Friedman’s Dodgers acquired right-handed reliever Joel Peralta from the Rays in a four-player trade Thursday night. The deal was completed before the midnight deadline to set winter 40-man rosters. MORE: Reds, Padres discussing Jay Bruce? | Are Tigers shopping David Price? | Worst FA signings for every team | How to fix weakest of weak spots LA also received minor league left-hander Adam Liberatore in the deal. Tampa Bay received right-hander Jose Dominguez and minor league right-hander Greg Harris....

The nature of those decisions, though? Pretty much a complete shock. The Nationals, in Bryce Harper’s final season before hitting the free-agent market, expected to win the NL East going away and compete with baseball’s elite teams for the World Series title. They expected to scour the trade market to find postseason reinforcements, and they had the prospect pieces necessary to make at least one industry-rattling trade. Instead, they’ve been stuck around ....

At this point in the 2016 season, a return to the postseason doesn’t look likely. Manager Joe Girardi’s team is three games under .500, in fourth place in the AL East standings and has the 11th-best record in the AL. Longtime baseball insider Jon Heyman reported Monday morning that the Yankees aren’t ready to give up on the season yet, that they’re not sellers yet. MORE: Braves, Reds look to unload veterans...

December's market activity is expected to get a boost during baseball's winter meetings, which begin Dec. 9. At that time, the Rays will field questions about a potential trade of starter David Price. Regardless of a Price deal happening, the Rays have a corner hole to fill on their infield. The Rays are in position to snag a solid left-handed hitter to play first base. Loney is an option, but he also is a target for the Colorado Rockies....

Rumors flying everywhere, deals going down — some surprises, some not so stunning — and lots of movement all over baseball. It’s easy to forget the dealing isn’t done, though. It’s just a little more complicated to trade a player now that the non-waiver deadline has passed. Here are the basics: To be eligible to be traded, players have to be placed on revocable waivers, for a period of 48 hours....

The San Diego Padres traded the All-Star closer to the Los Angeles Angels as part of a six-player deal late Friday. San Diego will receive four minor leaguers: infielders Taylor Lindsey and Jose Rondon, and pitchers R.J. Alvarez and Elliot Morris. Minor league pitcher Trevor Gott is headed to the Angels with Street. MORE: Bold moves we’d like to see MLB teams make Your browser does not support iframes....

While starting pitchers are no strangers to the trade market, seeing pitchers the caliber of Sonny Gray, Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander is eye-opening. MORE: Inside the mind of an MLB GM heading into the trade deadline With a critical weekend of games coming up, here are the latest rumors heading toward Monday’s trade deadline. Sonny Gray latest rumors Latest rumors: The asking price could be too high for Yankees, according to Fanrag Sports’ Jon Heyman, but they are still seriously considering him....

Until Thursday, they’d only brought in Boone Logan, Yovani Gallardo and Jhoulys Chacin, who are essentially roster-filler players. It’s been an incredibly slow offseason for almost every team in the league, of course, but riding into spring training with just those additions would have been paramount to baseball malpractice for Milwaukee. FAGAN: NL Central contenders: A position-by-position breakdown Not anymore. In one fell swoop, the Brewers rescued Christian Yelich from purgatory in Miami and signed Lorenzo Cain....

That’s why Sporting News recorded all consequential deals made through the end of the month, even the ones involving players most fans have never heard of. MORE: Here’s how to watch “ChangeUp,” an MLB whiparound show, for free on DAZN MLB trade deadline tracker 2019 July 31 Cubs trade reliever Carl Edwards Jr. to the Padres for left-hander Brad Wieck. Giants trade reliever Sam Dyson to Twins for outfielder Jaylin Davis, right-hander Kai-Wei Teng and right-hander Prelander Berroa....

The longtime MLB umpire released an apology Friday after he stared down, and then ejected, Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner earlier in the week during a check for illegal substances. Bellino tossed Bumgarner for cursing at him after the check. MORE: What’s real and what’s fake in MLB after stars’ hot starts “When I began my MLB career almost 15 years ago, I received some good advice. I was told to umpire every game as if my children were sitting in the front row....

