Larry Mayer
One of Ryan Poles' first tasks after being hired as Bears general manager in late January was to, as he describes it, "evaluate the evaluators."
In other words, Poles had to not only assess the players on the roster but the individuals in the personnel department responsible for procuring the talent.
During that process, Poles discovered a shining star in director of pro scouting Jeff Kin
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After spending the first week of the season on the road, the Milwaukee Brewers finally will play their home opener Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Right-hander Brandon Woodruff (0-1, 17.18 ERA) will start for the Brewers, while ace right-hander Adam Wainwright (1-0, 0.00) will open thefour-game series for St. Louis. The Cardinals' game scheduled for Wednesday afternoon against the visiting Kansas City Royals w
After Tampa Bay's 4-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, there was one glaring question ahead of Thursday's series finale: What happened to the Rays' big bats? Wander Franco and Randy Arozarena, the franchise's two young cornerstones, were absolutely silent, going a combined 0-for-9. Franco had 11 hits in the first five games of the season, but he went 0-for-5 on Wednesday. Tampa Bay first baseman Ji-Man
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): After registering a 12-run win over Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal was seen interacting with cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday. Half-centuries from Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan were backed by courageous bowling performance as Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs registerin
Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges apologized Wednesday after throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd and hitting a young fan. During the Hornets' 132-103 loss against the host Atlanta Hawks in Eastern Conference play-in game, Bridges was ejected with 6:39 remaining in the fourth quarter after receiving two technical fouls. As he made his way to the locker room, a nearby fan was loudly taunting him. Bridges flung hi
Australia's Hannah Green made back-to-back birdies three times while grabbing the first-round lead on Wednesday at the Lotte Championship in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Green shot a 6-under-par 66 at Hoakalei Country Club. She sits one stroke ahead of Alison Lee, India's Aditi Ashok, Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh, England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff and South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim. Janie Jackson, Mexico's Gaby Lopez, South Korea's Haeji Kang
Nathan MacKinnon finished with three goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who set a franchise record for wins in a season by clobbering the Los Angeles Kings 9-3 on Wednesday in Denver. Cale Makar had a goal and three assists, Valeri Nichushkin and Nicolas Aube-Kubel each scored twice and Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves for the Avalanche, who have 53 wins and lead the league with 112 points. Colorado earned its
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI/PR Newswire): Pernod Ricard India Foundation today announced its partnership with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and the Collective Good Foundation (CGF) to launch India's first Academic-Corporate Fellowship Program for the transgender community. This program will systemically enable transpersons from underserved communities across India to craft their career path
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley admits he's punting on recalled defender Tom Clurey in Thursday night's crunch AFL game against Melbourne.
Hayden Burbank celebrated his 50th birthday alongside Sam Newman and Melbourne Demons stars in a Great Gatsby-themed party months after he was jailed for border breach.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): It was yet another milestone for Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma as he became the fifth batter to achieve this feat. Rohit Sharma achieved this feat against Punjab Kings here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday. He also became only the second Indian batter after Virat Kohli to complete 10,000 runs in the T20 cricket. However, other than Rohit Sharma's
Nathan MacKinnon finished with three goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who set a franchise record for wins in a season by clobbering the Los Angeles Kings 9-3 on Wednesday in Denver. Cale Makar had a goal and three assists, Valeri Nichushkin and Nicolas Aube-Kubel each scored twice and Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves for the Avalanche (53-14-6), who league the lead with 112 points. Colorado earned its seventh
Nathan MacKinnon finished with three goals and two assists for the Colorado Avalanche, who set a franchise record for wins in a season by clobbering the Los Angeles Kings 9-3 on Wednesday in Denver, Colo. Cale Makar had a goal and three assists, Valeri Nichushkin and Nicolas Aube-Kubel each scored twice, and Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves for the Avalanche (53-14-6, 112 points), the top-seeded team in the Western Conference
CJ McCollum scored 32 points and Brandon Ingram added 27 as the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113-103 in a Western Conference play-in game Wednesday night. Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 14 rebounds and rookies Herbert Jones and Jose Alvarado added 12 each for the ninth-seeded Pelicans, who will visit the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in another elimination game Friday night. The win
Tigers star Dustin Martin made his first public appearance since taking indefinite leave from football for personal reasons as he attended a friend's wedding at the Port Melbourne Yacht Club
Walker, 31, copped a hostile welcome after returning to senior footy for the first time after serving a six-game suspension for aiming a racist slur at an opponent last year.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two of his three homers in consecutive at-bats off Gerrit Cole and withstood his hand getting stepped on during a play at first base as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-4 Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. George Springer hit the tiebreaking single off Jonathan Loaisiga with two outs in the seventh. Springer delivered after the Yankees were unable to turn a double play on Santia
Sam Newman has revealed the most surprising moment ofShane Warne's emotional memorial at theMelbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday night.
The Dockers overcame a dominant ruck performance from Nic Naitanui and a defensive masterclass from Jeremy McGovern to keeping West Coast to their lowest ever derby total.
Star Collingwood defender Darcy Moore is off the market after signing a contract extension to remain at the AFL club until the end of 2028.
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Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): Mumbai Indians have been fined for slow over-rate during their match against Punjab Kings under the IPL's Code of Conduct here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. This was Mumbai Indians team's second offence of the season under the Code of Conduct relating to a minimum over-rate offence. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was fined Rs 24 lakh and the rest of the me
Jazz Gaming won a showdown of undefeated teams on Wednesday, topping Lakers Gaming 64-55 in the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff tournament. The result moves the Jazz (4-0) to the top of the Western Conference standings over the idle DUX Infinitos. The Lakers slipped to 3-1. Warriors Gaming Squad also began the day 3-0 in the Western Conference, but they split a doubleheader, falling 60-57 to Mavs Gaming (2-2) before earning