So baseball followers are grumbling as a result of Todd Ricketts, Cubs co-owner and finance chair of the Trump Victory Committee, is dandling GOP fundraisers at a celebration Saturday evening in just a little property of his referred to as Wrigley Field. Reaction was swift and predictable. ”BOYCOTT THE CUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Jim McDonald demanded on Facebook. “Anyone who goes to Cubs games and spends money is actually supporting Trump. Who do you love more The Cubs or the future of the USA?” Oh please. First off, the Ricketts household assumed controlling curiosity within the Cubs (it was too sophisticated a monetary shell recreation to name it a “purchase”) in 2009. So the hefty revenue
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Trump Administration Nixes Deal Between MLB, Cuban Baseball
A four-month-old deal between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation was nixed by the Trump administration on Monday, deeming it unlawful. Back in December, the MLB and gamers affiliation reached an settlement with the federation to permit Cuban athletes to play within the league with out having to defect. The aim was to forestall athletes from making an attempt to flee from Cuba (which frequently occasions required paying smugglers) and quit their citizenship within the course of. Under the settlement, gamers who met particular standards may signal with main league groups with out repercussions, and would obtain a signing bonus for doing so. A portion of this signing bonus would go to the Cuban Baseball Federation, just like how
Heath Hembree Pumped For Red Sox White House Visit: ‘I F–k With Trump’
If the Boston Red Sox indeed are invited to the White House, you can bank on Heath Hembree making the trip. After his team won the World Series on Sunday night, Hembree was asked if he was looking forward to an eventual White House visit. And, well, let’s just say the Red Sox reliever is fired up about the chance to meet United States President Donald Trump. “I f–k with Trump,” Hembree said, via TMZ Sports. When asked what he likes about Trump, Hembree replied “everything.” Check this out: Of course, championship teams visiting the White House is no guarantee these days. The Golden State Warriors were not invited after wi... NESN.com
Donald Trump Takes Shot At LeBron James’ Intelligence In Wild Tweet
It’s no secret that LeBron James and President Donald Trump don’t see eye-to-eye, and that seems to have upset one of the two parties. Spoiler alert: It wasn’t James. The Los Angeles Lakers star was interviewed by CNN’s Don Lemon on Friday night, and it looks like the president took some time off from watching his favorite channel in order to watch King James hold court. As we’ve become accustomed to, Trump fired off a tweet insulting both Lemon and James before adding that he is, in fact, a Michael Jordan guy. Cool story, Don. We could run through the laundry list of ways James has bettered his community through his char... NESN.com
Is Donald Trump Jealous Of NFL? Jags Owner Shad Khan Believes President Is
Shad Kahn suspects Donald Trump’s history with the NFL is driving his current war on the league. The Jacksonville Jaguars believes the U.S. President is “jealous” of NFL owners and holds a grudge against them due to his failed attempts to buy NFL teams, according to USA TODAY’s Jarrett Bell. Trump has continually attacked NFL owners for not forcing players to stand during the national anthem. “This is a very personal issue with him,” Kahn said Wednesday in New York City following the NFL owners’ meetings. “He’s been elected president, where maybe a great goal he had in life to own an NFL team is not very likely. So to make it tougher, or t... NESN.com
Anthony Scaramucci Suggests Tom Brady Dated Ivanka Trump, Doesn’t ‘100 Percent Know’
Anthony Scaramucci’s tenure as the White House communications director lasted just 10 days, but he’s still saying some pretty outrageous things. “The Mooch” was fired after a bizarre and profane on-the-record rant to New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza, and he continued that trend Monday night in an appearance on “TMZ Live.” The topic of Tom Brady came up on the show, and Scaramucci suggested the quarterback might have skipped the New England Patriots’ latest White House visit because his wife, Gisele Bunchden, was jealous of a former relationship with President Donald Trump’s oldest daughter, Ivanka Trump. “I don’t 100 percent know, but my gu... NESN.com
Protesters Unfurl Giant ‘Impeach Trump’ Banner After Nationals’ Opening Day Win
Maybe it’s a good thing Donald Trump didn’t throw out the first pitch at Nationals Park after all. The President of the United States declined the Washington Nationals’ invitation to take part in the club’s Opening Day festivities before Monday’s game against the Miami Marlins, forgoing what’s been a tradition since William Taft threw out a first pitch in 1910. But if he had gone to the game, he probably wouldn’t have liked what he saw after the Nats beat the Marlins 4-2, as a group of protesters unfurled an enormous “Impeach Trump” banner painted on a Russian flag. The sign was confiscated for violating stadium policy, and one o... NESN.com