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Padres Trade for Blake Snell As They Take Aim at the Dodgers Blake Snell, World Series - Tampa Bay Rays v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game Six | Tom Pennington/Getty Images The San Diego Padres pulled off another blockbuster on Sunday night. A few months after a stunning flurry of trades at the deadline improve his roster tremendously, general manager A.J. Preller landed Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays in a five-player deal. It was a move aimed directly at wresting control of the National League West from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Snell is a 28-year-old former Cy Young Award-winner who will sl...

Aaron Rodgers Has Locked Up His Third MVP Award Aaron Rodgers, Tennessee Titans v Green Bay Packers | Dylan Buell/Getty Images Aaron Rodgers has been the best player in the NFL this season. Full stop. There are no addendums to that statement. On Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers quarterback locked up his third MVP award and there should be no debate about it. Rodgers led his Packers to a dominant 40-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans at snowy Lambeau field. He completed 21 of 25 passes for 231 yards, with four touchdowns and an interception. He wasn't perfect but he was excellent as he i...

James Harden Expands Preferred Trade Destinations List But a Deal Is Nowhere in Sight James Harden, Los Angeles Lakers v Houston Rockets - Game Four | Michael Reaves/Getty Images James Harden wants out of Houston and he has continued to push the Rockets to trade him. With movement on a potential deal stalled, the 31-year-old All-Star has now expanded his list of preferred destinations. The Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers have now been added. Initially, Harden only wanted to be dealt to the Brooklyn Nets or Philadelphia 76ers, then added the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks to his lis...

Auburn's Coaching Search Was a Mess Thanks to a Powerful Group of Boosters Texas A&M v Auburn | Michael Chang/Getty Images Auburn's long and winding search to replace Gus Malzahn finally ended on Tuesday as the school hired Boise State's Bryan Harsin as its new head football coach. This came after two weeks of embarrassing rumors, speculation and innuendo related to the opening. Behind the scenes, things were no less hectic as a group of powerful boosters reportedly tried to bulldoze everyone in the way to install their handpicked choice. According to an in-depth story from the Birmingham Ne...

Outside the Bubble, the NBA Is Already Struggling Adam Silver, 2020 NBA Finals - Game Three | Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The NBA pulled off a monumental achievement to finish the 2020 season by creating a wildly successful bubble in Orlando. The 2020-21 season will not be conducted in the same way, and the pitfalls of that decision are already apparent. It took all of one day for the league to postpone its first game of the new season. Without the security and tight protocols of the bubble, things could get dicey for the NBA over the next few moths. The NFL and MLB both faced major problems w...