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MLB’s highest paid players: Who are they and how much do they earn?

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In total, 130 players decided to become free agents, according to the MLB Players Association. With that in mind, we’re taking a look at the biggest contracts out there and how they rank among those most lucrative in MLB history. Shohei Ohtani 700 million for 10 years The Japanese sensation made MLB history by signing a 10-year contract to the tune of $700 million. Yet, it’s got to be said that Ohtani is a special kind of guy. With a base salary of $70 million per season, he took the decision to defer his salary so the Dodgers could have more wiggle room where building a better roster is concerned. After all the point of leaving the Angels was to join a contender. To that end, the two-way star will earn $2 million per season with the rest being paid at a later date. Shohei Ohtani is now married! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/bzsSVN6oAH — MLB (@MLB) February 29, 2024 Mike Trout 426.5 million for 12 years Prior to the above-mentioned Shohei Ohtani, it was Trout who previously had the biggest con

NBA Champion Scot Pollard Receives Heart Transplant

NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, his wife said Saturday on social media. “Scot has a new heart!” Dawn Pollard posted Friday night on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Surgery went well and I’ve been told the heart is big, powerful and is a perfect fit! Now on to the crucial part of recovery." She posted an update Saturday, writing: “Look who’s awake and is feeling great! Breathing tube came out early this morning and he started cracking jokes and singing, ‘I left my heart in San Fran-Nashville.’ We are all amazed at Scot’s recovery so far!” Pollard, who turned 49 on Monday, needed a transplant because of damage to his heart from a virus he caught in 2021 that likely triggered a genetic condition he has known about since it killed his father at 54, when Scot was 16. Pollard’s size complicated efforts to find a donor with a heart big enough to fit his 6-foot-11, 260-pound body. Earlier Friday, Dawn Pollard

Football transfer rumours: Chelsea hatch Osimhen plan; Arsenal chase £100m striker

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90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Chelsea hope to beat Paris Saint-Germain to the signing of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen by agreeing a deal before the summer transfer window opens, as they did with Christopher Nkunku. (Napoli Magazine - Italy) Manchester United will look for a striker , right-back and right-sided centre-back during Sir Jim Ratcliffe's first transfer window this summer. (Telegraph) It will take a fee of £34m to sign Inter right-back Denzel Dumfries , who is high on Man Utd 's shortlist. (Tuttosport - Italy) Leaving Man Utd could be centre-back Victor Lindelof , who is wanted by a handful of Serie A sides, including AC Milan . (Fichajes - Spain) Al Ittihad have made contact with Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen over a blockbuster switch to Saudi Arabia this summer. (Relevo - Spain) Achraf Hakimi is not interested in leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer despite interest from

Inter Miami team news to face LA Galaxy

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Inter Miami play their second Game of the 2024 MLS campaign on Sunday, a trip to the West coast to take on LA Galaxy . The Herons opened with a win on Wednesday evening, seeing off Real Salt Lake thanks to goals from Robert Taylor and Diego Gomez. Head coach Tata Martino had switched to a 4-3-3 formation for the season opener and Miami looked much more stable in possession, with a better balance in attacking areas. Taylor started on the left of a front three and his dynamism offered crucial contrast to the more stationary, but enduring impactful, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez. In midfield Gomez and Julian Gressel did the running for Sergio Busquets . Your starting XI for tonight 🤝 8PM ET | đź“ş #MLSSeasonPass on @AppleTV pic.twitter.com/r3MkK5ADp2 — Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) February 22, 2024 Miami avoided any injuries in the RSL victory and Martino could choose to name an unchanged starting XI. However the Miami boss admitted that the short turnaround between matches might

Lakers vs Suns Picks, Predictions & Odds Tonight - NBA

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The Western Conference bloodbath continues Sunday, February 25 as the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns face off with both teams desperate for a win.  The Suns are losers of two straight against other West opponents, while the Lakers are just 2.5 games behind Phoenix in the standings and are desperate to climb out of the play-in part of the bracket. A win by L.A. puts them in a virtual dead heat with the Suns, who are trying to stay afloat amid injury woes for Bradley Beal. The NBA odds for today’s game favor the Suns in a high-scoring affair, but I think one superstar is going to outshine the rest. My NBA picks and predictions for Lakers vs. Suns expect LeBron James to keep running up the score against Father Time with a strong offensive showing on Sunday. Lakers vs Suns odds Lakers vs Suns predictions It is always a special event when LeBron James and Kevin Durant clash.  Before this season, it had been five years since the two generational superstars last fac

