Monthly Archives: August 2019

The Oakland Athletics hope to continue to hold the upper hand over Northern California legend Aaron Judge on Thursday night when the visiting New York Yankees seek to salvage one win in their three-game series. Veteran right-hander Tanner Roark (7-8, 4.01 ERA) will get a shot at pitching the A's to a three-game sweep in a rematch of last year's American League wild-card…

Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue will be back on the sidelines in 2019-20 after agreeing Tuesday to a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, per Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. Lue will be a top assistant under head coach Doc Rivers. This ends a wild offseason for Lue, who seemingly had a…

The Braves recalled right-handed reliever Jacob Webb from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday and placed him on the 60-day injured list with an elbow impingement, David O’Brien of The Athletic tweets. The move opened up 40-man space for outfielder Billy Hamilton, whom the Braves claimed off waivers from the Royals. This will be a season-ending development for Webb, whose elbow problems have helped…

Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho has completed a year-long loan move to Bayern Munich, in a deal that includes a 120m-euro end-of-season purchase option. In a statement, Barça confirmed that Bayern are to cover Coutinho's wages in full(the Brazilian international reportedly earns between 11 and 13m euros after tax), and are also to pay an 8.5m-euro loan fee for…

DeMarcus Cousins planned to prove doubters wrong while playing on a one-year contract with the Lakers this season. Those hopes were dealt a crushing blow this week. Cousins sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament, according to his agent, Jeff Schwartz, of Excel Sports Management. “Injuries are part of the game, but you’re talking about a player who…

The San Francisco Giants have placed infielder Pablo Sandoval on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Manager Bruce Bochy says the injury has bothered Sandoval to varying degrees for several years, but it flared up Sunday when the 33-year-old switch-hitter was batting right-handed. Bochy says Sandoval recently underwent an MRI, but the severity of his injury…