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CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies, for weeks, had designs on acquiring a hard-throwing, shutdown closer. They did not hide their intentions. And, with about 24 hours before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, they found their man in Jhoan Duran of the Minnesota Twins. They have acquired Duran in what would be president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski’s biggest trade-deadline acquisition since …

The Twins initially acquired Duran in 2018 through a trade centered on infielder Eduardo Escobar. Duran developed from a starter into a flamethrowing reliever — now complete with a fiery entrance video. He tallied 74 saves and a 2.47 ERA in four seasons with the Twins, and he pitched five scoreless innings during the 2023 postseason when the Twins advanced …

Ryan Helsley, the fireballing two-time All-Star closer and longest-tenured member of the St. Louis Cardinals, recently estimated his chances of being traded away “90 percent.” He was proven correct on Wednesday, when the New York Mets traded for Helsley, league sources confirmed to The Athletic’s Will Sammon. “The likelihood is probably as great as it’s ever been for me to …

One of MLB’s top relievers is on the move at the trade deadline. The Minnesota Twins have dealt closer Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Reportedly going back to Minnesota are catching prospect Eduardo Tait and pitching prospect Mick Abel, the Phillies’ No. 4 and 6 prospects on the MLB Pipeline rankings. Advertisement Duran is …

Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase on Monday was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of Major League Baseball’s investigation into sports gambling, the second Guardians pitcher to be caught up in the inquiry. Guardians right-hander Luis Ortiz remains on non-disciplinary paid leave after originally being placed there July 3 after unusual gambling activity on two pitches …

Even though I love running and regularly go to the gym, facts are facts; I work from home and don’t love a long evening ramble. As a result, I regularly fail to get 10,000 steps a day, even though that’s been my goal for years. All my “Jeffing,” VO2 max training, and treadmill interval sessions were not enough. I average …

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A bill that would help regulate college sports and how athletes are compensated by schools made it through a House committee on Wednesday — a notable step on the way to it conceivably being put to a vote — while public criticism of the potential legislation also mounted. After years of lobbying for help from Congress by college sports leaders, …

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A multibillion-dollar rail merger may be chugging closer. Union Pacific (UNP) is in talks to acquire Norfolk Southern (NSC), The Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal would merge companies with a combined market value of roughly $200 billion, based on Visible Alpha data. The report set both companies’ shares in motion, with …