Bonilla hasn’t played an MLB game in more than 20 years. But he’s still on the New York Mets’ payroll. And July 1 is the day Bonilla receives his annual compensation from the Mets. The five-year, $29 million deal Bonilla inked with the Mets in 1991 is widely considered one of the worst contracts in MLB history from a team perspective. So much so that New York opted to buy out Bonilla’s contract in 2000....
Chicago selected the Arkansas power forward with the No. 22 overall pick, and the Internet quickly found some old tweets from Portis that could make things awkward once he meets Derrick Rose and Pau Gasol. MORE: NBA Draft pick-by-pick analysis | Biggest NBA Draft busts | Portis scouting report The tweets have since been deleted, and Portis has apologized to the Bulls. Most importantly, he offered to buy food....
Where they’re heading Can we answer that question yet? Not quite. The Bobcats did make a move to sign a major free agent, paying a hefty three-year, $41 million contract to big man Al Jefferson. That would cause a shrug and a yawn in many markets, but the Bobcats have not been able to lure quality players in the past, and though Jefferson’s shortcomings are well-noted, he will immediately give Charlotte an offensive focal point....
Roma great De Rossi left the Serie A club at the end of the 2018-19 season but insisted he was not planning to retire. He is consequently a free agent and Burdisso, a former team-mate of De Rossi’s at the Stadio Olimpico, is keen to see the midfielder in Boca colours. “A lot has been said about De Rossi,” the former Argentina international told Closs Continental. “I know him and he opened the doors to coming here....
Werts was charged with cocaine possession and speeding in Saluda County, South Carolina, on July 31, which led to him being arrested. The bizarre part of his arrest was that police saw a substance on the hood of his car, which he said was bird poop. Body cam footage revealed police testing the substance and seeming surprised that the test turned pink, which indicated cocaine was present. Before Werts was pulled over, he called dispatch to say he would pull over closer to town, where it was better lit....
In its first six months, the company has signed forward James Harden (Houston Rockets), power forward Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves) and cornerback Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks) to endorse the new premium sports d. MORE BODYARMOR: Richard Sherman adds to growing list of endorsers Not to mention, Los Angeles Lakers star, Kobe Bryant, became an investor in March, reportedly contributing a seven-figure amount to the growth and marketing of the business....
A minority of workers opposed the vaccine mandate which Boeing implemented in October when a federal executive order made it mandatory for all employees of federal contractors to be vaccinated, the Seattle Times reported. About 8 percent, or roughly 10,000, U.S. employees could have lost their jobs if the mandate wasn’t removed. Companies including Amtrak and some health care systems have followed suit in suspending their COVID-19 vaccine requirements....
The 26-year-old came through the ranks at Barcelona and has sampled life at European institutions such as Roma, Milan and Ajax. Man United ready to spend big for PSG star His career has taken somewhat of less glamorous path in recent years with a move to Stoke coming in 2014 and he now finds himself on loan in Germany with Mainz. Even so, he is still able to find the back of the net, regardless of his environment....
Harvick will lead the field to green for the Bojangles Southerns 500 at one of the sport’s most historic racetracks. He will have the winner of the race Monday at Texas Motor Speedway, Joey Logano, beside him for the start in what typically is a grueling race on the tough 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval. Here’s a look at the starting lineup: Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 Chevrolet — Anyone who works on this car has to be nervous, considering the rash of bizarre mechanical breakdowns....
Tite’s men lined up on the turf in La Paz ahead of kick-off against Bolivia, and took the obligatory photo as they geared up for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier. There was an unexpected guest in the picture, however, as Marcelo Martins from the opposing Bolivia side was invited to take part. Martins, 30, has racked up 63 appearances for the Verde, scoring 15 goals to become widely recognised as one of the Andean nation’s top talents....
The two players will be withdrawn from selection in the upcoming round of Sheffield Shield starting Sunday, CA said in a statement. “We hope the fitness and form of current squad members leads to us having the same 12 for the Perth Test. However, to ensure we are well prepared, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Doug Bollinger have been placed on standby for the Perth Test which is to start on Friday, 13 December,” national selector John Inverarity said....
At 45, Screwvala is a stocky, soft-spoken man whose urbane colonial English is a far cry from Jack Warner’s bluster. But his innovations are putting his Mumbai-based company, UTV Software Communications, on the world cinematic map as well as setting the standard of studio efficiency in Bollywood in the way Warner did in Hollywood. Screwvala’s multimedia conglomerate, which is listed on the Bombay market exchange with a market capitalization of $435 million, has interests in film, TV, animation and videogame production and distribution—it’s the closest thing to the diversified Warner Bros....
John Currie, Tennessee’s athletic director, almost immediately surrendered to fans and trolls screaming over the apparent hiring of Schiano, the Ohio State defensive coordinator who has had previous coaching stints with Rutgers and the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. BENDER: Tennessee’s Schiano debacle magnifies discord in program Schiano’s detractors, including White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders, believe Schiano helped cover up Jerry Sandusky’s child abuse at Penn State. If Schiano did cover for Sandusky, that’s despicable....
The organization’s Office for Intellectual Freedom monitored 729 challenges to materials and services from libraries, schools and universities during the year. Overall, it resulted in over 1,597 individual instances of books either being challenged or removed. The books that were most targeted in the challenges were ones “by or about Black or LGBTQIA+ persons,” the ALA report said. The report highlights the ongoing debate across the U.S. on what types of content young learners should have access to....
This was one of many experiences that would lead Haslam to become a force in the world of social activism, which she shares in her tragic yet inspiring memoir, A Voice Out of Poverty: The Power to Achieve Through Adversity. Haslam and her siblings faced malnourishment, sickness and death daily as they fought to take care of each other, living on the streets and fleeing danger in the middle of the night....
Lesnar and Reigns will put their WWE world titles on the line at The Show of Shows later this year in a winner-takes-all match. The Tribal Chief has held the Universal Championship for over 500 days, while The Beast Incarnate won the WWE Championship at last week’s Elimination Chamber. On his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T was asked by a fan if the likes of AJ Styles, Drew McIntyre, or Big E should get into world title contention after Brock Lesnar vs....
Goldberg’s last match on his current WWE contract was last week at Elimination Chamber when he faced Roman Reigns for the Universal title. The Hall of Famer tapped out to The Tribal Chief, who applied the Guillotine Hold to him. While speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T backed Goldberg’s decision to retire - if he plans to hang up his boots, stating that pro wrestling can take a toll on the body....
Kendrick was recently granted his release from WWE, after which AEW announced his debut against Jon Moxley on Wednesday’s show. However, a few hours before the episode aired, the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion’s past tweets went viral, resulting in massive fan backlash. AEW President Tony Khan then announced Kendrick’s removal from the show. Speaking on the latest episode of his podcast, Hall of Fame, Booker T stated that Tony Khan should have unearthed Kendrick’s past before announcing him to appear on Dynamite....
Dick, who died 25 years ago—the same year the Library of America was born—never received much serious attention during his life. He worked almost exclusively in the literary ghetto of science fiction. In Dick’s depiction of the future, we do get the spaceships and the colonies on Mars, but we never shuck off being human, we never figure out what being human means—and those who search the hardest for meaning are often driven mad for their troubles....
It is as good as a joke can get, and more than 35 years later I can still recall the deep awe I felt the first time I saw it. First of all, it’s shocking, a masterpiece of bad taste that links the mass murder of innocents during wartime with the blank visage of America’s best-known dolt. (Lt. William Calley was convicted of murder in 1971 for his role in the 1968 My Lai massacre, in which hundreds of Vietnamese women, children and seniors were shot to death by American soldiers....
