The Red Sox slugger's No. 34 will be retired during a ceremony prior to Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park. 34 mowed into the outfield grass. Although the Red Sox have offered Ortiz a spot in the organization, he told reporters that he has stayed away from the team since his retirement to avoid being a distraction.

Yes, the Golden Knights seemed to get this right. The Knights can continue building their roster through free agency with more trades potentially to be announced Thursday. Of course, anyone familiar with the concept of an expansion draft understands that the second of those objectives is more important - and more realistic - than the first.

Fixtures: June 25 v South Africa , June 27 v England , July 2 v India , July 5 v Australia , July 8 v New Zealand , July 11 v West Indies , July 15 v Sri Lanka . "The support we have had from the tournament, I think it's going to be the most visible and supported Women's World Cup we've had". "If you can hold your nerve at that time, you can turn the tables".

Despite leaving all his World Cup-winning stars at home, Germany's head coach Joachim Loew was delighted how his young team fared. Germany have won two of the three previous meetings and there was a 2-2 draw when the teams last met in a pre-World Cup friendly in 2014.

And Kevin Love is being openly shopped to other teams around the league. Cavaliers multi-billionaire owner Dan Gilbert was born and raised in the Motor City and has some apparent ties to Billups . James may have carried the Cavaliers. The decision to let go of Griffin was dumbfounding, considering his track record and, as details of the move started to emerge, that it wasn't ran by LeBron James.

It will also go a long way to helping players and fans see to it that one: No player gets away with goals that were illegal and two: No player gets wrongly judged out of a legitimate goal. Tomi Juric soon found himself unmarked in the opposition box following brilliance from Leckie , yet fluffed his lines upon receipt of the cross. "I saw a very intense match , marked by very strategical play ", said Germany coach Joachim Loew , who was seeking his 100 victory as the national team's ...

This year, Bellator is averaging about 1 million viewers per event on Spike TV, a 26 percent increase over last year. "That's part of the reason why the UFC had such great success is that its fan base grew out of SPIKE". Bader took that fight via split decision. "That's the one thing I've always wanted, the opportunity to fight for a title", he said. "But as we go into September and our fall schedule we have another set of great fights matched up and ready to go".

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland admitted that his game plan was undone by the physicality of New Zealand . That was all the Lions had to take away from the game though, in what was a very solid first Test victory for the hosts.

PSL chairman Najam Sethi, had already disclosed on twitter that cricket would return to Pakistan citing the tour of World XI, days after conclusion of PSL that waded through controversies of match-fixing but remained successful overall. The ICC Board extended support to such a proposal during its annual conference in London on Saturday, as part of the efforts to take worldwide cricket back to Pakistan.

The switch also allows Will Chambers to switch to his preferred right flank - with the huge task of marking up on Jarryd Hayne . "I've never felt the way I did before game one with the nerves and emotion", Cordner said. "When you do, you've really got to take them". A few minutes later, Hayne had the moment to surely kill off Queensland when he found himself two-on-one with Maroons winger Dane Gagai and opted not to throw the pass to unmarked winger Morris before he was wrapped up.

England outplayed us there (in the first Twenty20). Somerset could have sold 30,000 tickets for this game and they managed to pack in 12,500 using some temporary stands. Luckily for cricket fans, AB de Villiers stayed back in England to lead the Proteas in a series which was started before the ICC tournament. On-field umpire Michael Gough then signalled a dead ball while the soft signal was not out.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Magic Johnson pointed a long index finger at the wall of the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex, where the 16-time National Basketball Association champions' nine retired numbers hang over the practice court.

For his career with the Twins and the Red Sox, Ortiz finished with a batting average of.286, 541 home runs and 1,767 RBIs. Big Papi had the personality that captivated anyone in his presence, and the cameras never saw a side of Ortiz they didn't like.

LAS VEGAS - Whatever doubts there were after Andre Ward was handed a highly controversial unanimous decision and three light heavyweight world title belts following his November showdown against Sergey Kovalev , there were none on Saturday night.

