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Getty Images The 2022 MLB regular season is three months old and the All-Star break is right around the corner. Before you know it, the trade deadline will be here. There's still half a season to play, but several important dates are coming up, then it'll be time to get into the dog days of summer and the postseason races. With that in mind, our weekly series breaking down various trends across the league continues Wednesday with a look one player chasing a rare milestone, one team's struggles in the field, and one GM finding success with his former players. Last week we looked at Andrew Vaughn's breakout, Eli Morgan's unique changeup, and the rise in catcher interference calls . Olson chasing 60 doubles Matt Olson ATL • 1B • 28 BA 0.256 R 35 HR 12 RBI 47 SB 0 View Profile Sixty home runs is a hallowed number in baseball. Only five players have ever hit 60 homers in a season (Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, … [Read more...] about MLB trends: Matt Olson chasing ultra-rare 60-double season; one reason why the Giants aren’t repeating 2021

Chris Froome was cleared of doping by the International Cycling Union on Monday in a decision that could allow him to pursue a record-tying fifth Tour de France title later this week. Froome had been racing under the cloud of a potential ban after a urine sample provided during his victory at the Spanish Vuelta in September showed a concentration of the asthma drug salbutamol that was twice the permitted level. “Froome’s sample results do not constitute an AAF (Adverse Analytical Finding),” a UCI statement said, adding that it had decided “to close the proceedings against Mr Froome.” The Tour begins Saturday and — before the UCI statement was provided — race organizers were reportedly denying him entry. “I have never doubted that this case would be dismissed for the simple reason that I have known throughout I did nothing wrong,” Froome said. Froome’s use of asthma medication has been well documented, and the Kenyan-born rider has often been spotted using inhalers during … [Read more...] about Chris Froome cleared to race Tour de France, doping case closed – OlympicTalk | NBC Sports

The Pac-12 could be nearing the end, based on one reporter’s opinion. The conference already saw USC and UCLA officially announce intentions to join the Big Ten in 2024 and the rest of the conference is on pins and needles since the Big 12 is reportedly in deep discussions to add up to six Pac-12 teams to the conference . Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel joined The Herd with Colin Cowherd to explain why it could be the end of the Pac-12 as college football conference realignment runs rampant. “The Pac-12 is dead if anybody else desserts,” Wetzel said. “So the Big 12 is trying to get what they can out of it. They would take them all and figure it out or I think what they really expect is they can get the two Arizona schools, Utah and Colorado and sell them on the idea that's a better fit. Oregon and Washington are going to jump the moment they can jump. And so even if you get them for five years or six years during some kind of TV deal, you know that the time is ticking where they're … [Read more...] about Pac-12 realignment news: Conference ‘is dead’ if any other school leaves, reporter says

Raheem Sterling’s transfer away from Manchester City is nearing completion, but he will not be leaving the Premier League. The four-time Premier League champion is nearing a move to Chelsea. Sterling has agreed terms with Chelsea and Man City has accepted a fee over $50 million for the winger, according to Sky Sports . That’s not far off what it paid Liverpool for Sterling in 2015. [ MORE: Tyler Adams signs for Leeds ] City will have sold Sterling and Gabriel Jesus upon the deal’s completion, with the club expecting new arrival Erling Haaland to join the further growth of its youth. Sterling would leave City with 131 goals and 84 assists in 337 appearances, also boasting his four league titles, four League Cups, and an FA Cup. What will Raheem Sterling mean to Chelsea? Well first you have to ask what it means to Chelsea’s players. Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Hakim Ziyech have all been linked with exits — Armando Broja, too — and Romelu … [Read more...] about Raheem Sterling transfer: England star to move from Man City to Chelsea