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Charlie Montoyo on George Springer starting season on Injured List
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo discusses excitement around the season starting, George Springer beginning the year on the IL and why this team is ready to contend.
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo discusses excitement around the season starting, George Springer beginning the year on the IL and why this team is ready to contend.
Chelsea was preparing to dramatically abandon its plan to join a breakaway Super League on Tuesday, threatening to implode the project.
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out at least a week due to concussion protocols.
Toronto Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe feels extremely proud after signing his first NBA contract.
The hockey world paid tribute to Patrick Marleau following his record-breaking night, but none did it better than his former teammates in Toronto.
The Ontario Hockey League has cancelled its 2020-21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After breaking Gordie Howe's record, Patrick Marleau's legacy is subject to debate — and bad takes.
We went through a bunch of your unpopular Raptors opinions last week, but there were so many great submissions we had to run it back.
Former star goaltender Roberto Luongo has been named the general manager for Canada's men's team for the 2021 world hockey championship.
Fitzpatrick 'felt like the biggest a**hole' after sending Smith a text when he gruesomely broke his leg in 2018.
Williamson, 20, is the first Gen-Z signature athlete in the history of both Jordan and Nike.
Park goers recognized the man from Kokumai's videos and surrounded him until police arrived.
A battle between two London rivals, and two Serie A powers fighting for European qualification highlight this week's slate.
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Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes and SiriusXM's Amin Elhassan connected on the Posted Up with Chris Haynes podcast to discuss the two-time MVP's wild shooting display over the last few weeks. Hear the full conversation on the Posted Up with Chris Haynes podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.
It wasn't just Rusty Hardin's legal filing Monday that was gross and potentially dangerous. It was the way he went about getting the news out there.
LOS ANGELES — Johnny Juzang, who starred for UCLA in the Bruins’ run to the Final Four, is entering his name in the NBA draft but not hiring an agent. The sophomore guard announced his decision Tuesday on social media, leaving open the possibility of returning to Westwood. He averaged 22.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in six NCAA Tournament games. The Bruins lost to then-undefeated Gonzaga in the national semifinals in their first Final Four appearance since 2008. “For many years, I’ve dreamt about playing professional basketball. But the journey to get to this point has truly been the beautiful part, crossing paths with such great people: coaches, mentors, and brothers," Juzang wrote. "I’m proud to announce that I’m declaring for the NBA Draft, while retaining my collegiate eligibility. I want to thank Coach Cronin and UCLA, the basketball program and the Bruin community, for welcoming me with such open arms. ... I am going continue to work and give the passion I always have and see where it takes me. I’ll then make an informed decision. Blessings!” Juzang, who is from nearby Tarzana, averaged 16.0 points and 4.1 rebounds while starting 26 of 27 games after transferring from Kentucky, where he played as a freshman. “I ask our fans to be understanding, as these young men all love UCLA but also deserve the right to explore their professional status,” coach Mick Cronin said. Juzang’s 137 points in the NCAA Tournament were the second-most scored in a single tournament by any UCLA player. Gail Goodrich totalled 140 points through four games in the 1965 NCAA Tournament. ___ More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/College-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 The Associated Press
The Bruins sophomore will test the waters after seeing his stock rise with UCLA's NCAA tournament run.
NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone made three changes to the starting lineup of his slumping team against Atlanta on Tuesday night, inserting first baseman Mike Ford and left fielder Mike Tauchman and giving Brett Gardner his second start this season in centre field. DJ LeMahieu moved back to second base from first, and centre fielder Aaron Hicks, left fielder Clint Frazier and second baseman Rougned Odor moved to the bench. New York has lost five straight games, dropping to 5-10 for its worst start since 1997. The switch-hitting Hicks was batting .160, including 3 for 32 vs. right-handers, Frazier was hitting .167 with no RBIs and Odor was batting .125. Ford was to make his season debut. He was recalled from the alternate training site and took the roster spot of Jay Bruce, who hit .118 and retired Sunday. Jameson Taillon started for the Yankees, who were starting a stretch of games on 13 consecutive days. Charlie Morton started for Atlanta. Boone said he might give Hicks another day off Wednesday. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The Associated Press
The vice-chair's departure had reportedly long been in the works but was revealed in the wake of the collapse of the proposed European Super League.