The 2017 NBA Draft is in the books, so now it's time to look at who lost big during Thursday night's big event. At the very least, though, he'll serve as an adequate three-point shooter to a Bulls team that ranked 24th in three-point shooting last season.

McGregor owns a 24-3 professional mark in MMA and has captured titles at featherweight and lightweight in the UFC . Leonard Ellerbe, chief executive of Mayweather Promotions , added: "There is a different feel from the Pacquiao fight". He last appeared at UFC 205 in November, where he knocked out Eddie Alvarez in the second round to claim the 205-pound strap. It has also intrigued some in boxing, though most dismiss McGregor's chances under boxing rules against one of the greatest ...

The Aussie missed all of last season with a foot injury. No other team in the National Basketball Association possesses an already-established core, with a surplus of draft picks, and cap space. In addition to this year's No. 3 choice, the Celtics received another first-round pick that comes with several conditions. The Celtics had Duke's Jayson Tatum in for a workout on Monday and hope to have Kansas' Josh Jackson in on Tuesday.

Eoin Morgan's men had to chase down South Africa's 174 for eight after Surrey seamer Tom Curran had become the fifth England player to take three wickets on his global T20 debut. "Everyone in the changing room thought it could go either way so it's not massively controversial". You can see both sides to the call. Luckily for him and cricket fans, he stayed back in England to lead his South African side against the mighty lions.

However, the World No. 11 took 11-9 lead at the short break in Game 2 before completely dominating the second half and taking an incredible 21-16 win to wrap-up the contest. Srikanth and Shi engaged in long rallies with both the shuttlers staying away from the net early on. The gangling Chinese star with the fluid, ballet-like movements on court squeaked into the title round at the expense of another unranked player, South Korea's Lee Hyun Il, by a 26-24, 15-21, 21-17 verdict.

If that Lakers pick does not convey to Boston next season, the Sixers will send the 2019 Sacramento Kings pick with a No. 1 overall pick protection. The Dallas Mavericks have taken North Carolina State point guard Dennis Smith Jr. with the ninth overall pick in the National Basketball Association draft.

The Indian cricket team arrived here for a limited-overs series against the West Indies amid the off-field drama surrounding Anil Kumble's resignation as head coach following a rift with captain Virat Kohli . Post the ICC Champions Trophy final, there were three separate meetings at the Indian team's hotel. "The way this Indian team has performed under his coaching, I doubt whether anybody else will be able to replicate his success", Sehwag told UC News, an online data provider.

That player would count as his former team's selection in the expansion draft. James Neal is one of the more seasoned scorers available for the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft. "We are now going through the process of trying to put the team together, we are still talking to clubs and we are hoping to do deals with clubs if they want to protect their rosters", he told reporters, according to SportsNet.

Wonderful feeling. Can't really put it into words how you feel. Buehrle was 161-119 with a 3.83 ERA in 12 seasons in Chicago, pitching a no-hitter against Texas in 2007 and a flawless game against Tampa Bay in 2009. "I think at the end of the day I'm just a normal dude who was fortunate to play professional baseball and play that long and be healthy". Former Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle acknowledges the crowd during ceremonies retiring his No.

Ortiz shook off the bad performance with a laugh. Yawkee Way Extension was an off-shoot of Yawkee Way, the street where Fenway Park is located. Some of his former teammates, including Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez , catcher Jason Varitek, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, and second baseman Dustin Pedroia , also honored Ortiz .

This past season, Hart led the Big East in points per game (18.1), player efficiency rating (28.1) and win shares (7.7). Luckily for him, history shows that Bryant's end up working out in Los Angeles. (It's) playing basketball ", Lonzo said, "which I've been playing my whole life. But what I needed was a leader. LaVar Ball has the personality of a WWE superstar at this point, but all he is trying to do is hype up his son Lonzo's National Basketball Association career.

Sarfraz already knows what it's like to win a trophy at India's expense, having been the skipper of the Pakistan side that defeated their fellow Asian giants in the 2006 Under-19 World Cup final in Colombo "Yes, I will have that India Under-19 game in mind", he said.

