For most managers, the idea of another team sneaking someone onto the field to point a camera in their dugout would be, well, uncomfortable. But Alex Cora is not like most managers. The Houston Astros were caught sneaking a non-credentialed individual onto the field to record the Boston Red Sox dugout during the American League Championship Series. Many assumed the Astros were spying and/or sign-stealing, but it turns out they were just making sure the Red Sox weren’t the ones doing something fishy. Major League Baseball elected to not punish Houston over the incident, which also occurred during the American League Division Series against the Clevelan... NESN.com
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Mavs’ Dirk Nowitzki ‘Disgusted’ By Workplace Misconduct Allegations
Dallas Mavericks big man Dirk Nowitzki has been the face of the franchise for nearly two decades, and he is absolutely appalled at what allegedly has been transpiring behind the scenes. A Sports Illustrated story detailed a real-life “Animal House” environment that was taking place in the front office of the NBA franchise, with former team president and CEO Terdema Ussery and former in-house Mavs.com beat writer Earl K. Sneed being the main aggressors. The Mavs’ locker room was regarded by one former employee as one of the few safe places, and Nowitzki — who has played for Dallas since the 1998-99 season — had the chance to respond to the... NESN.com