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REPORTED BY: ESPN’s Jayson Stark on “Baseball Tonight.” MORE: Seven best destinations for Papelbon | Red Sox discussing prospects with Phillies as part of Hamels talks THE DETAILS: Stark noted the Rangers have fallen out of contention this season but are simultaneously in buy and sell mode. Fox Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi reported earlier in the day that the two clubs were in talks about Gallardo, but a deal wasn’t close to being finalized....

Milwaukee has acquired two pitchers from the Giants in Drew Pomeranz and reliever Ray Black, according to multiple reports. San Francisco has received the Brewers’ No. 3 prospect Mauricio Dubon in return, according to The Athletic. This comes a couple days after Milwaukee also picked up Jordan Lyles in a trade with the Pirates. Milwaukee has been in need of pitching help after ace Brandon Woodruff went down with an injury in recent weeks....

Here are some of the latest rumors, and just what to make of them… SN PRESENTS: The 2013 MLB All-Stuffing Team RED SOX: After losing out on Brian McCann and Carlos Ruiz, finding a catcher to team with 36-year-old David Ross remains on Boston’s to-do list. Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald now reports that the in-house option, Ryan Lavarnway, could be the man for the job. Ross has not played more than 62 games in any of the last six seasons, so going with the 26-year-old Lavarnway, owner of a ....

RUMOR: The Indians and Reds are discussing a trade involving third baseman Todd Frazier. REPORTED BY: USA Today’s Bob Nightengale MORE: Best 15 free agents left on the board THE DETAILS: After finishing last in the National League Central last season, Cincinnati seems to be on the verge of a fire sale. Starting pitchers Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake were dealt in July and Aroldis Chapman is set to go to the Dodgers pending MLB officials looking into his background....

Now you can add Prince Fielder to the list of Tigers on the block. The team "told clubs they will listen to trade offers" for the big first baseman, the Detroit Free Press reports . It won't be easy to move Fielder given his large contract and subpar 2013. The Tigers owe the 29-year-old $168 million over the next seven seasons and realistically they would have to be willing to eat a large portion of that to trade Fielder....

There are a few big-name free-agent starters out there, Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta, who are going to make lots of money. There are a couple of reliable starters with a full season under their belts after Tommy John surgery, Lance Lynn and Alex Cobb. After that, though? MORE: Where the top 20 MLB free agents might end up You get into question marks, because inconsistency or age or other reasons make a three- or four-year deal seem risky....

Teams set an Opening Day record by hitting 48 home runs. The Dodgers tied the MLB record for most homers in a game by one team with eight. Astros center fielder George Springer became the first leadoff man in history to hit a home run on three straight Opening Days. For Rays and Red Sox fans, however, Thursday was a day to panic a bit. Tampa Bay ace Blake Snell got knocked around for five runs in six innings, with three homers allowed, including this three-run dinger to Springer on a hanging curveball....

Arizona has been so successful over that stretch that it’s now 1 1/2 games out of the National League wild-card race, with the help of a Cubs loss to the Brewers. The D-backs have gone 11-1, with their most recent win Saturday 2-0 over Cincinnati, and trail only Washington and Chicago in the wild-card standings. Rookie pitcher Alex Young kept the Reds at bay as he struck out 12 in eight innings of work....

The Astros right-hander got his 200th career win as he helped Houston topped Oakland 4-1. Just two other active pitchers (CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander) have reached that mark. The feat came exactly one year and one day after Verlander joined the 200 club. “It’s nice,” Greinke said, via The Houston Chronicle. “Hopefully I can keep pitching pretty good with the team we have, and hopefully we can get a lot more....

Sporting KC opened the scoring at Children’s Mercy Park in the 47th minute, when Yohan Croizet received a pass from Johnny Russell with his back to goal, before turning and firing a low finish past Bobby Shuttleworth. Diego Rubio doubled the lead two minutes past the hour mark, Russell again supplying the assist as the pace and movement of the home side’s attack proved too much for the Minnesota defense to cope with....

Hansen told KXRK he felt as if he had been impaled by a blade and was “trying to figure out a way to pull the knife out and move forward.” He threatened to reduce his investment in the club and said he would “start cutting 40 to 50 jobs again.” “The disrespect was profound to me personally,” Hansen said. “Obviously the importance of bringing community together during COVID was not respected....

A 22nd-minute goal from Nemanja Nikolic – after a smart Dax McCarty pass – led the Fire to a 1-0 win at home against Columbus on Saturday. Schweinsteiger continues to impress Former Manchester United and Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger got through another 90 minutes for Veljko Paunovic’s Fire, who are third in the Eastern Conference. Columbus remains top despite seeing a three-match winning run ended. Portland is clear atop the Western Conference and recorded a come-from-behind 3-1 win against the Philadelphia Union....

There are a total of six playoff berths up for grabs — three in each conference — heading into the final day of the regular season. Six teams are still in the mix in the East and another five in the West. Also, the only teams that are locked into their seeding are the New England Revolution (No. 1 in the East) and the Portland Timbers (No. 4 in the West)....

The Moderna mRNA vaccine is one of two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S. Clinical trials indicate that the vaccine is 94% effective at protecting against the virus. However, there is no definitive data yet on how long immunity will last. To achieve maximum immunity, a person must receive two doses of the vaccine, spaced 28 days apart. Tal Zaks, MD, PhD, Moderna’s chief medical officer, said the company hasn’t yet generated the data necessary to make recommendations about booster shots or the definitive length of immunity....

“There is pressure for each and every match. This is nothing different. There has been no difference in preparation. But it is a vital match for us,” said Jamil. The Red and Gold gaffer showed respect to his opponents and had special praise for Sony Norde and Aser Dipanda. “We have to be alert. We must complete the game (by being competitive)and cannot take them lightly. We have to control the things from the start to the end....

In the post shared to the discussion-based site by an account called Choclover27, the disgruntled mother started by proclaiming: “Yup. I hate them.” She then went on to reveal: “Today she showed me her new ‘sleeve.’ It’s big black bold and bloody awful. “She already has numerous tattoos and they’re getting bigger each time. She seems addicted. I don’t like tattoos.” “I don’t have to like them,” she continued. “That’s my choice....

In December 2020, mother of two Shirley Hepworth, from West Yorkshire in the U.K., suspected that her daughter, Beau, had constipation or appendicitis, when she complained of an ache in her abdomen. When she developed a lump days later, Shirley Hepworth took her to the hospital, where scans revealed a tumor roughly the same size as a football. After an initial misdiagnosis, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that mainly affects children under the age of 5, and that the cancer had also spread to her bones....

In a viral post published to Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/calm-hurry shared her story. The popular post has over 14,000 upvotes and 2,000 comments. The Redditor began her story by explaining that she has a 14-year-old daughter named “Maria” and a 7-year-old son named “David.” David is on the autism spectrum and the original poster (OP) wrote that Maria has helped take care of David since he was born for a “variety of reasons....

In a viral post shared on Reddit’s Am I The A**hole group, which can be seen here, user Tired-Bookkeeper-954 explained her brother Drew recently died. She added that Drew had struggled with addiction and despite having tried rehab, therapy and support groups, he died from an overdose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 91,799 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2020. It added that opioids are currently the main driver of drug overdose deaths and were involved in 68,630 fatalities that year....

The French defensive midfielder, a Belgian Cup winner last season, has signed a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 champions after passing his medical. PSG to pay €100m Oblak clause His signing comes amid rumours Chelsea are closing on a deal for Bakayoko, while the highly rated Fabinho has been linked with Atletico Madrid and Manchester United. “It is an honour to sign for this great club,” said Meite....