Teams can lose draft picks and pay a ton in luxury tax, but it doesn't seem to be a deterrent. So for overspending, I would allow a generous soft cap, as MLB has now. Then for every 20 million dollar increment of spending above the cap, you start the season with a loss. So sure, Dodgers, blow out the soft cap if you don't mind starting 0-4.
The Toronto Maple Leafs got a devastating break on Tuesday night. They lost captain Auston Matthews to a lower-body injury following a hit from Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov midway through the second period. Zadorov hammered Matthews into the boards with a check from behind. While Auston Matthews got up on his own, he eventually went to the Maple Leafs dressing room and did not return.
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe was forced to withdraw one of his key players against Brentford, with a modern trend blamed for the setback. The Magpies travelled to the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon looking to make amends for a shock 3-1 defeat to strugglers West Ham United in their previous Premier League outing. Their trip, however, got off to a difficult start when one of their key midfielders was withdrawn after just 24 minutes.
The guidelines for dealing with possible concussion operate under the tagline of 'if in doubt sit them out'. It means that if a player has suspected concussion at any level of football "they must be immediately removed from the pitch, whether in training or match play". The FA states that the reason for immediate action in removing players from the pitch is because treatment delays "could risk incomplete recovery of the brain".
Federal authorities accused Rozier of conspiring with a childhood friend in a gambling scheme centered on prop bets on his statistics from a game on March 23, 2023, when he was with the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier, according to the indictment, told co-conspirator Deniro Laster that he would be leaving the game against the New Orleans Pelicans early. Laster sold the nonpublic information about Rozier's status to gamblers for approximately $100,000, according to the indictment.
They're like, 'You make X amount of money or X, Y and Z, you should be able to deal with all the extra negativity, the people approaching you about the parlays,' Brown said Friday at Madison Square Garden before the Celtics face the New York Knicks. 'It creates a negative discourse around the game and players when people have money involved. ... It's leading to situations that we can avoid if more conversations were had right now.'
I mean, I am not happy. Guys are going to run me. I am going to try to stand up for myself. I heard the ref say we got a power play, and there really isn't much I can do to him on the ground. Kudos to the guys who were there and got down with him, but like I said, we have to start going to the cage a little harder and make it harder for their goalies.
When it came into force in April 2025, the mandatory levy superseded the existing voluntary approach, ensuring that operators contribute equitably to research, treatment, and protection programs for gambling harm. Along with the tax, the UK government is increasing its oversight of the gambling industry to ensure player safety and promote openness. This new set of regulations, enacted in 2024, affected operators' game design, player safety monitoring, and marketing practices.
The simple answer is that players can choose what size shin pads they want to wear. The International Football Association Board (Ifab), responsible for the laws of the game, say that shin pads are a mandatory piece of equipment players must wear while playing. Law 4.2 states that shin pads must: Be made of a suitable material Be of an appropriate size to provide reasonable protection and be covered by the socks And players are responsible for the size and suitability of their shin pads
New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous hitters in the NHL. The six-foot-nine, 255-pound winger has already injured multiple players with illegal hits, earning him suspensions totaling 12 games over the past two seasons. Given his history in just 59 career games, it's no surprise that the New York Islanders did everything in their power to prevent the controversial winger
Kenneth Gainwell ran for 99 yards and two touchdowns and the Pittsburgh Steelers held on to beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-21 on Sunday in Ireland's first regular-season NFL game. DK Metcalf had five catches for 126 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown for the Steelers, who improved to 3-1 going into their bye week. The Steelers' victory gave quarterback Aaron Rodgers his first international win in front of a decidedly pro-Steelers crowd of 74,512 at Croke Park.
Through the first two weeks of the season, he leads all quarterbacks in QB contact, 29, both as a passer, QB hits and scrambling. You could say, well, he played two difficult defenses. He led all quarterbacks in QB contact last year. He led all quarterbacks in scramble rate contact last year. It's just not sustainable, and he is a quarterback who can win from the pocket. I think [there has to be] some tough conversations with Daniels about his style of play with an eye towards his continued longevity because he is too special to absorb this much contact.
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