CLEVELAND — Indians supervisor Terry Francona went skydiving in Arizona throughout spring coaching. He insists his thrill-seeking days are over. “My feet are on the ground,” he mentioned. They’ll keep that method in Cleveland. The Indians signed the favored Francona to a two-year contract extension by way of the 2022 season on Wednesday, giving him extra safety and an opportunity to grow to be the longest tenured supervisor in Cleveland’s wealthy historical past. Francona’s deal was set to run out after 2020, however as he begins his seventh season, the Indians determined to elongate its profitable partnership with the person referred to as “Tito” for no less than two extra years. Since being employed in 2013, Francona has
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LeBron James Reacts To Kevin Love’s New Contract Extension With Cavs
Now that LeBron James has darted to Los Angeles, it appears the Cleveland Cavaliers are going full-steam ahead with their new face of the franchise. Kevin Love now is under contract with the Cavaliers until 2023 after agreeing to a four-year, $ 120 extension with the team Tuesday. And while James and Love no longer are teammates, The King made sure to shout out the five-time NBA All-Star on Twitter after news of the deal broke. Love’s contract extension comes just over three weeks after James first agreed to join the Lakers on a four-year deal worth $ 154 million. While James almost certainly will play out his contract with
Red Sox Sign Catcher Christian Vazquez To Three-Year Contract Extension
Get used to seeing Christian Vazquez behind the plate at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox on Saturday signed the 27-year-old catcher to a three-year contract extension. The deal runs through the 2021 season and has a club option for the 2022 season. Prior to signing the extension, Vazquez was due for arbitration in 2019 and 2020, and was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in 2021. In addition to signing the contract, Vazquez offered to make an annual donation to the Red Sox Foundation. Here are the terms of the deal, per the Boston Herald’s Jason Mastrodonato: Perhaps the best defensive catcher in Major League Baseball,... NESN.com
NBA Rumors: John Calipari Reaches Out To Knicks, Interested In Team Presidency
Share this: The New York Knicks are in need of new direction, and one of college basketball’s best coaches reportedly is interested in leading the charge. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari has reached out to the Knicks to expresses interest the team’s presidency. The Knicks parted ways with former president Phil Jackson on Wednesday. The interest doesn’t appear to be mutual, though, as Begley reports the Knicks currently are not considering Calipari at the moment. Begley also notes that if Calipari were to take on the president role, he’d want to be the team’s head coach, as well. Calipari does have some NBA experience. He was the head coach of the New Jersey Nets for parts of three seasons,
MLB Rumors: Yadier Molina, Cardinals Agree To Three-Year Contract Extension
Share this: The St. Louis Cardinals are committing to one of their core players for a few more seasons. St. Louis and catcher Yadier Molina reportedly have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth more than $50 million, per FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Sources: Molina three-year extension with #STLCards will be between $55M and $65M. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 31, 2017 Molina is entering the final year of his current deal and could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2017 season. The 34-year-old veteran has spent his entire career in St. Louis. He’s won two World Series championships and earned seven All-Star appearances, eight Gold Glove awards and one Silver Slugger in his 13 seasons with the Cardinals. Molina will be the Cardinals’
NBA Rumors: Blazers Land Jusuf Nurkic, Trade Mason Plumlee To Nuggets
Share this: The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets don’t feel like waiting until the NBA’s Feb. 23 trade deadline. The two teams completed a trade Sunday that involved the Blazers sending center Mason Plumlee and a 2018 second-round pick to Denver in exchange for Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic and the Memphis Grizzzlies’ 2017 first-round pick, league sources told The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s the first significant deal of the NBA’s unofficial “trade season” and could have benefits for both clubs. Portland gets size/strength, spares paying Plumlee extension this summer; Denver gets a good passing center to play with Jokic. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 12, 2017 Plumlee was enjoying a career season in Portland, averaging 11.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as of Sunday.
FIFA extends ban of Timor-Leste FA General Secretary
FIFA can today confirm the worldwide extension of the ban imposed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee on the General Secretary of the Timor-Leste Football Association, who was found guilty of using falsified documents in connection with the fielding of ineligible players by Timor-Leste. In accordance with art. 136ff of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has decided to extend the three-year ban imposed on Amândio de Araújo Sarmento from taking part in any kind of football-related activity to have worldwide effect. The relevant parties have been duly notified of the chairman’s decision. Members o... FIFA.com - News