Today, the Chicago White Sox agreed to a four year, $73 million deal with catcher Yasmani Grandal, the largest deal in club history. But what happens now to incumbent catcher James McCann? McCann, 29, joined the White Sox last season after spending his first five seasons with the Tigers and paid immediate for Chicago, making…
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More than 50 years after the legendary and controversial 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race, its story is finally brought to the big screen by James Mangold in Ford v Ferrari. In 1964, Ford Vice President Lee Iacocca (Jon Bernthal) proposed to CEO Henry Ford II (Tracy Letts) that the company should acquire cash-strapped…
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After an 0-5 start punctuated by a 33-7 drubbing at home by the New England Patriots, the Washington Redskins have fired head coach Jay Gruden. However, given the team’s peripherals, he was never truly given a chance to succeed. Washington entered the week unsure of who would even start at quarterback. Case Keenum was in…
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Four years after fellow comedy director Adam McKay made his dramatic debut with The Big Short, veteran comedy director Todd Phillips finally made his foray into drama with Joker, a gritty thriller that is reminiscent of Martin Scorcese’s 1976 film Taxi Driver. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, a mentally unstable man living in poverty with his mother…
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Order for the 2020 NFL mock draft is based on current standings. 1. Miami Dolphins – Andrew Thomas (OT/Georgia) I am one of the few who is not sold on Miami moving on so quickly from Josh Rosen. Rosen hasn’t been great, but he has shown flashes of potential and has good ball placement, but…
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Draft order for the 2020 NFL mock draft based on current standings. 1. Jacksonville Jaguars – A.J. Epensa (EDGE/Iowa) With Nick Foles signing a big deal last spring, quarterback isn’t an option here. Instead, Jacksonville pivots to the pass rush, a position they have invested heavily in, but could lose their star player, Yannick Ngakoue,…
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Draft order is based on current standings. 1. Jacksonville Jaguars – Andrew Thomas (OT/Georgia) The Jaguars signed Nick Foles to a big deal this summer, so quarterback is unlikely and they have so much talent along the defensive line it is hard to imagine they draft another player. They selected Jawaan Taylor in the second…
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The New York Mets made a splash just ahead of the trade deadline, acquiring Marcus Stroman from the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitchers Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson. The deal comes as a surprise as the Mets were seen as deadline sellers, with the biggest name available being hurler Noah Syndergaard. But the…
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The Phillies capped off their West Coast trip by winning their final two games against the Padres, but there is much to be concerned following a road trip that saw them lose five consecutive games, suffer yet another injury in the outfield, lose a key bullpen arm and see their division lead dwindle to just…
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Released just six months after Bohemian Rhapsody, it’s hard for the Elton John fantasy-biopic Rocketman to escape comparisons to the Queen biopic, and while I had mixed feelings about Bohemian Rhapsody, it is a significantly better film overall than Rocketman. Taron Egerton, who has been connected to Elton John before by covering “I’m Still Standing” in Sing and starring alongside John…
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