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Red Sox owners reach agreement to buy Pittsburgh Penguins
Read full article: Red Sox owners reach agreement to buy Pittsburgh PenguinsFenway Sports Group has reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins that would give the conglomerate controlling interest in one of the NHL’s marquee franchises.
AP source: James becomes partner in group that owns Red Sox
Read full article: AP source: James becomes partner in group that owns Red Sox(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)LeBron James is becoming a part-owner of the Boston Red Sox. Fenway Sports Group is the parent company of the Red Sox as well as the Liverpool Football Club of the English Premier League and the Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR team. A spokeswoman for the Red Sox and FSG declined to comment. And now, he'll be linked to the Red Sox — the Yankees' biggest rival. “I still know what I do on the floor and obviously, I give everything to the game,” James told AP in December.
Back in Boston, Red Sox's Cora vows to be above reproach
Read full article: Back in Boston, Red Sox's Cora vows to be above reproachIn this still image from an online video news conference provided by the Boston Red Sox, manager Alex Cora speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at Fenway Park in Boston. (Boston Red Sox via AP)BOSTON – Alex Cora wants to make one thing clear — he deserved to have his dream job as manager of the Boston Red Sox taken away earlier this year. Cora was introduced as the new Red Sox manager on Tuesday, just 10 days after his one-season suspension for his role in the Astros' sign-stealing scheme during their 2017 championship run came to an end. Cora was Houston’s bench coach prior to being hired by the Red Sox in November 2017, and promptly led Boston to the 2018 championship after a franchise-record 108 regular-season wins. “I have a pretty good idea of how they feel about Alex,” Bloom said.
Shouting distance: Henry, Werner cheer Liverpool title
Read full article: Shouting distance: Henry, Werner cheer Liverpool titleLiverpool won its first league title since 1990, clinching Thursday, June, 25, 2020. Players sprayed beer and bubbly all the same when Liverpool clinched its 19th league title but first since 1990 two years before the Premier League launched. There can be no disappointment in winning the Premier League! Henry wrote in an email to The Associated Press. Liverpool won its 18th league title in 1990, two years before the Premier League launched and helped transform soccer into the global business it would become. Henry and Werner embraced the turnaround, if unable to physically hug each other and the players.
AP Interview: Liverpool chair Werner on virus delaying title
Read full article: AP Interview: Liverpool chair Werner on virus delaying title(Peter Byrne/PA via AP)The Premier League trophy should have been in Tom Werners hands by now. Reading through protocols Im trying to absorb the words that I never thought I knew a month ago, Werner says. The Liverpool players only this week returned to practice in groups of less than five after being tested for the coronavirus. Whenever if the Premier League trophy is collected, it will not happen in front of Liverpool fans. Then somebody said, Well, if we win the Premier League, this parade will be dwarfed.'
Soccer gets comedy series treatment with help from Liverpool
Read full article: Soccer gets comedy series treatment with help from LiverpoolThis undated photo made available by Terry Cartwright Television Ltd shows the filming in London of The First Team a new BBC comedy drama series about a fictional soccer team. (Terry Cartwright Television Ltd via AP)Mattie Sullivan cannot believe he is making the leap from American soccer to the Premier League. But Sullivan wont be seen in the Premier League anytime soon, and not just because the competition is suspended. This is an opening scene from the The First Team, a TV comedy series which premieres on the BBC in Britain next week. The series largely focuses on the off-field antics of Premier League players with more cash than common sense.