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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 3: Hal Steinbrenner, Managing General Partner of the New York Yankees (Photo by ... [+] Jason Szenes/Getty Images) The New York Yankees are getting into Esports. Baseball's most valuable team announced today an investment partnership with Vision Esports, the largest single shareholder of three esports-related companies. The two organizations will create and manage an “ecosystem” of esports properties that include Echo Fox , Twin Galaxies , and Vision Entertainmen t. Game plan: accelerate the growth and increase the global brand awareness of the three companies. Echo Fox, a leading professional esports organization founded by three-time NBA Champion Rick Fox; Twin Galaxies, a one-of-a-kind League Operator considered an authority on performance validation, statistics and skill indexes; and Vision Entertainment, a studio that creates esports-specific content for scripted and … [Read more...] about New York Yankees Take Big Swing At Esports

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Laremy Tunsil will forever be remembered for teaching a generation a valuable less on the pitfalls of social media. After a video of Tunsil was posted on his verified Twitter account, which appeared to show the Ole Miss offensive tackle wearing a gas mask and smoking a substance through a bong, Tunsil's draft stock plummeted. At one point considered a likely No. 1 overall pick, Tunsil fell all the way to No. 13 and the Miami Dolphins. While it is unlikely that Tunsil would have been taken during the first two picks, he was the Baltimore Raven's top target at No. 5. Two offensive tackles were selected before Tunsil (Ronnie Stanley at No. 6 by the Ravens and No. 8 Jack Conklin picked by the Tennessee Titans). Had Tunsil been chosen in place of Stanely, his maximum projected salary would have been approximately $20.4 million, compared to the $12.4 million he will receive from the Dolphins - a drop of more than $7 … [Read more...] about Laremy Tunsil Loses More Than $7 Million In Salary During 2016 NFL Draft Plummet

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Note: The NFL Draft begins April 28 and the Green Bay Packers have the 22 nd and 28 th pick in the first round. Since the start of the month, I’ve evaluated 20 players the Packers might take. Today marks player No. 20, Connecticut defensive end Travis Jones. TRAVIS JONES, DE, CONNECTICUT THE SKINNY Started 32 games during his three years with the Huskies. Connecticut didn't play in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. Jones lost more than 30 pounds during his time in Storrs and reduced his body fat from 30% to 13%. He finished his UConn career with three-year totals of 8.0 sacks, 19.0 tackles for loss and 133 tackles. In 2021, Jones started all 11 of games and had 47 tackles, with 7½ for loss and a team-high 4½ sacks. He missed one game in September with a foot injury. Jones was one of the stars of the Senior Bowl, though, and thrust himself up draft boards and into the discussion of potential first … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s Travis Jones Could Give The Green Bay Packers A Dominant Defensive Line

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Major League Baseball has been trying to find the right kind of balls to help balance the struggle between pitchers and batters. A few years ago, the league drew criticism for balls that flew off of bats too well and made things unfair for pitchers. Enough so that then-Cubs manager Joe Maddon joked that they should just put “Ping” on the side of each one. But in 2022, baseball has the opposite problem. Through the first three weeks of the season, the balls seem to be so dead that even pitchers are griping about them. Not because batters can’t hit them over the fence as easily, but because they are more dangerous to throw. "It's extremely annoying to see your teammates constantly get hit, and if you get hit by certain pitches it is what it is, but to get hit in the head the amount that we're getting hit is unbelievable," Mets starter Chris Bassitt said . "I had some close calls tonight, and I've been hit in the face … [Read more...] about Bad Baseballs: MLB Still Not Getting It Right

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Note: The NFL Draft begins April 28 and the Green Bay Packers have the 22 nd and 28 th pick in the first round. Between now and then, I’ll examine 20 players the Packers could select with either of those picks. Today, we look at Georgia wide receiver George Pickens. GEORGE PICKENS, WR, GEORGIA THE SKINNY Pickens was a top-25 recruit nationally, then made an immediate splash with 49 catches for 727 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman non-starter in 2019. He also was named the SEC’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year that season and was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman team. In the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Pickens played in eight games and caught 36 passes for 514 yards and eight TDs. In the spring of 2021, though, Pickens tore an ACL and missed most of the season. Pickens returned for the final four games of the Bulldogs’ national championship season and caught five passes for 107 yards … [Read more...] about Could The Green Bay Packers Gamble On Boom-Or-Bust George Pickens?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In Major League Baseball’s nascent stage, home runs were very rare. In 1878, two years into formalized professional play in the United States, there were a total of 23 home runs all year. That number has trended upward essentially every season since then, with occasional slight dips from year to year. But for the first time in 2021, there was a significant drop compared to the last full season — 2019 — and that trend appears as if it might be continuing this year. There were 873 home runs hit in April 2021, the lowest number since 2017, and a sizable drop from April 2019. A year ago, 4.72% of batted balls put in play in April went over the fence, per Fangraphs . Through the first three weeks of the season this year, there have been 344 total home runs. Even with the regular season starting a week later than originally scheduled, this is still behind the 2021 pace. It will take a few more seasons of this trend … [Read more...] about Early Home Run Rates Suggest Power Shift In MLB — And That’s Not A Bad Thing

