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Jeff Samardzija of the Giants is in the second year of a five-year, $90 million deal with the Giants, so he’d be a long-term investment for Houston. That’s not impressive to be sure, but the Astros may be seeing the big jump in terms of command and control (Samardzija this …

NFL Spin Zone ranks Allen Robinson as the 20th best wide receiver in the NFL Dan Parzych of NFL Spin Zone wrote a piece about a month ago that I stumbled on ranking the top 30 wide receivers in the NFL. Not by the fact Robinson, who is now in …

The departure of Phil Jackson as president — and the impending arrival of Sacramento executive Scott Perry as general manager — has pushed the franchise’s top basketball executive Steve Mills to reconsider the Knicks’ intentions on trading Anthony, league sources said. The Knicks want Anthony to meet with the new …

World number four Novak Djokovic has refused to rule out undergoing surgery on his elbow injury that forced him to retire from the Wimbledon quarter-final match against 11th seed Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic. With just few weeks left to the final major of the season – US Open, Djokovic …

Open organisers are hopeful of signing top-ranked local stars Jason Day and Adam Scott to take on Jordan Spieth after the Texan star agreed to defend his title this year. Golf Australia announced Spieth had committed to playing in the Open at the Australian Golf Course in November after the …

Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros is congratulated by Marwin Gonzalez #9 after hitting a solo home run in the second inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on July 9, 2017. In Correa, Altuve, Astros batter Blue Jays 19-1 for 60th win …

That’s how many times the Bills, Dolphins or Jets have had more wins than the Pats in that span. When you look at the teams in their current state, it’s hard to envision a scenario in which one of these teams overthrows the Patriots, who are at the center of …

Gallo can also create his own offense off the dribble, which will be key with CP3 gone. He and Griffin can’t provide enough rim protection and rebounding when they go small, and Gallo’s diminishing mobility could see him become a liability when he plays small forward in their starting lineups …

The Australian is on the lookout for a new racket manufacturer, too, after being fined by Wimbledon officials and then dumped by Head for some incredibly clueless comments following his ouster from the tournament. But fellow players weren’t exactly lining up to support the petulant former junior star after he …

GOLF superstar Rory McIlroy is to offer young cancer victims respite from their disease in the Mayo village that hosted his dream wedding to Erica Stoll last April. McIlroy’s Rory Foundation is to donate 1.2million to the Daisy Lodge project. “When we hosted the DDF Irish Open at Royal County …