Boston Red Sox trade rumors: Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino edition

David Ortiz Takes On Shane Victorino In "Know Your Teammates"

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In case you missed it, the Boston Red Sox are no longer in contention.

Through 100 games, their record stands at 44-56. Theyre 13 games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Theyre unlikely to get to .500 this season. Even climbing out of the cellar of the AL East seems like an impossible feat.

As the trade deadline approaches, the Red Sox have obvious areas that need improvement (as is what happens when youre tied for the worst record in the American League). Their pitching woes, both in the starting rotation and in the bullpen, are so immense, there isnt a quick remedy to acquire by July 31. Their anemic offense, however, seems solvable.

The Red Sox wont be buyers this week. Pitching aside, the Red Sox do have the pieces to be a successful team. At the beginning of the season, the Red Sox seemed to have an overload of major league talent on their bloated payroll. Yet, with two months remaining, underperformances and injuries have led manager John Farrell to get creative with the lineup.

Unlike last season, the 2015 Red Sox lack the assets to have a July 31 fire sale. Their young players (Mookie Betts, Blake Swihart, etc.) have certainly attracted attention, but the Red Sox have rightly rejected these offers. The so-called Youth Movement will continue, now with the luxury of two months to develop young talent at the major league level without the pressure of making the post-season. With prospects settling into roles as contributors, the team needs to look into unloading underperforming veterans which is easier said than done.

On Sunday, there was a glimmer of hope: Rob Biertempfel reported that the Pittsburg Pirates were interested in Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino.

Napolis name was surprising, to say the least. Hes struggled severely this season, although a recent hot streak has finally brought his average above .200. Trade interest in Napoli is practically a blessing for the Red Sox.

Its unclear what the Pirates are offering in exchange. Just moving Napoli would be enough for the team, although a reliable bullpen arm would be nice.Dumping Napoli would allow the team to experiment with a permanent solution at first base. As with the Victorino trade, in which the Red Sox will pay the Los Angeles Angels $3.8 million of the $5 million Victorino is still owed this season, the team is looking to move older players to give young players a chance to prove themselves in the majors. With Victorino gone, Rusney Castillo, the $70 million Cuban outfielder, has the opportunity to do exactly this.

As evident at Victorinos emotional press conference last night, these decisions are never easy. Injuries have prevented Victorino from playing more than 63 games combined in 2014 and 2015. However, it cant be forgotten how instrumental he was in 2013. Without Victorino, the championship run would look radically different. The same can be said of Napoli.

Its never easy to part with beloved players who will live on forever in a teams championship lore. While 2015 is over, the Red Sox need to put sentimentalityasideand make moves by July 31 that will allow them to prepare for the future.

Source: http://isportsweb.com/2015/07/28/boston-red-sox-trade-rumors-mike-napoli-and-shane-victorino-edition/

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Arizona Cardinals Hire First Female Coach Jen Welter, Who Happens To Be A BC Grad

EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Jen Welter"s 2nd carry in a Men"s Pro Football Game
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History Makers: George Hamilton IV

George Hamilton on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight: INTERVIEW

Born: July 19, 1937

Died: Sept 17, 2014

Billboard Magazine once christened Winston-Salems own George Hamilton IV as the International Ambassador of Country Musicand the title couldnt have been more fitting. With his engaging personality and tender vocal style, Hamilton helped spread American country music across the globe.

He was the first American artist to record songs by Canadians Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell. In the 1960s he hosted country music TV shows in Canada, England, and Ireland. He toured Australia, Japan, and across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. The British Country Music Association named him honorary life president, and The Guardian (a British daily newspaper) postulated that The growth of country music in Britain was due in no small way to the efforts of George Hamilton IV. Finally, in 1974 he became the first American country artist to perform behind Europes Iron Curtain.

Hamiltons ascent in country music can be traced back to his grandfathers radio in Winston-Salem. He was born and raised in the Twin City, where his parents, George III and Mary Lillian, raised him in a loving, deeply devout Moravian home. His grandfather, George II, a railroad man, turned him on to country music, listening to the Grand Ole Opry on the radio.

Interestingly, Hamilton began his career as a pop/rock singer. In 1956, the clean-cut 19-year-old entered a recording studio on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill and recorded the single, A Rose and a Baby Ruth. The song would reach No. 6 on Billboards rock chart and sell over a million copies. Two years later he made a surprising move by abandoning rock to record country music, eventually hitting No. 1 on the country charts with Abilene, his best-known song.

In a career that lasted 58 years, Hamilton released 40 albums with 11 top-10 songs. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1960, was inducted into the N.C. Music Hall of Fame in 2010, and received multiple Grammy nominations. He also helped persuade the Country Music Association in Nashville to develop Fan Fare, now called the CMA Music Festival.

In June 1958 he married his high school sweetheart, Adelaide Tinky Peyton. A lifelong student of history and people, he was often found giving impromptu tours to fans at the Grand Ole Opry. USA Today wrote of him, In a business populated by brash and outlandish stars, Hamilton traded on subtlety, gentility, and decency.

