Rangers release former Yankees, Padres .578 OPS speedster, close friend of Aaron Judge originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Texas Rangers released one of Aaron Judge's closest friends on Monday.The duo formed a bond while they graduated throughout the minor leagues in the New York Yankees system.Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reported yesterday that the Rangers granted the release of infielder Tyler Wade. He signed a minor league pact with the AL West club during the offseason and spent the previous two seasons with the San Diego Padres.Wade is not known as much of a hitter, but he can provide speed and above-average defense in both the infield and outfield. He owns an underwhelming .578 OPS with just seven home runs in 992 trips to the plate.In 2022, before Judge's free agency, Wade attempted to recruit his former teammate to the Los Angeles Angels, the club the Yankees had traded him to.More:Red Sox never close on Astros Isaac Paredes trade"You never know, I might have planted a couple seeds," Wade told the New York Post before a game at Yankee Stadium in 2022. But you never know. Hes having a great year, Im happy for him. He deserves everything thats coming to him. What he does on the field and off the field, its special and you cant replicate that.Obviously, Judge stayed put. Wade's recruitment process did not work.Now, Wade will attempt to find a new position with a club searching for speed off the bench. That's likely his best route back to the Majors.More MLB news:Braves predicted to trade Bryce Elder for Lars NootbaarJacob DeGrom is only 149 strikeouts from 2,000 for his careerThree ways Pirates' Paul Skenes could lose NL Cy Young AwardMets didnt want to trade Brett Baty while White Sox didnt want Mark Vientos in Luis Robert Jr. tradeShohei Ohtani deemed more valuable than Aaron Judge in recent ESPN discussion piece

Billy Donovan has decided to step down as head coach of the Bulls after six seasons.

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Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has resigned after six seasons, opting to step aside rather than work with a new front office, the team announced Tuesday.President and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear after firing executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the season that he wanted Donovan to remain on the job. He said anyone who wanted to bring in a new coach was probably not the right candidate for us.Now, it looks like whoever the Bulls hire to run their organization will get that opportunity.While we clearly wanted Billy to return as our head coach, we had open dialogue about the importance of respecting the process of bringing in new basketball operations leadership," Reinsdorf said in a news release. Together, we mutually agreed that giving that person the freedom to shape the organization was the best approach for everyone involved.The 60-year-old Donovan consistently has said he still has a passion for coaching. The decision to leave the Bulls was made after a series of thoughtful and extensive discussions with ownership regarding the future of the organization, Donovan said in the team release announcing the move.I believe it is in the best interest of the Bulls, to allow the new leader to build out the staff as they see fit, he said.Donovan was arguably the top candidate on the market when the Bulls hired him in September 2020, a few months after Karnisovas and Eversley got their jobs.Chicagos lone playoff appearance since all three were hired came during the 2021-22 season, when it finished sixth in the Eastern Conference at 46-36 and got knocked out by Milwaukee in the first round. The Bulls lost in the play-in tournament the next three years.Donovan got a contract extension last offseason. Reinsdorf said after firing Karnisovas and Eversley that the problem was the roster construction not the coach.Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Michael's father, praised Donovan for the class and genuine care that he brought to the organization.We wanted Billy to continue as our head coach that was never in question, Jerry Reinsdorf said. But through honest conversations, we all agreed that giving our new head of basketball operations the right to build out his staff was the most important thing for the future of this franchise. That is the kind of person Billy is he put the Bulls first.Karnisovas inability to land a franchise cornerstone player and refusal to give the Bulls a better shot at the No. 1 pick by rebuilding were glaring. He finally changed course before this years trade deadline, dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota. The Bulls loaded up on second-round draft picks and did not get any first-rounders in return.One of the players Chicago got in return was Jaden Ivey from Detroit. Chicago waived him following anti-LGBTQ+ comments about religion he made in videos posted on his Instagram account.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/nba

Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has resigned after six seasons, opting to step aside rather than work with a new front office, the team announced Tuesday.President and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear after firing executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley near the end of the season that he wanted Donovan to remain on the job. He said anyone who wanted to bring in a new coach was probably not the right candidate for us.Now, it looks like whoever the Bulls hire to run their organization will get that opportunity.While we clearly wanted Billy to return as our head coach, we had open dialogue about the importance of respecting the process of bringing in new basketball operations leadership," Reinsdorf said in a news release. Together, we mutually agreed that giving that person the freedom to shape the organization was the best approach for everyone involved.The 60-year-old Donovan consistently has said he still has a passion for coaching. The decision to leave the Bulls was made after a series of thoughtful and extensive discussions with ownership regarding the future of the organization, Donovan said in the team release announcing the move.I believe it is in the best interest of the Bulls, to allow the new leader to build out the staff as they see fit, he said.Donovan was arguably the top candidate on the market when the Bulls hired him in September 2020, a few months after Karnisovas and Eversley got their jobs.Chicagos lone playoff appearance since all three were hired came during the 2021-22 season, when it finished sixth in the Eastern Conference at 46-36 and got knocked out by Milwaukee in the first round. The Bulls lost in the play-in tournament the next three years.Donovan got a contract extension last offseason. Reinsdorf said after firing Karnisovas and Eversley that the problem was the roster construction not the coach.Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Michael's father, praised Donovan for the class and genuine care that he brought to the organization.We wanted Billy to continue as our head coach that was never in question, Jerry Reinsdorf said. But through honest conversations, we all agreed that giving our new head of basketball operations the right to build out his staff was the most important thing for the future of this franchise. That is the kind of person Billy is he put the Bulls first.Karnisovas inability to land a franchise cornerstone player and refusal to give the Bulls a better shot at the No. 1 pick by rebuilding were glaring. He finally changed course before this years trade deadline, dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota. The Bulls loaded up on second-round draft picks and did not get any first-rounders in return.One of the players Chicago got in return was Jaden Ivey from Detroit. Chicago waived him following anti-LGBTQ+ comments about religion he made in videos posted on his Instagram account.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/nba

Ronnie O'Sullivan made an embarrassing blunder upon entering the Crucible for his first round match at the World Snooker Championship.The Rocket is currently in his first round clash against China's He Guoqiang, taking the first four frames as he looks for his eighth world title.However, upon entry into the arena, O'Sullivan got his bearings all wrong as he stepped forward for his match.The Englishman made his way in when he was introduced as the "greatest player in history" and headed straight to table two.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayBut the Rocket was on table one, as he had to make a quick turn past where Lei Peifan and Wu Yize were sitting in their chairs.Referee Rob Spender, who will take charge of the final at the start of May, pointed to his left to let the seven-time world champion know he had gone the wrong way.Fans giggled as O'Sullivan made the error, with the Rocket sharing their humour, having a little laugh to himself.The 50-year-old first-bumped referee Olivier Marteel before beginning the game.LATEST SPORTS NEWSWolves chairman makes 'loyalty' admission about fans after Premier League relegationPep Guardiola faces major dilemma over Man City future after Arsenal victoryStan Moody gutted after nightmare collapse on World Snooker Championship debutBBC snooker presenter made a joke over the innocent mistake, saying: "Well, he's on the right table now and we are all ready for action. All eyes today on Ronnie's table."The Rocket came under fire for not attending the Crucible photoshoot on Friday, with him and world number one Judd Trump both absent.Former world champion Shaun Murphy criticised both O'Sullivan and Trump for their absence from the event.When asked whether the no-shows could damage the image of snooker, Murphy responded: "I don't know about image problem. I think it might give those two a particular image problem. I think it might affect their image slightly."Once the public tag onto that themselves and realise that two of the biggest stars of the game weren't here for opening day, when everyone else has made the effort to be here... listen, it's a strange one."I don't know why they're not here. Their own decisions, aren't they?"I've got no idea, but none of us are shocked by it. It would be more strange for us if they were here, which is saying something."It's a real shame and they probably could both have done a little bit more to help promote the game over the years."The Rocket is seeking his eighth world title, to put him clear of Stephen Hendry at the top of the all-time list.O'Sullivan's first World Championship came in 2001, winning his latest in 2022.Murphy, who won in 2005, said: "I think it would be great for snooker if he did it. It would be great for him, obviously, to have the eight. It's the story everybody wants to write. It would be an incredible achievement."He is running out of time. He needs to do it sooner rather than later. But it's Ronnie O'Sullivan - you wouldn't put anything past him."It's the first tournament in a long time when he hasn't come in as clear favourite, but I have to say when I played him at the World Open a few weeks ago, he looked pretty sharp to me. He looks as good as ever from where I can see."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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