Thursday night, MLB’s official Twitter account used video of Cubs’ outfielder Kyle Schwarber colliding with Dexter Fowler to promote #ChevyBaseball in a sponsored tweet that comes across as completely tone-deaf. It really centered around Jean Segura’s inside-the-park home run, but shows full video of Schwarber tripping, laying face down and slowly making his way back to his feet. He was carted off the field shortly after, which thankfully didn’t make an appearance in that video....

Spurs have had American players before, including 2015 All-Star Clint Dempsey. Spurs feature former Seattle Sounders fullback DeAndre Yedlin and fellow Americans Brad Friedel and rising star defender Cameron Carter-Vickers. Former Spur Robbie Keane was selected as an All-Star but withdrew because of injury. MORE: Memorable scenes from USA vs. Jamaica | MLS’ top players battle Tottenham Hotspur When is the MLS All-Star Game? The MLS All-Star Game is 9 p....

WATCH: Timbers collapse in Vancouver A 4-1 defeat to the Vancouver Whitecaps saw the Portland Timbers eliminated from postseason contention just a year after the Timbers won the MLS Cup. And while Cascadia Cup rival the Seattle Sounders also entered the day with an uncertain fate, a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake locked up the franchise’s eighth straight trip to the playoffs. They’ll face Sporting Kansas City, which topped the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 to make sure its season continued....

Orlando City vs. D.C. United: Orlando is out of playoff contention but United is battling for home-field advantage in the knockout round, with Ben Olsen’s side sitting fourth place in the Eastern Conference — one point ahead of Montreal. United enters this contest on a league-best four-match winning streak, though the club only has two victories on the road all season. Marcelo Sarvas (knee) and Sean Franklin (calf) have returned to training for United and, if fit enough to play, would welcome some minutes ahead of the postseason....

The 32-year-old is expected to sign a two-year deal worth £3.8 million per season. RSL on the verge of landing Leguizamon Real Salt Lake is on the verge of signing Paraguayan winger Osmar Leguizamon, with radio station ABC Cardinal the first to report the news (via MLSsoccer.com ). The Salt Lake Tribune has also confirmed that club and player have been in contact. Red Bulls chasing Pussetto Argentine outlet Ole claims that the New York Red Bulls and Boca Juniors are the two clubs in the running for 22-year-old forward Ignacio Pussetto....

Although President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the election more than two weeks ago, Trump still refuses to concede. The president and his legal team have alleged, without providing evidence to the public or in court, that Biden won through widespread election fraud. A growing number of prominent Republicans have come out against the claims, urging Trump to accept reality. In a Wednesday video, Warren and Porter took aim at Giuliani—who previously served as the mayor of New York City—pointing out that he is urging Americans to disregard facts with his wild claims....

Saudi Arabia has seen new terrorist attacks; in Iraq, fighting has spread and the uneasy siege of Fallujah goes on. Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, a Sunni Muslim and billionaire ex-businessman, has presided over his country’s reconstruction after 17 years of civil war, forging strong relations with Western countries as well as Arab neighbors. Last week he spoke with NEWSWEEK’s Rod Nordland in Beirut. Excerpts: NORDLAND: Have the prospects for Mideast peace ever seemed so bad?...

Most recently, these champions of godlessness emphatically (and correctly) argued that nonbelievers have the same rights under the Constitution as believers do. The strength of their arguments forced Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to concede the point. “Obviously in this nation our religious liberty includes the right to believe or not believe,” Romney told NEWSWEEK in December, after a speech he made on religion lit up the Internet like a pinball machine....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have not yet signed off on approval for the Moderna vaccine, as they are still awaiting critical data and will likely not meet the target date. Moderna did not provide adequate data for the FDA and CDC to recommend the booster shot, according to one Biden administration official. The FDA requested additional data which will likely delay the third dose until October....

The Senegal international opened the scoring in the 22 minutes from Ayoze Perez’s assist which marked his second goal of the season. In the 55thh minute, Christian Benteke was pulled down in the penalty area by Ciaran Clark and Luka Milivojevic slotted in from the spot to level proceedings for Palace. Diame was replaced in the 65th minute by Isaac Hayden while Ghana international, Christian Atsu came in for Kenedy in the 57th minute....