7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux transferring out of Florida

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The average height of a men’s basketball program will increase significantly next season. That’s because Olivier Rioux, the tallest college basketball player ever, is transferring out of the University of Florida. The 7-foot-9 20-year-old announced his decision in an Instagram post, where he thanked his coaches for…

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Red Sox lose former fifth-round pick to Nationals

Red Sox lose former fifth-round pick to Nationals

Noah Dean, a 25-year-old pitching prospect who was released by the Boston Red Sox on March 19, has found a new home. According to multiple reports Tuesday, Dean signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. The move reunites the left-hander with Paul Toboni, the former Red Sox executive who was named Washington’s general…

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Diamondbacks' late-inning relief remains franchise joke

Diamondbacks’ late-inning relief remains franchise joke

Diamondbacks’ late-inning relief remains franchise joke originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Leading 8-0 Monday night at Chase Field, players on the Arizona Diamondbacks’ bench smiled, laughed and cracked jokes. Their problems were behind them, right? Advertisement They should have known. Once starter Michael…

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