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share-square-737719 DENVER -- The overwhelming volume of calls and texts on Paul Egins’ phone Friday morning brought him back to a phone call so mind-boggling that even he didn’t believe it. Hank Aaron, the home run king in the hearts of baseball fans, died Friday at age 86. Egins, the Rockies’ senior director of Major League operations, credits his career to Aaron, who brought him into pro baseball with the Braves in 1988. In discussing Aaron on Friday, the grief gave way to a joie de vi...

Inter Miami CF - where will they play in 2021 & how will they do in second MLS season? David Beckhams Inter Miami are heading into their second MLS season | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Inter Miami finally made their MLS bow in 2020, two years after officially forming, just over six years since co-owner David Beckham exercised his option to buy an MLS expansion franchise, and eight years in total since MLS officials expressed interest in a team returning to the city. The club, whose core values ...

Orlando City Prepares for Unique SuperDraft in 2021 Share this story Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Orlando City will take part in its seventh MLS SuperDraft Thursday afternoon as it prepares for the 2021 season. While the draft process will be similar to previous seasons, this one will be a bit different for the purple-clad Lions. The Central Florida-based club is in a much different position than in previous years. The team had a solid 2020 season, advancing to the Eastern Conference semifin...

Happy Hockey New Year. After 309 days, NHL regular-season hockey is back. It’s that time again, just a little later than usual, for my annual opportunity to look like a moron. There were hits, but plenty of misses, in last year’s picks. (Definitely didn’t see that pandemic coming, either.) In hindsight, we were probably a year early in selecting the Colorado Avalanche to win the Stanley Cup. They might have if not for losing both goaltenders in the playoffs last August. The key is to go b...

Atletico Madrid and England defender Kieran Trippier has been suspended for 10 weeks and fined £70,000 following a breach of betting rules. Atletico Madrids Trippier banned for 10 weeks over betting breach Cornthwaite’s Call on Jesse Daley’s Brisbane Roar: A lot of unknowns about the Roar this season. Could potentially fly under the radar. Plenty of experience but the outs look to outweigh the ins, won’t play finals - TENTH. A-League 2020/21: Ins and outs, every team’s best XI, predict...

Photo by Will Navarro/NBAE via Getty Images Happy Wednesday, everyone. Just a couple more days until Christmas, so before you get that last minute online shopping in, here’s the recap from yesterday: History is made in the D.C. United front office as Danita Johnson is named team president. She becomes the first black president in MLS history. She brings a wealth of experience to the team, as her latest position among many in the world of the WNBA was the president and COO of the Los Angeles S...

Critical Dates for 2020-21 Season Dec. 31 - Training camps open for seven Clubs that did not participate in the resumption of play for the 2019-20 season (Anaheim, Buffalo, Detroit, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Ottawa, San Jose) Jan. 3 - Training camps open for the remaining 24 teams Jan. 13 - 2020-21 regular season begins April 12 - Trade deadline (3 p.m. ET) May 8 - Last day of regular season *May 11 - Stanley Cup Playoffs begin *July 9 - Last possible day of Stanley Cup Final July 17 - Deadline ...

Important NHL dates to know after league announces plan for 2020-21 season Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 The NHL outlined important dates for the 2020-21 season after settling on a plan to return to play.AP Facebook Share The NHL is officially back, and the start of the 2020-21 season is just a few weeks a play. After the league and the NHLPA agreed to the economic and logistical hurdles for starting the season during the coronavirus pandemic, the 56-game regular season will start...

Nashville Predators, NHL Announce 2020-21 Regular-Season Schedule The Shortened Season Will See The Preds Face Opponents From The Realigned Central Division by Press Release @PredsNHL / NashvillePredators.com Preds 2020-21 Schedule Preds 56-game schedule for 2020-21 season The NHL reveals the Predators 56-game schedule for the 20...

Wild anxious to play as start of 2020-21 season draws near Some NHL training camps will get underway as soon as next week; Minnesotas to begin Jan. 3 by Dan Myers @mnwildscribe / Wild.com The 2020-21 NHL season is finally a go.  More than three months since crowning the Tampa Bay Lightning as its 2020 Stanley Cup champion, the L...