Source: http://www.journalnow.com/winstonsalemmonthly/history-makers-george-hamilton-iv/article_98b4ba4c-2f0e-11e5-b75a-db71f05a2346.html

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Roundup: Bobbi Kristina Brown Dead at 22 and Jennifer Lopez Turns 46

Prince Royce - Back It Up (Official Video) ft. Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull
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Jennifer Lopez,dressed up for her 46th birthday party Jon Stewart really only had one minority writer on his entire staff? Donald Trumps brazen genius Colorado and Arizona are the two worst states for speeding tickets Universal finds pirated copy of Jurassic World seeded from its own servers Oregon TV anchor fired after testing for marijuana; now shes a marijuana activist Creepy Clown Trespasses At Chicago Cemetery, In Dead Of Night always enjoy reading about summer camp, though the only sleep-away ones I went to were for sports some political guy in London caught on video snorting coke off a hookers b*****s Philadelphia postal worker busted with over 20,000 pieces of mail in his car and garage the Louisiana movie shooter was hospitalized in 2008 for mental health, so why the h**l was he still able to buy a gun in Alabama? Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 22 after spending six months in a coma

After 26 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bernie Miklasz is leaving the newspaper for a radio show. [STL Today]

Gary Vitti, one of the most famous trainers in NBA history, is leaving the Lakers after next season, which will be his 32nd team. [LA Times]

Jed York is a doofus, but you already knew that. What an awful comparison he made for Jim Tomsula. [Mercury News]

USA lost to Panama in the 3rd place game at the Gold Cup, but please spare me your Klinsmann must go! garbage. [Goal.com]

ESPN is doing a 90-minute special on the Dallas Cowboys from training camp. [Dallas Morning News]

Enjoyed this concise recap of the Texas/Nick Saban near connection that happened a couple years ago. [NYT]

Except much more of this in the coming decade: Clubs, such as Newcastle United, increasingly turn to in-house reporters and restrict access to national and local press. [Guardian]

The Cavaliers traded Brendan Haywood and Mike Miller to the Portland Trailblazers for a couple 2nd round draft picks. [Ohio.com]

Im excited about Andre Pirlo entering the MLS, even if its at the age of 37. [SI]

Junior Galette debacle in New Orleans a complete indictment of the GM and coach. They made this clown a leader? Wait until you get to the fistfights. [NOLA.com]

Former NBA point guard Rick Brunson was acquitting of sexual abuse charges against a massage therapist in Chicago. [Tribune]

The medias been wrong all along about Chip Kelly. He has been married! [Washington Post]

Granular breakdown of Rob Gronkowskis appearance on Family Feud. [Houston Press]

Interesting peek into the depression that crippled former NBA player David Harrison. [WTHR]

If you missed this last week, Jamal Murray looked really good. Hes going to Kentucky. Looks like a stud.

No idea how Ive never seen this old clip of an out-of-shape sports anchor getting injured.

MSNBC field report interrupted by a Howard Stern fan.

Andre Pirlo, Bernie Miklasz, Chip Kelly, David Harrison, Donald Trump, Gary Vitti, Howard Stern, Jamal Murray, Jed York, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Stewart, Junior Galette, Mike Miller, Rick Brunson, Rob Gronkowski, Roundup, Roundup

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Source: http://thebiglead.com/2015/07/27/bobbi-kristina-brown-dead-22-jennifer-lopez-46-dress/

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Wrestler Hulk Hogan fired over race outburst caught on tape | Media | The Guardian

Hulk Hogan FIRED by WWE RACIST N-Word Comments

Muscled up, mustachioed and prawn-red, the wrestling hero Hollywood Hulk Hogan is now at the centre of two controversies that in combination deliver a near-perfect, four-way smackdown of American obsessions with race, s*x, money and violence.

On Friday, Hogan ring name for Terry Gene Bollea was abruptly fired from World Wrestling Entertainment after tapes recorded in 2007 revealed him ranting about his daughter sleeping with a black man and liberally using the N word to embellish his point of view.

Odious, certainly, but Hogans diatribe was lifted from court-sealed tapes at the centre of a libel case brought against the gossip website Gawker, itself at the centre of a storm over a series of gay outings that have forced its gay, married proprietor to disown his own publications editorial practices.

The newly unemployed Hogan, who has since described the outburst in which he said I am a racist, to a point, f**king n****rs as offensive and unacceptable, now has further problems.

The recording is from tapes at the centre of a $100m libel case Hogan brought against Gawker after the site posted film of Hogan in sexual congress with the wife of his best friend, DJ Todd Allen Clem, who legally changed his name to Bubba the Love Sponge.

While Love Sponge did not seem to be fazed by this arrangement he can be heard saying that Hulk and wife Heather can do their thing and he will be in his office it was uncomfortable for Hogan.

Hogan sued Love Sponge for invading his privacy, settled, and then sued Gawker which has long hinted there was something more to the tape than s*x for posting part of it online.

The case is due to be heard near Hogans hometown in Florida in October. Legal analysts say the audio tape could bolster Gawkers public interest defence that it had a right to publish the clip to prove its existence, and because Hogans behaviour is newsworthy.

