The Athletics kept their streak going Monday against the Angels. Oakland won its 10th consecutive game after topping Los Angeles, 8-5. They ended the game in dominant fashion by striking out Mike Trout, who was 0 for 4 at the plate. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Matt Chapman hit a home run and finished 2 for 4 for Oakland. Chris Bassitt was given the win to move to 3-1 on the season. He pitched five innings, allowing six hits and five earned runs while striking out three. Blake Treinen got his 11th save of the season. Angels starter Trevor Cahill was pegged with the…

Jon Gruden was a big topic of conversation during the 2019 NFL Draft. Click Here: The Raiders had four first round picks, starting with the No. 4 selection, after Gruden rearranged the team’s roster last season with head-scratching trades of Amari Cooper and Khalil Mack. There was also a question of whether Gruden would try to trade up for an even higher pick. While Kyler Murray was projected, and eventually chosen, as the No. 1 pick by the Cardinals, there was some buzz he could have dropped down the draft board. Gruden also had the pieces to negotiate a trade with Arizona, but Murray was never a top prospect for…

The NFL could be looking into an incident involving Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott and an altercation that occurred at the Electric Daisy Carnival music festival in May. Elliott was handcuffed at the festival after shoving an event staffer, a TMZ Sports report stated. According to a report from Yahoo Sports, which cited two unidentified league sources, the league will likely review video of the Las Vegas incident to determine if Elliott violated the terms of previous suspension guidelines. The altercation is “clearly” subject to review by Goodell under the league’s personal conduct policy, the report noted, especially considering Elliott’s previous six-game suspension at the start of the 2017 season…

Jordan Binnington could only do so much. The St. Louis Blues’ rookie goaltender was besieged by the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday, turning aside 34 shots as Boston claimed a 4-2 victory. It was one-way traffic toward Binnington for the final 38 minutes as the Bruins looked to erase a two-goal Blues lead, and while the 25-year-old netminder performed admirably it wasn’t enough to stem the tide as the TD Garden was treated to a thrilling comeback win by the home team. MORE: Watch the Stanley Cup Final live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Things started out much differently for the Blues, as…

An odd turn of events in Boston on Monday led to Indians left-hander Oliver Perez standing on the mound in his socks before throwing a pitch. Click Here: After a spike on his cleats appeared to break, Perez waited on the hill for someone to bring him a new pair of shoes. His teammates gathered around him, and Francisco Lindor bent over and adjusted one of Perez’s socks at the toes with his bare hands. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN We don’t recommend standing in dirt without shoes or touching another man’s socks without gloves, but what do we know? Shoes weren’t the only…

It’s a rematch 49 years in the making. The Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues are set to square off in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final – a matchup we last saw in 1970 when the Bruins swept the Blues; luckily for St. Louis, this time around they won’t face Bobby Orr. Instead, it’ll be a matchup of the Bruins’ Perfection Line of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak against rookie sensation Jordan Binnington in net for the Blues. A Calder Trophy finalist, Binnington led the way for St. Louis from the moment he started his first game back on Jan. 7, and carried the team through the first…

Danny Green plans to keep shooting. The 31-year-old wing is in the middle of a slump as he has missed nine straight 3-point attempts over his last three games. Green, however, said he isn’t going to change his approach when Toronto faces the Warriors in the NBA Finals. “It’s hard not to think about it, because everybody in the world is telling you, ‘Don’t think about it,'” Green told reporters Monday, via The Globe and Mail. “Trust me, I’m going to keep shooting. ‘Don’t think about it.’ I’m trying not to.” Green has connected on just 31.4% of his attempts from distance during the playoffs, including a 4-for-23 performance against…

Raptors guard Patrick McCaw has finally explained why he wanted to leave the two-time defending champions after last season. The former Warriors guard told The Undefeated he wanted more of a chance to be on the floor, compete and contribute. “I could say it was playing time, but I think it was just me being emotional as a kid,” McCaw said. “I just wanted more. Not necessarily more playing time, but more opportunity for myself. I’m not discrediting the Warriors and what they chose to do. I just think being a young kid, you see all the younger guys competing and doing their thing and you feel like, ‘OK, I’m…

NEW YORK – Brian Leetch knows a thing or two about winning a Stanley Cup. The Hall of Fame defenseman won a championship, and the Conn Smythe Trophy, with the New York Rangers back in 1994. Click Here: While he may have left his mark on Broadway, Leetch capped off his NHL career where he had previously played college hockey for the Boston College Eagles, with the Boston Bruins. That last NHL season for the blueliner was only the second year for future honored member Patrice Bergeron. Now Bergeron is going for his second Stanley Cup with Boston as the Bruins face off against the St. Louis Blues in the…

Aston Villa survived a late scare against Derby County to win the Championship play-off final 2-1 at Wembley. Goals either side of half-time from Anwar El Ghazi and John McGinn looked to give Dean Smith’s side a comfortable win. Jack Marriott’s strike in the 81st minute, which was deflected by Martyn Waghorn, got a goal back but it was not enough to take them to extra-time. Villa dominated the first half and took a deserved lead a minute before the interval. Click Here: highlanders rugby gear world Ahmed Elmohamady crossed from the right and Anwar El Ghazi stooped at the far post to head into the net. Villa doubled their…