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How Mets star’s contract can jump to $800 million

Early rumors regarding the Juan Soto sweepstakes depicted Steve Cohen potentially outbidding the field by $50 million to acquire the star slugger. Well, it turns out he was $45 million more expensive, and Soto could become an $800 million man. Soto's historic 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets could reach $805 million if the […]

Banged-up Nets get small dose of good news regarding injured stars

The Nets' injury situation could be downgraded from a full-blown crisis to just plain bad. After missing eight players for Monday's game against Chicago, the Nets had three starters upgraded to questionable for Wednesday's game against Indiana. Power forward Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle sprain), small forward Cam Johnson (left ankle sprain) and point guard Ben […]

Tiger Woods supports Ryder Cup stars getting paid, but with a catch

Tiger Woods wants U.S. Ryder Cup team members to get paid to play in the biennial tournament. But he wants to donate the proceeds to a charity of their choice. “It wasn't about getting paid,” Woods explained Tuesday. “It's very difficult to get into a team, so it's how we can allocate funds to support […]