Share this: Manny Ramirez apparently has earned the right to live the high life in Japanese baseball. The former Boston Red Sox slugger and 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame nominee last Thursday signed a contract with the Kochi Island Fighting Dogs of Japan’s independent league. His deal includes some eye-popping details, which The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier reported Monday, citing Yakyudb.com, that should warm the hearts of his fans. They include: A Mercedes car and a driver Optional practices his own hotel suite during road trips unlimited sushi all season long Ramirez, 44, last played professional baseball in 2014 as a player-coach for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. His last major-league at bat was in 2011. We thought he had hung up his bat and glove for good, but he apparently
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Watch Jabari Ruffin Stomp On Minkah Fitzpatrick’s Crotch During USC vs. Alabama
Share this: If you thought clotheslines were bad, you’ve seen nothing yet. No. 1 Alabama leads No. 20 USC 17-3 at the half, but the main news coming out of the first 30 minutes was a low blow by the Trojans’ Jabari Ruffin to Minkah Fitzpatrick. USC’s Adoree Jackson tried to help Fitzpatrick, who was lying on the ground, back up, but Ruffin got in the way and stomped on his crotch. That play obviously led to an ejection. Thumbnail photo via Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz Rivalry Features These Insane Trash-Talking Moments
Share this: Conor McGregor and trash talk go hand in hand, but losses usually don’t. However, that all changed back in March when McGregor suffered a stunning loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196. But if you thought that might change McGregor’s approach with a microphone before his rematch at UFC 202 on Saturday, think again. McGregor had plenty of insults for Diaz at the pre-fight press conference Wednesday, and even water bottles weren’t safe from an intense showdown just a few days before the big bout. But that was far from the only entertaining moment of this rivalry. Not by a long shot. Click to see the rivalry’s top trash-talking moments >> Photos via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Marquez: “I thought my run was going to come to an end”
Marc Marquez: “At a certain point today, I thought my run at this circuit was going to come to an end, but in the end we succeeded and earned a very good result, especially considering how Valentino [Rossi] and Jorge [Lorenzo] finished the race. I’m very happy with how we worked with the team today: they did a great job preparing my bike after my crash in the warm-up, and then in the race our strategy proved to be perfect. It was a very difficult race, with it being flag-to-flag and the track conditions so delicate. In the first part of the race, in the wet, I found things a little difficult....