Chris Sale has been named an All-Star for the second straight year. This is quite the accomplishment for the 36-year old who hadn't been an All-Star since 2018 and missed the entirety of the 2020 season after having Tommy John surgery.

Sale isn't quite where he was last year when he won his first Cy Young, but it's still an impressive showing considering where he was just a few short years ago. Even more importantly, it's a chance for Sale to prove to his youngest kids that he's pretty good. Sale explained what his kids thought of him as a baseball player using a joke he stole from Jake Peavey.

"I remember Jake Peavy telling me one time and I felt like this a few years when I was going through it I remember him telling me when he had three sons at the time he's like my oldest son knew I was a bad—. My middle son knows I played baseball. My youngest son thinks I stink. I stole that joke from him a few years ago. It's cool to let the boys in the house know dad's still got it a little bit."

Peavy retired when he was 35, four years after his last All-Star appearance. By the time Sale retires, hopefully all his kids know he was a bad—.

One of the most fun sporting events to bet on of the year is the annual MLB Home Run Derby, and this year's edition of the event is set to take place on Monday night!

Teoscar Hernandez won the Derby last year, but he won't be competing this time around. In this article, I'm going to break down everything you need to know to bet on it, including the field, odds, and my best bet.

2025 MLB Home Run Derby OddsCal Raleigh +280Oneil Cruz +330James Wood +400Byron Buxton +800Matt Olson +850Junior Caminero +950Brent Rooker +1000Jazz Chisholm +16002025 MLB Home Run Derby Format

First Round: All eight batters hit as many home runs as they can in three minutes or 40 pitches, whichever comes first. At the end of three minutes or 40 pitches, each batter gets an untimed round that goes until they hit three balls that don't result in a home run. If a batter records a home run longer than 425 feet, he'll be rewarded with an extra out.

Bracket Round: The top four batters from the first round will advance to the bracket stage. The semifinals and final consist of rounds of two minutes or 27 pitches.

2025 MLB Home Run Derby How to WatchDate: Monday, July 13Time: 8:00 p.m. ETVenue: Truist ParkHow to Watch (TV): ESPN 2025 MLB Home Run Derby ParticipantsByron Buxton (Twins)Junior Caminero (Rays)Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Yankees)Oneil Cruz (Pirates)Matt Olson (Braves)Cal Raleigh (Mariners)Brent Rooker (Athletics)James Wood (Nationals)2025 MLB Home Run Derby Prediction and Best Bet

The Home Run Derby has largely been a crapshoot for the most part, so I'm staying away from the top couple of names on the odds list, including Cal Raleigh. He's having a historic season for the Mariners and undoubtedly has the power to win this, but I have concerns about his endurance, which plays a big role in this competition.

Instead, I'm eyeing Byron Buxton at +800. He's second in the field in slugging percentage this season at .574, with Raleigh being the only participant sporting a higher mark. He has already hit 21 home runs in 78 games this season, and he has the athleticism and endurance that Raleigh may lack. The Minnesota Twin also ranks sixth in MLB in Pull% (53.1%), and he's in the 90th percentile in bat speed (75.0 mph).

He seems like a great value bet at 8-1 on Monday night.

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A mulher do atacante colombiano Rafael Borré, jornalista Ana Caicedo, surpreendeu, em entrevista ao canal “Vozes do Gigante”, ao lembrar o gol marcado pelo marido, novo reforço do Internacional, na vitória do River Plate sobre o Grêmio nas semifinais da Libertadores de 2018.

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Borré, adquirido pelo Inter junto ao Eintracht Frankfurt, da Alemanha, chegou ao Beira-Rio nesta semana. Ele deu entrevista coletiva na quarta-feira (6) e já treinou com o restante do elenco. Mas como jogador chegou após o fim do período de inscrições no Gauchão, Borré só terá oportunidade de enfrentar o Grêmio agora no Campeonato Brasileiro.

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Glasgow Rangers’ move to appoint Kevin Muscat as the new man in charge at Ibrox has taken a twist which could see a former Scotland winger take charge on an interim basis.

Following surprise rejection from Steven Gerrard, it was back to square one for the 49ers. It looked almost certain that the former Rangers manager would be making his return to Ibrox for the first time since leaving in 2021, only for their offer to simply come at the wrong stage of their current project.

Now, Kevin Thelwell and others have been left with no choice but to turn towards other candidates – sparking several rumours. Now that it’s not Gerrard, reports have mentioned Danny Rohl, former West Ham United boss Graham Potter and several other names, but the “favourite” for the job is now Shanghai Port manager Kevin Muscat.

