weekend, dominated the National League West by nine games, the biggest margin in any division. Cincinnati–a small baseball “market,” where the hot dogs still cost a dollar and the best box seats go for eight bucks–has put together a team that leads everyone else in hitting (....
