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1May

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Soccer

Liverpool’s Klopp dangers ban over feud with match referee

Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp dangers getting a touchline ban for the crew’s upcoming key video games over a feud with a referee who was strongly defended Monday by the Premier League’s match officers group. After Liverpool scored an injury-time winner for a 4-3 victory of Tottenham on Sunday - having given...

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Tennis

Medvedev overcomes Shevchenko to succeed in final 16 in Madrid

MADRID — Daniil Medvedev needed to come from a break down twice within the remaining set to succeed in the final 16 of the Madrid Open with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 win over fellow Russian Alexander Shevchenko on Monday. “He played well. He’s young, so I’m sure he’s going to (move) up the rankings, especially if he...

1May

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Baseball

David Bednar Is Unhittable at Any Pace

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The Pirates, you may need heard, are in first place on the finish of April. Not solely that, they’ve performed like a first-place group after which some, outscoring opponents by 48 runs in 29 video games. Heading into Sunday, their pitching workers had the second-best ERA and FIP within the National League. Their offense had posted the second-best wRC+ within the NL as nicely; based mostly on the primary month of the season, the one factor fluky about them has been the names on the backs of their jerseys. Maybe they’ll cool off, possibly they gained’t, however full credit score to them for an distinctive first month of the season. So why am I singling out David Bednar? Heading into the season, Bednar was one of many few Pirates who it was secure to imagine...

With child on his chest and drink in hand, dad makes superb catch

1May

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Baseball

With child on his chest and drink in hand, dad makes superb catch

It's no actual secret that multitasking comes with the territory relating to parenting. Your dad and mom did it, your dad and mom' dad and mom did it, and all the way in which down the road for generations. Most of it goes below the radar, dad and mom being the on a regular basis unsung heroes that they're, however there are these uncommon moments when their abilities are on show for all to see. That was the case for one dad at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon with the house workforce taking over the Cardinals. Tommy Edman lofted a foul ball into the second deck down the first-base line and it resulted in a highlight-reel play you will not see too usually. A Dodgers fan with a child strapped to his chest and a drink in his left hand used the one different limb he had obtainable to succee...

Job Posting: Milwaukee Brewers – Software Engineer, Baseball Systems

1May

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Baseball

Job Posting: Milwaukee Brewers – Software Engineer, Baseball Systems

Software Engineer, Baseball Systems Description:As a part of Baseball Systems, the Software Engineer will collaborate with the Player Development group to help in growing our athletes. This place requires sturdy software program growth expertise and expertise, in addition to a demonstrated capability for unbiased thought and the willingness to work inside a group framework. Core duties for this function embrace, however will not be restricted to: Deliver extremely reliable, straightforward to make use of software program whereas being a part of a fast-moving group. Design and develop new options to ship key athletic efficiency measures for the Player Development division whereas collaborating with Data Engineering, Tech Operations and Research & Development. Collaborate with the...

2 shock groups make massive jumps in Power Rankings

1May

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Baseball

2 shock groups make massive jumps in Power Rankings

We don't, alas, have a historic spreadsheet of all of the Power Rankings during the last six years. Here’s an announcement we nonetheless really feel comfy making: This is the primary time the Baltimore Orioles have been within the high 5. The Orioles simply had a 5-2 week, they usually have been already 14-7, and that is sufficient to get them into the highest 5 in baseball. Considering how usually they’ve been within the backside 5 -- truthful to say, even with out the theoretical spreadsheet, that has occurred fairly usually -- it’s an enormous achievement. And contemplating how younger this group, they’re simply getting began. Here are this week’s rankings. Biggest Jump: A grand week for Pennsylvania groups! The Phillies leapt six spots from 21 to fifteen after successful sequence over...

Everything you did not learn about house runs

1May

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Baseball

Everything you did not learn about house runs

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Little little bit of the whole lot in Mexico City … even an anthem standoff

1May

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Baseball

Little little bit of the whole lot in Mexico City … even an anthem standoff

MEXICO CITY -- Just about the whole lot within the Mexico City Series this weekend has been taken up a notch: the environment, the music, the run-scoring atmosphere. Heck, even nationwide anthem standoffs attain a distinct degree right here. Following a rousing rendition of the himno nacional Mexicano, by María León, on Sunday afternoon, Nick Martinez and Sean Manaea remained on the sphere for over six full minutes, stationary up the first- and third-base traces, respectively. “I saw him staying there,” Martinez mentioned. “I knew exactly what he was trying to do. So then I wasn’t backing down.” Things escalated shortly between Martinez and Manaea, who shared adjoining lockers in San Diego final season. Martinez was adorned with the Padres' house run sombrero -- a brand new prop of their a...

What every workforce discovered within the season’s first month

1May

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Baseball

What every workforce discovered within the season’s first month

On Opening Day, questions abound. Some golf equipment have greater than others, however every has its personal distinctive set of unknowns coming into the brand new season. Now that we're one month into the 2023 marketing campaign, lots of these questions have been, or are nicely on their method to being answered. With the assistance of all 30 MLB.com beat writers, here is a have a look at one factor every workforce discovered within the first month of the common season: Blue Jays: The rotation is simply niceEntering the 12 months, one of many greater worries round this Blue Jays roster was how José Berríos and Yusei Kikuchi would maintain up on the again finish. Not solely had been each coming off poor seasons, however with Hyun Jin Ryu nonetheless months away from coming back from Tommy ...

‘Hope it isn’t too severe’: Urquidy (shoulder) exits early

1May

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Baseball

‘Hope it isn’t too severe’: Urquidy (shoulder) exits early

HOUSTON -- The Astros misplaced Justin Verlander to free company within the offseason and Lance McCullers Jr. to harm at first of Spring Training, which created a chance for rookie right-hander Hunter Brown to affix the rotation, all whereas testing their beginning pitching depth. The membership can’t afford to lose one other beginning pitcher, which is why the sight of veteran right-hander José Urquidy strolling off the mound within the sixth inning of Sunday night time’s 4-3 win over the Phillies at Minute Maid Park with a proper shoulder harm is a trigger for alarm. Astros supervisor Dusty Baker mentioned Urquidy has proper shoulder soreness, however they’ll get a greater concept of how Urquidy feels when he wakes up Monday -- his twenty ninth birthday. Urquidy allowed two runs -- on so...