The 52-year-old was previously in contention to take the job before the Gers ultimately turned towards Philippe Clement in 2023. Now, two years on, he could finally get the chance to take charge of the side that he played for between 2002 and 2003.

His appointment would certainly make sense. Muscat is someone that knows the club well from his playing days and someone who has since won everywhere he’s been as a manager.

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Those at Ibrox should also know their candidate pretty well, given how close he’s been to the job in the past. The only obstacle will be getting Muscat out of his position in Shanghai, with the Chinese Super League season not coming to an end until mid-Novemeber.

That said, reports that he’s already got a secret agreement in place about one Ibrox change suggests that he’s been preparing for the job for some time.

Secret Rangers agreement could see interim appointment

As reported by The Daily Record, Muscat already has a secret agreement in place with Neil McCann to join his backroom staff at Rangers and, if he gets the job, the former Scotland winger will reportedly make himself available to take charge until the manager completes his business in Shanghai.

This could see McCann take charge as soon as this weekend against Dundee United and return for the first time since being part of Barry Ferguson’s staff in an interim spell last season.

The delay in Muscat’s arrival would be far from ideal, but handing one of his potential staff members the role on a temporary basis looks like an ideal solution. McCann knows the club well, knows the potential next manager well and could steady the ship before mid-November.

In an ideal world, however, Muscat will call time on his tenure in China and instantly take the vacant Ibrox position. He has been a man in waiting for some time and should take hold of the opportunity whilst he still has the chance.

West Bromwich Albion’s early promotion hopes continue to be dashed by inconsistent form in the Championship.

After 12 up-and-down games this season in the second tier, the Baggies have exactly five wins and five defeats next to their name, with two losses on the trot to Watford and Ipswich Town, no doubt worrying Ryan Mason in the Hawthorns hot-seat.

Mason has had to deal with an awful lot of change in a short space of time in the West Midlands, in his defence, with Tom Fellows’ departure very much hurting him this summer, after he stood out as one of the Baggies’ brightest attacking sparks last season.

Why Fellows leaving hurt West Brom

The former Tottenham Hotspur coach turned West Brom manager would only have been occupying his new dug-out for around two months, when news began to filter through that Fellows had left his boyhood club behind for Championship rivals Southampton.

He has managed to pick up the pieces, with the likes of Isaac Price at his disposal, already up to five goals and one assist this season, as one presence who has made the loss of Fellows feel less obvious. Still, losing such a creative force has definitely had a negative impact.

If Fellows was still pulling on Baggies’ blue and white, Aune Heggebo might well have more goals to shout about from his early days in England, with the assist king managing to tally up a jaw-dropping 14 assists across 45 Championship encounters last campaign.

Instead, the Nordic centre-forward has often cut an isolated figure up top, with it not being the greatest shock in the world that the ex-Brann striker is only one goal down in his new location, considering he only accumulated a meagre 20 touches last match against Ipswich Town.

Josh Maja would have also been left feeling flat when Fellows exited the building for the South Coast, with the former Sunderland man often relying on a quick burst forward from the 22-year-old to then fire home last campaign. Now, after managing a 12-goal season next to Fellows, he is a regular on the bench, in another sad decline in the attacking areas.

However, it’s not all doom and gloom in the forward positions, even as only 12 goals have been fired home in league action to date by his side, with one talent at Mason’s disposal right now, arguably a bigger star than the brand-new Saints’ number 18.

West Brom have a bigger talent than Fellows

West Brom cashing in on their star asset for around the £10m mark this summer might have looked foolish at the time, considering he had previously been touted to move for a far bigger amount to pastures in the Premier League.

Now, however, with hindsight on side, it could well have been a smart call to make, with Fellows drawing blanks at St. Mary’s ever since he made his big move.

On the contrary, Samuel Iling-Junior is already terrorising Championship defences on the right wing in Fellows’ absence, with the former Juventus man arguably possessing a higher ceiling than their former homegrown gem

Indeed, while Fellows was tipped to make the Premier League cut and hasn’t just yet, Iling-Junior has been there and done that at the very top already, with three goals and two assists next to his name for the aforementioned Serie A giants in the Italian top-flight.

The “explosive” forward – as analyst Ben Mattinson once glowingly labelled him – even has nine Champions League clashes under his belt to further reinforce his pedigree, as Iling-Junior is now tasked with achieving what Fellows couldn’t do at the Hawthorns, in securing promotion up to the Premier League with his gung-ho displays, out on loan from the Baggies’ near rivals Aston Villa.

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He is also a far more malleable presence than his Saints counterpart, with Mason no doubt pleased he has such a versatile talent, especially if he needs to potentially throw him into his starting XI wherever suits, as the season drags on.

