Sports
Yankees acquire IF Max Schuemann in trade with Athletics
Sep 8, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics third baseman Max Schuemann (12) throws the ball to first against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images The New York Yankees acquired infielder Max Schuemann in a trade with the Athletics on Monday, sending right-handed pitching prospect Luis Burgos as the return.
Schuemann, 28, has appeared in 234 major league games over the 2024-25 seasons for the Athletics, who drafted him in the 20th round of 2018 MLB Draft.
He has a .212 career batting average and .306 on-base percentage with nine home runs, 18 doubles, 47 RBIs and 154 strikeouts to 69 walks. Last season, he hit .197 with two homers and 13 RBI in 101 games.
After largely playing shortstop (93 games) in 2024, Schuemann played his most games (39) at second base followed by third base (27) in 2025. He’s also played each of the outfield spots, bringing some real positional versatility to the Yankees.
Burgos, 20, was a Yankees undrafted-free-agent signing out of the Dominican Republic in June of 2024. He’s posted a 4-4 record and 3.39 ERA over 25 games (10 starts) in two seasons in New York’s farm system.
To make room for Schuemann, the Yankees designated outfielder Yanquiel Fernandez for assignment.
–Field Level Media
Sports
Jayson Tatum’s Possible Return Changes Everything for Boston Celtics
This was supposed to be a down year for the Boston Celtics.
Al Horford, the heart and soul of the Celtics, went to the Warriors in free agency. Kristaps Porzingis was shipped off to the Hawks for virtually nothing. Jrue Holiday was flipped to the Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons, and even depth pieces like Luke Kornet elected to leave for the Spurs in free agency.
Most importantly, in last season’s Eastern Conference Semifinals, Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles tendon — an injury most would have assumed would sideline him for all of this season.
Fast forward to today, and the Celtics are 34-19 and tied for second place in the East. Jaylen Brown has silenced plenty of haters with an MVP-level season, and head coach Joe Mazzulla continues to prove why he’s one of the best leaders in the NBA.
It’s truly been an incredibly fun season for Celtics fans. This year felt like house money, but now Boston is in position to win the East in what was supposed to be a down season.
I wouldn’t bet on this Celtics team to win the East as they’re currently constructed. I’m not sure I love their trade for Nikola Vucevic, but the move I’m most excited about is the potential return of Jayson Tatum.
Boston continues to say it’s being cautious with Tatum, so if that’s the case, he might be superhuman. Early reports highlighted how quickly Tatum was progressing in his recovery, and now he’s been cleared to practice with the Celtics’ G League affiliate in Maine.
Every rational person assumed Tatum would miss the entire season. He still might be out for the remainder of the year, but it’s starting to look like that won’t be the case. If he’s already able to fully practice, how long before he’s back as a full participant?
The Eastern Conference is completely wide open. You cannot rush Tatum back for the sake of his career, but if he’s able to play, would the Celtics instantly become the favorites again?
Most players need a full year of live action to get their legs back after an Achilles tear, but with how quickly Tatum has recovered, he may simply be an athletic anomaly.
Once again, Boston looks like the smartest organization in the league. They moved off big-money contracts in Porzingis and Holiday, retained an elite core led by arguably the best coach in basketball, and now their top-10 player could return for the playoffs.
Boston is +380 to win the East, and that number feels like it has real value. Revenge against the Knicks would certainly be on the table after last year’s second-round upset, and if James Harden doesn’t mesh in Cleveland, Detroit may be the only true competition.
It might be time to start respecting the Celtics again.
Sports
Braves P Spencer Schwellenbach (elbow) starting season on 60-day IL
Jun 28, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach (56) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images A fractured elbow derailed Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach’s promising 2025 season last June.
As it turns out, it will also significantly delay the start to his 2026 campaign.
Schwellenbach will begin the season on the 60-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation, Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters on the first day of spring training Tuesday.
Surgery isn’t expected, Weiss said, but the inflammation is likely to keep him out for an extended time.
Schwellenbach, 25, quickly became a crucial member of the Braves’ starting rotation after his major league debut in May 2024.
In 38 starts, he has posted a 15-11 record, 3.23 ERA and 1.007 WHIP, striking out 235 batters and issuing 41 walks over 234 1/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
Sports
Olympian Admits To Cheating on Girlfriend on Live TV After Bronze Medal
They say shooters shoot.
And even though basketball is played in the Summer Olympics, that isn’t stopping Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid from pulling up at the logo to try to win back his ex-girlfriend.
After winning a bronze medal, Laegreid broke down in tears during his bizarre post-event interview, explaining that he cheated on his girlfriend and only came clean one week before competing in the Olympics.
The love triangle unfolded all at once, as the bronze medalist explained that his performance was impacted by his infidelity toward “the love of his life.”
“There is someone who may not be watching today. Half a year ago, I met the love of my life, the world’s most beautiful, finest person,” Laegreid said, according to an NRK transcript translated into English by Google Translate. “And three months ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life and cheated on her.”
“I had a gold medal in my life,” he continued. “There are probably many now who look at me with different eyes, but I only have eyes for her. I don’t quite know what I want to achieve by saying it here now, but sport has taken second place in recent days. I wish I could share it with her.”
The 28-year-old is a former gold medalist in the biathlon event from the 2022 Olympics, but he said the guilt and heaviness surrounding his personal relationship negatively impacted his preparation for this year’s competition.
Laegreid mercifully didn’t name the woman on live television. But if that wasn’t enough, the reporter asked whether he thought there was any chance of winning her back after his emotional confession on national TV.
“Maybe I ruined myself now to get her back,” Laegreid said, according to Google Translate.
“It hurts to admit when you do something you cannot stand for and hurt someone you love so much. But such is life now,” he added. “I had a chance at true love and turned out so amazing. It is not certain that it can be forgiven. But if this can give me a tiny chance to tell her how much I love her, I’d rather commit social suicide on live TV just to get that small chance.”
That might be the best interview we get at the Olympic Games, folks. Enjoy it. Cherish it.
They say once a cheater, always a cheater. But in this case? Maybe Laegreid deserves another chance. After all, any woman who ever Googles his name is in for quite a treat when she stumbles across this masterpiece.
Hauler Hero collects $16M for its AI waste management software
Jayson Tatum’s Possible Return Changes Everything for Boston Celtics