Bournemouth 0-1 Man City: Player ratings as Cityzens close gap on Liverpool to one point

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Manchester City moved to within a point of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday evening. Phil Foden scored the winning goal midway through the first half and the visitors had to dig in deep to secure their victory on the south coast. The Cherries did immensely well to stay in the Game and ramped up the pressure on City late on but they couldn't quite carve out enough clear openings. How the game unfolded City should have taken the lead inside the opening ten minutes. Bernardo Silva dropped deep into his own box to collect the ball and play it long for Foden, who flicked it into the path of Erling Haaland, and he somehow fired wide when bearing down on goal. Straight back down the other end, Ederson had to be at full stretch to deny Milos Kerkez's long-range drive. With 24 minutes on the clock, City broke the deadlock. A clever dink over the Bournemouth backline from Mateo Kovacic found Haaland, whose bouncing half-volley was pushed asi

Why does the salary cap keep going up in the NFL?

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Most of the NFL teams and fans were caught off guard by the recent news that the 2024 NFL salary cap would increase to $255.4 million, up from $224.8 million last season . That is a whopping $30.6 million increase. The reason that the cap is ever increasing is the same reason that gas, food, and housing costs increase. Inflation. As prices rise, so must salaries rise to keep pace. But this year’s increase is far in excess of even the most hopeful of projections. In fact, this year’s increase represents the largest year-to-year increase in total money in free agency history. # NFL Salary Cap through the years: 2024 - $255.4M 2023 - $224.8M 2022 - $208.2M 2021 - $182.5M 2020 - $198.2M 2019 - $188.2M 2018 - $177.2M 2017 - $167.0M 2016 - $155.3M 2015 - $143.3M Over the last 10 years the increase has been massive 💸💰💵 pic.twitter.com/q0J4fnrUPi — NFL Rumors (@nflrums) February 24, 2024 Part of the reasoning behind the massive boost is a new NFL broadcast deal that will pump $1

Antony sent warning by Erik ten Hag over Man Utd struggles

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Erik ten Hag has warned Antony that he must work hard to recover his starting spot at Manchester United. The Brazilian, an £82m signing from Ajax in 2022, has failed to justify that price tag thus far and is no longer a regular in Ten Hag's starting lineups. He is yet to score or assist a goal in the Premier League this season. With Rasmus Hojlund out injured for the next few weeks, there is less com Pet ition for minutes in United's attack, but Ten Hag insisted Antony is not guaranteed minutes with a damning assessment of the 24-year-old's form. "He has to prove a point, that he will do," Ten Hag told the media. "And he has big potential. He hasn’t shown it lately, but I know what his talent is, and it’s about proving his talent, and it’s about him. And, yeah, he will probably get his opportunities, right? "You have com Pet ition, and now he has to show himself on the training pitch, but also others because we have opportunities there. With [Amad] Dial

Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade in Photos

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This story was published prior to the shooting at the Chiefs' Super Bowl Parade. For the latest on what we know about the shooting, read our story here. Millions of people gathered to celebrate the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win Wednesday as they lined the streets of Kansas City for the parade. Onlookers watched as star quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and others stood atop double-decker buses and waved to fans below, with some players leaving the bus to greet people standing at Grand Boulevard, a popular roadway in Kansas City. The Kansas City Chiefs made a historic back-to-back Super Bowl win on Sunday, beating the San Francisco 49ers for the Super Bowl LVIII in a 25-22 victory that was decided during overtime. It’s the third win for the team in the past 5 years.  The Super Bowl was the most-watched program in television History , with Usher as the half-time performer, as an average of 123.4 million people viewed the event, according to Nielsen and Adobe Anal