Andre Odom worked as a graduate assistant at Temple after his college football career ended and eventually landed a job as a scouting assistant with the Chicago Bears before he transitioned to representing players instead of evaluating them. He made the right move. When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell steps to the podium next Thursday night in Cleveland to announce the first-round draft picks, two of Odom’s clients — Florida tight end Kyle Pitts and Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons — could be picked in the top 10. Another client, Penn State defensive Jayson Oweh, could go in the first round. It’s been a long journey to reach this point for Odom, an agent with Athletes First who also co-represented 2020 first-round pick K’Lavon Chaisson. “It’s been an obstacle course of many trials and tribulations, many sleepless nights, 17, 18 hours in the office as a graduate assistant,” Odom said. “Then going to the NFL and working in the front office, having long, tiring days and not seeing your family. It was definitely a journey, a tremendous grind, but it was more than worth it.” Odom was raised by his grandmother in Philadelphia and was a two-way starter at running back and defensive back at George Washington High School from 2001-03. He went to Bloomsburg University and played defensive back and was a sprinter on the track team before he transferred to Temple. Odom walked on Temple's football team under coach Al Golden, but a severe back injury ended his playing career before it began. After earning a bachelor's degree in communications, Odom worked in radio sales and banking and returned to his high school as an assistant coach. He joined Temple's staff as a graduate assistant in 2011 and spent three seasons there while earning a master's degree in sports management. Odom joined the Bears in 2013, and had not considered becoming an agent until he was fired in 2015. He pursued it because of his passion to help young athletes develop into better men. “Growing up and being hands on with these athletes, people kind of looked at me as a street agent,” Odom said. “A lot of those individuals are really good people and those athletes need those people because where we’re from, some of us don’t have parents. I didn’t have a mom and dad to hold my hand and walk me through, and a lot of these young men don’t. “It’s a tough life being a professional athlete. It’s not easy. Everything is not going to be perfect sunny days. You’re going to have those rainy days. You’re going to have those painful days when things don’t go well. So who’s going to be with you? Who’s going to help educate you? Who’s going to truly be fully invested in your future, not just your success contractually, but individually, emotionally, mentally, things of that nature. So I just felt like me personally, I had a lot to offer.” Odom credits William Wesley for helping him become an agent at Creative Artists Agency in 2017. Wesley, currently the executive vice-president and senior basketball adviser for the New York Knicks, was a consultant at CAA. “I don’t get to CAA without Wes,” Odom said. “My relationship with him goes far deeper than business. He mentored me and taught me how to deal with people, being strategic, how to treat people the right way. The knowledge I acquired from him has helped me become who I am. It gave me the ability and credibility to sign these guys.” Wide receiver Robby Anderson was Odom’s first client. He also represented Devon White, Marquise Brown and Rock Ya-Sin. Odom joined Athletes First in January 2020. He had to navigate the challenges of working through a pandemic in his first year at a new agency. “I wasn’t really able to get out there and hit the road as I would have liked to, but we found a way to get it done,” Odom said. He also signed Georgia defensive back Mark Webb and Syracuse safety Andre Cisco. Both players expect to hear their name called next weekend. Odom says there’s an “unfair stigma” attached to being an agent based on a negative perception because of the way they’ve been portrayed on television and in movies. “If you’re doing it from the right place in your heart, the right place spiritually and mentally, you’re going to really help these guys become who they want to become,” he said. “You’re going to help them through this tough journey that is almost seemingly never ending because someone’s always grabbing at you, someone always wants something. Your phone is always ringing. "But what they don’t tell them is that when your career is over, when the celebrity dwindles, when your phone stops ringing, no one cares. Who’s going to be there for you? Who’s going to be taking your calls? Who’s going to help you walk down that path to the next portion of your life? Because when a lot of these young men retire, they’re still young.” Working in sales helped Odom learn how to build and cultivate relationships. His time working in a front office allowed him to learn contract language. His coaching background taught him another important perspective. So despite not having a traditional background, he’s quickly become successful. “I didn’t have the red carpet laid out for me,” he said. “I had to really go out there and earn everything. I embraced it and that’s what really distinguishes me from a lot of people. My entire life was like that. I never had anything easy. Nothing was ever handed or given to me on a silver platter. That’s not what I come from. So this was going to be no different. I had to really set my mind to it.” Odom will join Pitts and Parsons next week in Cleveland. After the NFL conducted a virtual draft last year, some players and their families will attend this one. Pitts and Parsons were among the first 10 to accept the invitations. “It’s certainly life changing and for some of these guys, it's monumental depending on their upbringing and circumstances and how and where they grew up,” Odom said. “You are ecstatic for these guys and their families. But it’s not about us, it’s about them and their joy and their families. Seeing their smiles is breathtaking.” ___ More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press