data-mm-id=”_3f7v4apis”>Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox have "agreed to part ways," which is a nice way of saying the Red Sox essentially fired their manager because he was about to be suspended for a very long time.Red Sox, manager Alex Cora mutually agree to part ways. pic.twitter.com/ss5Bg7Rk8c— MLB (@MLB) January 15, 2020Cora was reportedly set to face harsh punishment for the role he played in the Houston Astros' sign-stealing controversy. This move was completely expected after what happened on Monday when Major League Baseball released the findings from its investigation. The Red Sox and Cora released a joint statement:Statement from the Boston #RedSox and Alex Cora: pic.twitter.com/qXsUhSobSy— Red Sox (@RedSox) January 15, 2020During his time in baseball, th…

data-mm-id=”_g9gulkqlp”>The Jacksonville Jaguars and star pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue have been on their way to a messy divorce all offseason. Ngakoue regularly took to his Twitter account over the last few weeks to ask for a trade or for the team to let him leave in free agency, and the Jaguars responded by franchise-tagging him. They've yet to find a trade partner after the news broke their starting price was a first-round pick and additional assets.Ngakoue clearly has no intention of signing the franchise tag. He took to NFL Live on ESPN today to explain just went wrong. Yannick Ngakoue explains his situation with the Jaguars: pic.twitter.com/l0ljHd1Atw— Jordan Dajani (@JordanDajani) April 7, 2020In summary, the Jaguars failed to offer him an agreeable extension last offseaso…

data-mm-id=”_u3z1u8bs0″>Craig Kimbrel shaved his trademark red beard but it doesn't appear to have helped him. The Chicago Cubs closer had a brutal season in 2019 and, judging by how he started 2020, things have not improved. Kimbrel hit the mound in a save situation Monday night, with the Cubs leading the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning. Chicago led the game 8-1 at one point, but the team's bullpen had gave Cincinnati life over the course of a few innings. Kimbrel threw gas on that fire. The 32-year-old Kimbrel walked Nick Castellanos to open the inning, then allowed him to advance to second on a wild pitch. He induced a groundout from Jesse Winker, which advanced Castellanos to third, then walked Josh VanMeter, who promptly stole second base. Then Kimb…

data-mm-id=”_aq19btb4o”>The New England Patriots are 4-6, and for the first time in a very long time, their season is over before Thanksgiving. They trail the division-leading Buffalo Bills by three games and are behind six other teams for the two wild card spots. The team is fresh off a loss to the 3-7 Houston Texans, who looked like the second-worst team in football for a large part of this season. The defense doesn't look anything like the elite unit it was in 2019 and the offense can't keep any momentum. It's all led to declarations such as the one below from Keyshawn Johnson: the Patriots aren't going to make the playoffs this year. A wild sentence to type, but one that is very likely to end up being true this year. It's tough to disagree. The division tit…

data-mm-id=”_8xwrls9cx”>There are five episodes remaining of Ted Lasso's final season after this week's very funny introduction to Total Football. Overall, the last two episodes have been very good, recovering from what I felt was a very uneven start to Season 3. Despite the houseboat being steadied, I still have one major concern about the show right now.We need to talk about Nathan Shelley. What the actual f-ck? Are we supposed to care about him getting a first date with a woman he's basically stalked for the last three seasons? He's constantly showing up at her place of work for no reason despite the fact that she showed no interest in his existence for quite some time. He wants to know whether a girl likes you or is just being nice to you, but never asked does a…