Once on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur, before sealing a move around the £12m mark to Villa, it really could be labelled as a coup that West Brom have Iling-Junior on their books for the season.

But, as West Brom realised last campaign, having scintillating talents such as Fellows on your books doesn’t guarantee promotion, with a team effort the only way the Baggies are going to return to the Premier League under Mason.

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كشفت تقارير صحفية تطورًا مفاجئًا في إطار اهتمام الدوري السعودي بالحصول على خدمات النجم المصري، محمد صلاح، خلال موسم الانتقالات الشتوي المقبل، في ظل تردي العلاقة بينه وبين إدارة ليفربول مؤخرًا.

كان محمد صلاح قد أشعل فتيل أزمة قوية داخل أروقة ليفربول بسبب التصريحات النارية التي أدلى بها، قبل أيام، ضد إدارة النادي والمدرب آرني سلوت.

وتضاعفت حدة التكهنات حول مستقبل محمد صلاح مع ليفربول، رغم أنه يمتلك عقدًا ساريًا حتى يونيو 2027، ولكنه يرتبط بقوة بإمكانية الرحيل، مع العلم إنه يمثل هدفًا طويل الأمد على رادار الدوري السعودي.

وذكرت شبكة “givemesport” الإنجليزية أن الأندية السعودية مُلزمة بتمويل أي صفقة لضم نجم ليفربول محمد صلاح في يناير، في تطور مفاجئ في هذا الصدد.

وأوضحت أن مركز التميز لاكتساب اللاعبين التابع للدوري السعودي، بقيادة المدير الرياضي مايكل إيمينالو، قد خصص ميزانيته الموسمية للأندية، ولن تُتاح أي أموال إضافية لدعم صفقة محمد صلاح في حال رحيله عن ليفربول.

ويُخصص للأندية السعودية حوالي ملياري يورو سنويًا للإنفاق على رسوم الانتقالات والرواتب ورسوم الوكلاء، وعلى الرغم من أن بعض التقارير أشارت إلى تخصيص ميزانية إضافية لمحاولة ضم صلاح إلى السعودية هذا الشتاء، إلا أنه قد اتضح عدم صحة ذلك.

اقرأ أيضًا.. سكاي توضح سر قرار سلوت تجاه محمد صلاح قبل مباراة ليفربول وبرايتون

ولا يتم توزيع التمويل المركزي بالتساوي بين الأندية، بل يُحدد بناءً على احتياجاتها، ولا تُسترد الأموال غير المُنفقة بعد تخصيصها، هذا يعني أن ميزانية موسم 2025/2026 ثابتة، وعلى الأندية السعودية الراغبة في ضم صلاح استخدام ما خصصه لها الدوري أو أموالها الخاصة.

كما يمكن للأندية أيضًا طلب الدعم الخاص، وهو ما ساهم جزئيًا في تمويل نادي الهلال لصفقة نيمار من باريس سان جيرمان.

ويعتبر الهلال الأقرب من داخل السعودية للتعاقد مع محمد صلاح، بعد محاولته ضمه قبل بطولة كأس العالم للأندية الصيف الماضي، مع ذلك من المرجح أن يضطر مالكوم، المرتبط بعقد حتى عام 2027، إلى الرحيل لإتمام الصفقة خلال فترة الانتقالات الشتوية.

إلى جانب ذلك، يعد كل من نادي نيوم والقادسية من الأندية السعودية الأخرى المهتمة باللاعب، يتمتع النادي الأول بميزة تمويل أي صفقة عبر مالكه أرامكو، الشركة الغنية بالنفط.

وسبق أن قدّم الاتحاد عرضًا بقيمة 150 مليون جنيه إسترليني لضم محمد صلاح في صيف 2023، لذك لا يمكن استبعادهم تمامًا، ولكن يُعتقد أنهم غير قادرين على التحرك في يناير.

ويُعد مستقبل كريم بنزيما مع اتحاد جدة غير واضح، وإذا رحل الصيف المقب عند انتهاء عقده، فقد يُعيد النادي إحياء اهتمامه بـ محمد صلاح، ولكن في الوقت الحالي، اكتملت حصة النادي من اللاعبين الأجانب.

As Clayton Kershaw prepares to step onto the mound for his last stretch of games in this year's World Series, he'll do so with the full confidence of Dodgers fans—and his kids, too.

Ahead of Game 1 of the World Series between the Dodgers and Blue Jays, Kershaw received a special voice message from his four children: Cali, Charley, Cooper and Chance. Last month, the 37-year-old announced he was going to retire at the end of the 2025 season, and with his final postseason games quickly approaching, his kids gave him the sweetest tribute through .

