A bullpen short on long relievers and a big deficit put Reds manager Bryan Price in a dreaded but inevitable position vs. the Cubs in Monday's four-game series opener. Price…Read more
Let's call them fashionably late. When all is said and done, who'll even remember they started the season in the Minor Leagues? One of them might even be the National…Read more
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane is unsurprised by his team's impressive return to competitive action despite a lacklustre pre-season tour of the United States. Madrid beat bitter rivals Barcelona…Read more
Even though Giancarlo Stanton indeed has cleared revocable waivers, the chances are extremely remote that the slugger will be dealt before the Aug. 31 postseason-roster deadline. Read more
The Cubs won the National League Central by 17 1/2 games last year, then they won the World Series. So pardon us if we weren't expecting a scintillating battle for…Read more
As the season grinds into its final quarter, one thing you'll occasionally hear is that getting a key player back is "like making a trade." Sure, it can be --…Read more