He also predicted that Lonzo Ball would lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs his first year. I've figured this out: He's become a heel, a la the WWE ( The Ringer's Rodger Sherman, as you see from his tweet , agrees). "I'm playing the game of basketball, which I've been playing all of my life". "(I could) learn a lot from him". Asked if he was concerned that LaVar Ball will be a distraction for the Lakers, Walton said (via ESPN ), "What's incredible is that he's been, ...

Bendigo's Glenn Ashby and Team New Zealand made a stunning start to the America's Cup finals series against Team USA. "We've got a couple of good starts, the boat's going really fast and the boys are doing a good job to get it around the racetrack nice and smoothly", said Kiwi helmsman Peter Burling .

Ready to contribute immediately, Hart is a proven victor that's fresh off of four strong years at Villanova. So much for staying in school. It could last a bit longer. The Kings' first pick at number five was guard De'Aaron Fox of Kentucky and they selected Zach Collins of Gonzaga at No. 10 with the pick obtained from New Orleans for DeMarcus Cousins.

Both of these teams are top teams, the German national team are world champions, and even though Joachim Loew brought the second squad to Russian Federation, this team is still very competitive and capable of achieving high goals. Eduardo Vargas nearly doubled Chile's lead in the 20th minute, blasting a right-footed laser off the crossbar after a quick turn and touch. Despite the early scare, Germany regained their composure and pushed forward.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo , accused of evading 14.7 million euro ($16.5m) in tax, has been summoned to appear before a judge in Spain, judicial sources told AFP on Tuesday. The four-time world player of the year, who said last week his "conscience is clear", is threatening to leave Madrid over the affair, according to Spanish and Portuguese media.

A midrange ballistic missile was launched from a test site in Hawaii, but an interceptor missile launched from USS John Paul Jones missed the target, the agency said. Until then, the South had been barred from deploying ballistic missiles with a range of more than 300 kilometers, or 186 miles, and a payload of more than half a ton because of concerns about a regional arms race.

Perez's words have seemingly had the desired effect and calmed him down to a point that neither his manager Zinedine Zidane and teammate Sergio Ramos were able to. Statements from the prosecution indicate that Ronaldo will be charged with using offshore financial instruments , including holdings in the British Virgin Islands, to hide payments made to him for the use of his brand to promote products.

All experienced trying nights at stages. Queensland drew first blood through debutant winger Valentine Holmes in the ninth minute but from there it was one way traffic in the first half. You go at him and then it puts pressure on the defenders on either side. "I thought we were great [in defence]", Hayne said of his combination with Morris.

Reports in France claim that Real are ready to allow Gareth Bale to leave, as they look to bring in AS Monaco star Kylian Mbappe . The 26-year-old has just one year left on his current deal at Napoli , so he should be attainable this summer-all the more so if the Italian club are interested in Moreno.

The Germans are second in the table on goal difference behind Chile with both teams on four points. Enjoy watching yet another Alexis strike below, and keep your fingers crossed that he is still playing at Arsenal next season! The both teams will progress to the semifinals if they avoid defeat in their final matches on Sunday, Germany facing Cameroon and Chile up against Australia .

If the Celtics do acquire Hayward, there may not be enough playing time to go around between Hayward, Brown, and either Jackson or Tatum. Nobody is ideal, but Tatum seems like a pretty smart kid and he should fit in just fine in Boston.

Chile beat Australia 3-1 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and Postecoglou thinks the two-time defending Copa America champions have improved over the intervening period, adding: " Chile are a very good team". Vargas, who has 34 goals for Chile , nearly added to the lead in the first half with a powerful shot that struck the crossbar. Germany levelled four minutes before half-time when Emre Can's throughball found Jonas Hector , whose superb cross from the left allowed Stindl to ...