You can listen to those heartfelt messages below:

So adorable.

Kershaw also has a little something extra to look forward to following the World Series and his impending retirement, as he and his wife Ellen are expecting a baby girl.

Kershaw, an 11-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young winner, will hang up his glove after 18 seasons with the only team he's ever known. He's made it to the postseason in 14 of those years and clinched the World Series championship once in 2020. Kershaw also was on the Dodgers for their 2024 World Series run, though he was limited by injuries and didn't play at all that postseason.

He'll have a pretty good shot at winning another title with this year's star-studded Dodgers squad, which is set to face off against the Blue Jays in Toronto for Game 1 on Friday night.

The Blue Jays’ deep pitching staff looks to have grown even deeper.

Toronto is signing pitcher Cody Ponce away from the KBO League's Hanwha Eagles for $30 million over three years, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from Jeff Passan of ESPN. Ponce, 31, has not pitched in Major League Baseball since 2021 but is coming off a dominant season in South Korea.

For the Eagles, Ponce won 17 of 18 decisions with a 1.89 ERA and 252 strikeouts in 180 2/3 innings. He was named the KBO League's MVP and won the Choi Dong-won Award, the South Korean equivalent of the Cy Young.

The Brewers originally drafted Ponce in the second round out of Cal Poly Pomona in 2015, and traded him to the Pirates for pitcher Jordan Lyles in 2019. Ponce pitched parts of two seasons for Pittsburgh before moving overseas, spending three years in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He joined Hanwha in advance of the 2025 season.

The Blue Jays formally signed pitcher Dylan Cease to a seven-year contract Tuesday as they seek to follow their pennant with a World Series title.

The Tigers' slide heading into the end of the regular season has made manager A.J. Hinch's job a bit tricky.

They snapped an eight-game skid Thursday with a win over the Guardians in their series finale in Cleveland where the AL Central lead officially changed hands. With the 4-2 win Thursday, the Tigers evened things back up in the division with Cleveland, although the Guardians hold the tiebreaker.

Detroit's final regular-season series began Friday against the Red Sox against Fenway Park. They can clinch a playoff berth with a win and an Astros loss, but there's a chance that the Tigers can go into Sunday's finale still looking to get into the playoffs. If that comes to fruition, the good news for Detroit is their ace Tarik Skubal is scheduled to pitch Sunday following his most recent start Tuesday in Cleveland.

If Detroit's season is on the line, there's certainly nobody else they'd rather have on the bump. However, if they are able to clinch before Sunday, Hinch can save Skubal for Game 1 of their three-game wild-card series. On Friday, Hinch left nothing up for debate on the plan for Skubal. He'll pitch Sunday if needed. If not, he'll be on the shelf for the playoffs.

"It’s pretty clear," the Tigers manager said Friday via 's Cody Stavenhagen. "If we need to get into the playoffs, we’re going to pitch Tarik. If we’ve clinched a playoff berth, then we won’t pitch him."

Hinch and the Tigers did schedule gymnastics last year during their magical run to the postseason to ensure they could have their ace available for critical moments while on optimal rest. Last year, Skubal won the AL Cy Young Award with an 18-4 record and a 2.39 ERA while striking out a league-high 228 batters. This season, he's the Cy Young Award frontrunner with a 13-6 record, 2.21 ERA and 241 punchouts.

It's not a surprising move to play Skubal's Sunday start by ear, but opponents can be certain they'll see the dominant lefthander when it matters most.

On Saturday Mike Trout hit a big career milestone. The Angels superstar mashed his 400th career home run, an absolute monster of a 485-foot shot against the Rockies at Coors Field. It was a cool moment for the former MVP amidst a down season in Los Angeles— and he capped the night off with a very classy gesture for the fan who caught the ball.

Per ESPN the fan caught the home run ball while attending the game with his family. He was willing to give the milestone baseball back to the superstar, but had one special request: to play a game of catch. Trout obliged, playing catch with the fan on the field after the 3-0 Angels win over the Rockies.

A really cool gesture from Trout and undoubtedly an incredible special moment for the fan. Trout also gave the fan's family three signed baseballs and two signed bats.

"Once they get older and realize, that'll be an awesome memory for the dad to tell the kids, to experience that," Trout said of playing catch with the fan. "I know how I felt when I went to a ballgame with my dad."

The homer was Trout's 22nd of the year for the 70-85 Angels. He'll try to hit No. 401 against the Rockies on Sunday with first pitch set 3:10 p.m. ET.