While Gawker has denied it was behind the leak of Hogans racist rant, and Hogans lawyer has vowed to bury Gawker if it that is found to be the case, Gawker Media proprietor Nick Denton, a former Financial Times journalist, is clearly hoping to deflect attention from the companys current problem.

Ten days ago, the site published a story about a married publishing executive involved with a gay prostitute. The story was soon removed after readers and advertisers objected. Denton issued a lengthy mea culpa, disowning this practice of outing, which has previously been directed at CNN news host Anderson Cooper and NFL star Michael Sam.

Friends say that as a member of New Yorks so-called gay mafia, Denton had long believed that gay men in positions of power have an obligation to be public about their sexuality. They say Denton, who is now out of the closet and happily married to a man, has changed his views.

Responding to inquiries from the Observer about Gawkers editorial policies, Denton responded crisply: Superseded by Hogan.Others within the fish-bowl of New Yorks online media environment point out that whatever Gawkers policy over celebrity and sexuality, online news sites are facing a crisis as surplus of online content is forcing down CPM (cost per mille, or thousand impressions) value to media advertisers.

After two senior editors resigned following removal of the outing story, Denton told employees that this or similar controversies can cost the company up to $20m in annual revenue.

Media observers point out that internet sites, especially those trading in celebrity and gossip, are faced with a dilemma: to win ad revenue from traditional media and achieve growth, they will have to spend to install editorial-standards safeguards to protect skittish advertisers from being drawn into controversies.

Gawker, they point out, has not been able to grow to the billion-hit size of Buzzfeed, may not be large enough to sustain such additional costs and probably could not afford a $100 million payout to Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/26/hulk-hogan-wrestling-racism-gawker

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Celebrities Attends The Opening Ceremony Of The Special Olympics World Games ...

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Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence shows off her toned legs during a live reading of "The Big Lebowski" script. The special presentation was part of Montreal"s famous "Just For Laughs" comedy festival on Friday 24 July 2015.

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Maria Shriver attends the Opening Ceremony Of The Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

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Michelle Obamaattends the Opening Ceremony Of The Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

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Actor Colin Farrell attends the Opening Ceremony Of The Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

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Nicole Scherzinger showed off her curves in a stunning white bodycon dress with a small fishtail hemline. as she sand the American national anthem at the Special Olympics at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The 37 year old former Pussycat Doll matched the dress with n**e heels, red lipstick and red nails.

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Justin Bieberattends the Opening Ceremony Of The Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

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Paula Abdul attends the Opening Ceremony Of The Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

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Singer Avril Lavigne performs at the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 Opening Night Ceremony held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Source: http://radaronline.com/photos/celebrities-attends-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-special-olympics-world-games/photo/1093154/

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UFC News: Miesha Tate Would Fight Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino At A Catchweight

Fight Night Chicago: Miesha Tate - The Exchange with Megan Olivi

Theres really only one dream match in womens MMA, and thats Ronda Rousey vs. Cristiane Cyborg Justino. However, with Rousey unwilling to move up to Cyborgs weight class, and with Cyborg unable to move down to Rouseys, the fight between the two may never happen. But, we could end up getting the next best thing, as Miesha Tate says that shed be willing to fight Cyborg at a catchweight of 140 pounds.

Tate said during a recent Q&A that, while a fight with Cyborg isnt in her immediate plans, she would be open to fighting the dominant Invicta featherweight.

It all started at a fan Q&A in Manila when a fan asked me if I would fight Cyborg at 140 because Ronda wasnt willing to. I said, Of course I would. It has to make sense, but I would do it. Then the media took it and ran saying I challenged Cyborg, and Cris took it very positively. She knows what I meant. Her and I are friends. Its nothing personal, but its the kind of attitude a fighter should have because its a challenge and I wouldnt run away from it.

I think her and I are on the same page that if that opportunity presented itself at 140, we would both accept the fight. As far as the logistics of it, I have no idea how that would work with the UFC. Obviously Im fighting with the UFC, so Im not going to leave to go over to Invicta and do a catchweight. It would have to happen inside the UFC octagon. They would have to agree to put on a catchweight of 140, which I dont even know if they really do that anymore or if they would do that.

As for right now, Miesha Tate is focused her fight thats taking place on Saturday night against Jessica Eye. Some are saying that if Tate defeats Eye, she could get the next shot at the UFC Womens Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, which she badly wants.

If Rousey and Tate fight again, it would be the third time, with Rousey winning each of the previous two encounters by submission via armbar, and while most fans wouldnt exactly be dying to see the two of them collide for a third time, Tate is the only one of Rouseys opponents who has made it out of the first round with her. Furthermore, if Tate wins this weekend and if Rousey destroys Bethe Correia on August 1, theres really no one else out there for Rousey to fight, and the UFC isnt just going to have Rousey sit on the sidelines until there is.

[Image via Mitch Viquez / Getty Images]

Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/2274388/ufc-news-miesha-tate-would-fight-cristiane-cyborg-justino-at-a-catchweight/

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