Whether you’re a baseball fan or not, Opening Day is always one of the best days of the year. If anything, it’s a signal that warmer days are on the horizon, and a chance for baseball fans to get excited for the long road to October.
It’s another year filled with storylines from coast to coast, new players on new teams looking to make an impact in 2019. The Boston Red Sox are the reigning World Series champions and are looking to become the first team to repeat since 2000. It’s going to be a tough task for Boston, both the Yankees and Astros are going to be on a war path to put an end to their repeat run.
Star players Bryce Harper and Manny Machado have joined the Phillies and Padres respectively, signing monster contracts this offseason. Young, budding stars like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., and Eloy Jimenez are waiting in the wings to become the future of the league.
So again, whether you love or hate the game, it’s still a day of optimism, anything can happen. Tune in to some games today, kick back, relax, and gear up for the dawn of the new baseball season
via New York Times — Conor McGregor, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s biggest star and one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, is under investigation in Ireland after a woman accused him of sexual assault in December, according to four people familiar with the investigation.
McGregor has not been charged with a crime. Following the usual protocol in criminal investigations in Ireland and much of Europe, where a formal charge does not necessarily follow an arrest, McGregor was arrested in January, questioned by law enforcement authorities and released pending further investigation, according to the people.
Conor McGregor has been all around the news over the past week, and especially over the last 24 hours. After making an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night and talking about his interest in fighting again, he tweeted out a retirement post, hours after his segment aired.
Hey guys quick announcement, I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally known as “Mixed Martial Art” today. I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition. I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!
McGregor now finds himself in hot water with the law again, this time being accused of sexual assault. The New York Times is reporting that McGregor was arrested in January and released pending further investigation. McGregor is currently not guilty of any crime, just accused, but the claim is still being handled by Irish authorities.
The woman is accusing McGregor of sexual assault at the Beacon Hotel, an establishment located in Dublin. McGregor was last at the hotel back in December. The police in charge of investigating the case have recovered evidence from the room McGregor was a guest in and received closed circuit footage from the hotel.
The UFC star is no stranger to run-ins with the law, with his latest arrest happening just two weeks ago in Miami, when he was taken in for smashing a mans cell phone. This current accusation could be damning to the reputation and career of McGregor if found guilty.
The case is ongoing and we will provide updates accordingly. Follow us @SloppyVinyl on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date on all our content.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently the sixth best team in the
Eastern Conference of the NBA. They are currently in playoff contention. This
is a completely different storyline from what we, as NBA fans, are used to from
this team in recent years.
Since the then blockbuster trade with the Boston Celtics to
get Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry buried the Nets in a grave they
dug themselves, the team has been rebuilding ever since then. Now lead by the D’Angelo
Russell, the team has a lot of young talent that, once experienced enough, can
rival any team in the NBA.
Starting with Russell, he right now is making Magic Johnson
eat his own
words. An All-Star this season, Russell leads the team in points and
assists per game. He is embracing the new lifestyle in Brooklyn and has turned
his young career around since the Nick Young incident that was largely considered
his exit from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Young stars like Jarrett Allen, Spencer Dinwiddie and Joe Harris
round out the Nets battalion. With more years under his belt, Allen can rival Joel
Embiid as a top tier center in the league (he’s already blocked a lot of elite caliber
players at the rim.) Dinwiddie got a contract extension, so you know the team
believes in his ability to shoot and play. Harris beat out Steph Curry in the three-point
contest this past All-Star Game. The Nets should be happy with wear they-re at
and with free agency on the horizon, could make a splash with another high caliber
player and make them New York’s team.
After putting another Super Bowl victory under his belt, Rob
Gronkowski has officially retired from the NFL, but his agent now says there is
still a possibility that he can change his mind and come back in the future.
Gronk posted
on his Instagram that he was retiring from football after nine seasons in
the NFL, all of them with the New England Patriots. The All-Pro tight end has
won three Super Bowls and went to five total in his career, among other great
attributes over the course of his career.
Speculation was swirling last offseason as too when, or if,
Gronk would retire sooner rather than later. The tight end has been prone to many
injuries since the 2012 season leading to him missing three to five game spans
to entire large portions of seasons.
Gronk’s agent, again, did say that there is a possibility of
him returning to the game. Other tight ends, like most recently Jason Witten,
have retired only to rejoin the league after a season or two off.
For his health concerns alone, Gronk is making the right
choice to leave the game behind him. He’s done more in his nine-year career
than most players have done in that timespan, let alone their entire double-digit
long careers. He’s one of the best tight ends in recent years, maybe even of
all time. If he decides to come back, I would think it would be after at least
a season like Witten. The longer he takes for his personal health the better, I
think, he can perform when, and if, he comes back.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, all-star centerfielder Mike Trout has agreed to a record-breaking contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels for 12 years, worth $430 million. The contract has no opts out and will insure that Trout ride out his peak years and then some with LA.
The new contract will blow Bryce Harper’s record deal out of the water. Harper signed a 13 year, $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies just a few weeks ago. Harper had made some comments over the past few weeks, where he persisted that he would try and recruit Trout to join the Phillies. With Trout’s extension, Harper will have to look elsewhere to recruit talent.
BREAKING: Star center fielder Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are finalizing a record-breaking 12-year contract worth more than $430 million, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Details: https://t.co/bROnnC11Uh
Trout is the best player in the league, and potentially will go down as one of the best players in the history of the game. This contract, on top of the money Trout has already made, will put his career earnings just over half a billion dollars. While the appeal of coming back to the east coast and moving closer to his hometown in Millville, NJ was certainly on the table, all of that money is too hard to pass up.
The two time MVP has yet to win a playoff game with LA will now have 12 more years to try to win in October.
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With just about a week into the new NFL year and teams
wheeling and dealing with free agents, the New York Giants are one team that
stands out.
The Giants traded Olivier Vernon and Odell Beckham Jr. in
two separate trades to the Cleveland Browns and did not resign Landon Collins.
Collins signed a six-year deal with the Washington Redskins to be one of the
top paid safeties in the league.
The Giants, in return for Vernon and Beckham Jr., were
multiple draft picks from the Browns and safety Jabrill Peppers. They also
signed former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Golden Tate to a four-year deal
along with other minor defensive signings.
The Giants are also sticking with veteran quarterback Eli
manning, who won two Super Bowls for the team in his career. The 38-year-old
has had a streak of down seasons while the Giants have missed the playoffs six
times in the last seven years.
This is where the Giants are at. This is what they have done
so far this offseason. On paper, this is terrible. Everything that this team has
done so far is the opposite of what they’re envisioning will happen once the 2019-2020
season starts. Giving up your best players for few draft picks and a safety isn’t
forward think for the Giants. Jabrill Peppers is a great player, don’t get me
wrong, but he’s not at the same caliber as Odell. Letting Collins walk when he
had the most tackles in the league since he was drafted for Peppers is a down
grade; not a huge down grade but enough to see a difference on the field.
There is still the NFL Draft in the upcoming weeks. Could it
change the direction the Giants are putting themselves in? Probably not. These
young players will need to develop in this league and adjust to how the Giants
organization treats and prepares them as players. If they also draft a
quarterback, he’ll probably sit a majority of the season, if not all of it, and
see how to not throw a football like Manning has ben for the last couple of
seasons.
Where do you see the Giants going this season? Are they a
force to be reckon with? Leave a comment below.
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