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Outfielder Starling Marte has been traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to Arizona. The Diamondbacks will send two prospects to Pittsburgh in return. Marte is a former All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner.  He is coming off an

The AFC defeated the NFC 38-33 on Sunday at the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando.  It was the AFC’s fourth straight victory in the exhibition showcase.  Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson

NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in Calabasas, Calif.  The Federal Aviation Administration said a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashed Sunday morning under unknown circumstances in

The Recording Academy announced this week that the late Nipsey Hussle will be honored at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards with a tribute set for next Sunday, January 26th.  The performance will feature appearances from Kirk Franklin,

Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said outfielder Mitch Haniger will undergo core surgery and is expected to be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks.  The team said on Thursday Haniger had a setback in his rehab from a

Major League Baseball is set to financially support the U.S. women’s softball team, which already is assured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.  Meanwhile, the American men’s baseball team is struggling to qualify. MLB announced an agreement

The New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said on Wednesday that the organization is finalizing a multiyear agreement with quality control coach Luis Rojas to make him the team’s manager, staying in-house to replace the

Coach Bill Self announced Wednesday morning that Kansas has suspended junior big man Silvio De Sousa in the wake of Tuesday night’s brawl between Kansas and Kansas State. The suspension is indefinite “pending the final outcome of

Former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson skipped a tryout to become an XFL kicker, according to a report from ESPN.com. Johnson “informed the league Sunday that he had decided against participating” but did not comment publicly. The

The LA Galaxy have signed Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, bringing the Mexican star back to North America after a lengthy career in Europe. The Galaxy announced the deal on Tuesday for Hernández who will participate in his first