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Note: The NFL Draft begins April 28 and the Green Bay Packers have the 22 nd and 28 th pick in the first round. Between now and then, I’ll examine 20 players the Packers could select with either of those picks. Today, we look at USC DRAKE JACKSON, OUTSIDE LINEBACKER, USC THE SKINNY Was a freshman All-American and second-team All-Pac-12 player in 2019 after starting 11 games at defensive end. He led USC with 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks that season and added 46 tackles and three passes defensed. Jackson moved to outside linebacker in 2020 and had 20 tackles, 5.5 for loss with two sacks and one interception. Last year, Jackson had a career-high five sacks, eight tackles for loss, 37 tackles and one interception in 11 games. Weight has fluctuated between 254 and 273 pounds this offseason as he tries showing teams he could play outside linebacker or defensive end. MEASURABLES Height: … [Read more...] about USC’s Jackson Would Beef Up Green Bay’s Outside Linebacker Group

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Note: The NFL Draft begins April 28 and the Green Bay Packers have the 22 nd and 28 th pick in the first round. Between now and then, I’ll examine 20 players the Packers could select with either of those picks. Today, we look at Michigan safety Daxton Hill. DAXTON HILL, SAFETY, MICHIGAN THE SKINNY Three-year standout at Michigan who left after his junior season. Hill was Michigan’s defensive rookie of the year in 2019 when he started three games, had 36 tackles and one interception. Hill started all six games during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He finished with 46 tackles, four passes broken up, one interception and was named honorable-mention all-conference. Hill was then a first-team all-conference player in 2021 when he had 70 tackles, nine passes broken up, two interceptions and 4.5 tackles for loss. Hill played 71.9% of his snaps in the slot last season after playing mostly safety in … [Read more...] about Could Michigan Safety Daxton Hill Be Too Talented For The Green Bay Packers To Pass Up?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Note: The NFL Draft begins April 28 and the Green Bay Packers have the 22 nd and 28 th pick in the first round. Between now and then, I’ll examine 20 players the Packers could select with either of those picks. Today, we look at Houston defensive end Logan Hall. LOGAN HALL, DE, HOUSTON THE SKINNY Hall had a quiet first two years with the Cougars, starting three games, and making 28 tackles, including five for loss. Hall moved into the starting lineup in 2020 and had a solid year (23 tackles, two for loss, one sack). Then Hall had a breakout campaign in 2021 in which he had 6.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss and 48 tackles. Hall then had impressive showings at the Senior Bowl and the NFL Combine and has worked his into the discussion of a late first-round or early second-round pick. MEASURABLES Height: 6-6 Weight: 275 Bench press: — 40-yard dash: 4.88 Vertical jump: 30” … [Read more...] about Houston’s Logan Hall Could Give The Green Bay Packers A Dominant Defensive Line

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Note: The NFL Draft begins April 28 and the Green Bay Packers have the 22 nd and 28 th pick in the first round. Between now and then, I’ll examine 20 players the Packers could select with either of those picks. Today, we look at North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson CHRISTIAN WATSON, WR, NORTH DAKOTA STATE THE SKINNY Watson was a bit player as a true freshman in 2019 when the Bison won a national title. In 2020, though, he caught 34 passes for 732 yards — a whopping average 21.5 yards per catch. Watson also had six touchdown receptions and averaged 12.5 yards per punt return. Watson caught 19 passes for 442 yards (23.3) in 10 games in 2020. He was also a standout kick returner who had two touchdowns and averaged 33.8 yards per return. Last season, Watson was named second-team Associated Press FCS All-American after catching 43 passes for 801 yards (18.6) and scoring seven TDs. He missed … [Read more...] about Christian Watson’s Size And Speed Could Make Him The Green Bay Packers’ New No. 1 Wideout