MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday he “reject[s] the premise” that minor league players are not paid a living wage, prompting a barrage of criticism a day after the Senate Judiciary Committee in a letter inquired about treatment of minor leaguers.
The MLB All-Star Game remains the most-watched all-star game in the major professional sports, even though it drew record lows in viewership for the fifth time since 2015.
A bipartisan resolution was introduced in the United States Senate on Thursday that called for the immediate release of Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner from a Russian prison.
Former Washington safety Deshazor Everett pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving for his role in a December crash that killed his longtime girlfriend.