Fehmel was coming off four days' rest after holding L.S.U.to one run and two hits over eight innings in Monday's 12-run win. Lange issued three of his four walks in the third inning when Oregon State scored its one run off him. Since losing five straight from May 6 to May 13 a year ago, Oregon State has a 62-6 record and has not lost consecutive games. But LSU coach Paul Mainieri remained positive, even going as far as joking about the situation entirely.

In spite of that, we've watched Josh for two years and we're fans. "History suggests that No. 1 has the greatest odds of producing franchise-level talent and we are confident that this year's draft class has that very potential". The Celtics should be considered a darkhorse for Smith at No. 3 overall after making their move down from the top spot. Without further ado, here are the five biggest reasons why Tatum's skills will improve the Boston Celtics .

While CAC and BCCI did try to broker peace, the relationship between the two was beyond repairs with Kohli not being happy with Kumble's "intimidating" and "headmasterly" style of coaching. Image: Official site of BCCI and official Facebook page of Indian cricket team. The main reason behind Kumble's resignation is said to be his disagreement with captain Kohli.

Jerry Buss, Jerry West, Bill Sharman and Chick Hearn did for him during the infancy of his career. From Markelle Fultz to Lonzo Ball to De'Aaron Fox to Jordan Bell. "They're good, and God blessed them, so we all good to go". "It's not just me". "I'm going to do what it takes to get the right players in here with the right mindset", Johnson said.

Perez said: "Cristiano has a contract and he is a Real Madrid player". Portuguese-born Mourinho is accused of defrauding Spain of €3.3m (£2.9m; $3.6m) in taxes between 2011 and 2012. The Argentine star, who now plays for Paris Saint Germain , was punished after admitting to tax fraud during his time with Real Madrid . Real Madrid argues that Ronaldo's decision to leave Real Madrid is irreversible.

Costa, 28, is expected to leave Chelsea in the near future after being informed by Antonio Conte that he was no longer in his plans. "But it is clear that the coach does not count on me and does not want me there". The ban ends on January 1st, 2018. That means that Costa will either have to move elsewhere, possibly on loan, or stay at Stamford Bridge where he isn't fancied.

Two late free-kicks from Griffiths (87, 90) looked to have earned the home side a sensational victory in Saturday's World Cup qualifier , after substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had opened the scoring 20 minutes from time . "With the amount of possession we had, the game should have been put to bed by the stage they scored". "I'm really pleased with the level of training and we'll have to transfer that into the game", said Southgate, as per the BBC.

The accused have also been charged with criminal conspiracy, the officer said, adding the celebrations continued for hours in the village, which has a 60 percent Muslim population. Sedition is among India's most serious charges. "It's never wise to try and make a call too early, but certainly the applications of both are very well founded", said Richardson.

Peralta signs minor league deal with Boston • Ten days after being released by the Cardinals, infielder Jhonny Peralta has agreed to a minor league contract with the Red Sox. "As you all know - all too well - for many years, the government failed to keep its promises to our veterans", Mr. Trump said, saying "we are just getting started" on major changes to the VA, one of his central campaign promises in 2016.

England , set a target of 175, were on course for a series-clinching win while Jason Roy (67) and Jonny Bairstow (47) shared a second-wicket stand of 110. South Africa teammates celebrate at the end of the second T20 Blast match against England at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton , England , Friday June 23.

He cited the example of Brazil's transformation into a side who have already sealed their place at Russian Federation 2018, just three years on from their humiliating 7-1 World Cup loss to Germany . Three times he arrowed the ball too close to Marinovic, who had to leap to push one first-half effort against the crossbar. Mexico's Hirving Lozano celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Confederations Cup , Group A soccer match between Mexico and Russia , at ...

Hamilton now moves ahead of Ayrton Senna's 65 poles and is within just two of qualifying the record of 68 set by Michael Schumacher . It meant Hamilton only had one run to try and get pole, and the Briton didn't disappoint, posting a 1min 40.593sec lap to grab the 66th pole of his career - 0.434secs up on Bottas , and 1.1secs up on Kimi Raikkonen , who was third for Ferrari .