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Fresh off the fifth world championship in franchise history, the New England Patriots are now tied with the New York Yankees as the second most valuable franchise in professional sports. According to Forbes, the reigning Super Bowl champion Pats are now worth $3.7 billion, a nine percent increase since their historic 34-28 overtime comeback against the Falcons in Super Bowl 51. Despite capturing a fifth Super Bowl victory, the Patriots and owner Robert Kraft still trail the Dallas Cowboys as the most valuable professional sports franchise. Continue to Article

September 18, 2017 8:37:pm EST

The New York Yankees' Todd Frazier isn't afraid to embrace the hate. Wednesday, two nights after his three-run homer at Citi Field was greeted by a fan putting his thumbs down, Frazier adopted the gesture as his own. With the Yankees the visiting team against the Tampa Bay Rays in a game relocated to Flushing Meadows by Hurricane Irma's impact on Florida, Frazier and his Yankees teammates have adopted the negative salute the Mets fan flashed Frazier at Citi Field and taken to inverting their digits to celebrate each offensive breakout. "Seeing that fan that did that, it was pretty comical, so I thought it'd be a good thing for Fraz to do, and it kind of caught on with the whole team,'' Aaron Continue to Article

September 16, 2017 1:06:am EST

Patience could pay off big for Japanese sensation Shohei Otani, the pitcher-outfielder who recently said he'd like to play in the U.S. starting next season. Blame it on MLB's new international rules, according to The Associated Press. Without getting too far into the labor-contract weeds, it comes down to this: Under the CBA approved in November, Otani is too young to get a major-league contract worth whatever a team is willing to pay. Continue to Article

September 15, 2017 8:07:am EST