NEW YORK (June 10, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced the dates, starting times and television information for the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals, featuring the Montreal Canadiens against the Vegas Golden Knights, and the New York Islanders against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Seedings and matchups for the Stanley Cup Semifinals […]

Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Trevor Cahill (RHP) has been reinstated from injured list and Luis Oviedo (RHP) has been placed on 10-day injured list (retro to June 7) with a left quad strain. COURTESY PITTSBURGH PIRATES & MLBpressbox.com

The Colorado Rockies announced Thursday that infielder Trevor Story has been activated from the 10-day injured list. Infielder Alan Trejo was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque following Wednesday night’s game. COURTESY COLORADO ROCKIES & MLBpressbox.com

Rick Short and Drew Hedman to take on new roles with the Major League staff PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Thursday that they have parted ways with Hitting Coach Darnell Coles and Assistant Hitting Coach Eric Hinske. The team named Triple-A Reno Hitting Coach Rick Short and Run […]

CHICAGO – Prior to Thursday’s game vs. Toronto, the Chicago White Sox placed second baseman Nick Madrigal on the 60-day injured list with a proximal tear of his right hamstring and purchased the contract of outfielder Brian Goodwin from Class AAA Charlotte. Madrigal, 24, suffered […]

Club Options Right-Handed Pitcher Phillips Valdez to Worcester BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox on Thursday recalled right-handed pitcher Brandon Brennan from Triple-A Worcester. To make room for Brennan on the active roster, the club optioned right-handed pitcher Phillips Valdez to Worcester. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the […]

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced today the latest COVID-19 testing results conducted under MLB’s COVID-19 Health Monitoring & Testing Plan. The independent Utah laboratory has reported the following results during the past week: Weekly Monitoring Testing: 8,868 tests conducted, with […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today placed catcher P.J. Higgins on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain and selected catcher Jose Lobaton from Triple-A Iowa. Right-handed pitcher Dakota Chalmers was designated for assignment. Lobaton will wear uniform number 7 and is available for […]

Friday afternoon, the Orioles made the following roster moves: Reinstated OF Austin Hays from the 10-day Injured List (left hamstring strain; retroactive to May 24). RHP Shawn Armstrong has cleared outright waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. COURTESY BALTIMORE ORIOLES & MLBpressbox.com

The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated INF Cavan Biggio from the 10-day injured list (cervical spine ligament sprain) and he will be active for the Friday night’s game. INF Santiago Espinal has been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. COURTESY TORONTO BLUE JAYS & MLBpressbox.com

6/11/2021 Howell, Gray Jr. earn Players of the Month; Francis, Floyd named Pitchers of the Month MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers have named outfielders Korry Howell and Joe Gray Jr. as their Minor League Players of the Month for May and right-handers Bowden Francis and […]

6/12/2021 The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements: Returned from rehabilitation assignment and reinstated right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde from the Injured List Selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jefry Rodriguez […]

Prior to today’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves: • Returned from rehab and reinstated LHP Zack Britton (#53) from the 60-day injured list. • Designated INF Mike Ford for assignment. • Optioned RHP Brooks Kriske to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  Additionally, the Yankees transferred […]

6/12/2021 LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers selected infielder Andy Burns from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned right-handed pitcher Mitch White. Additionally, the Dodgers designated right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana for assignment. Burns, 30, appeared in 30 games for the Oklahoma City, batting .330 (32-for-97) with […]

6/12/2021 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The entire Minnesota Twins organization is saddened by the death of former pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who passed away at the age of 85. “The Minnesota Twins are deeply saddened by the loss of Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, a key part of the […]

6/12/2021 The Toronto Blue Jays have made the following roster moves: LHP Tayler Saucedo has been selected to the active roster and will be available for today’s game. RHP Jeremy Beasley has been optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. RHP A.J. Cole has been transferred to the 60-day injured list (left oblique strain). […]

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KING KAMEHAMEHA I DAY (HAWAII) Hawaii is the only American state that was once a kingdom with its own monarchy. One of the greatest kings was King Kamehameha I, also called, appropriately, Kamehameha the Great. His name means “the very lonely one” or “the one […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2021 -First Step in a Long Process- IRVING, Texas – A sub-group of College Football Playoff’s (CFP) management committee today presented a proposal to change the current four-team format to a 12-team event. The proposal was made to the full CFP […]

June 10, 2021   https://bit.ly/3pH2i8K IOWA CITY, Iowa – UCLA transfer Mari Hinkle will join the University of Iowa volleyball team for the 2021 fall season, it was announced Thursday by head coach Vicki Brown.    Hinkle, a defensive specialist/libero from Rosemount, Minnesota, played her first two […]