viaKTLA: Jennifer Hudson is coming to the All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice. The NBA has released a list of entertainers headed to All-Star weekend, the group headlined by Hudson — the two-time Grammy winner and Oscar winner — who, just before Sunday night’s player introductions, will perform a special […]
via News5: The American League came out victorious after this year’s All-Star Game. The AL beat the National League 4-3. The American League has won seven straight All-Star games. Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana started the game for the AL. Indians pitcher Shane Bieber made history after striking out three batters in his All-Star […]
via fox8cleveland: The Cleveland Indians on Monday night tweeted a touching photo of pitcher Carlos Carrasco at the Home Run Derby at Progressive Field. “If you don’t ride as hard as @Cookie_Carrasco for those you care about, then wyd?” the Indians said. The photo shows Cookie wearing a jersey with the names of all four of his All-Star […]
via News5: The signs that the All-Star Game is about to arrive in Cleveland are clear. Exhibits are going up, roads are closed and police are out in force. But, there are the billboards near area highways reinforcing human trafficking can happen anywhere. “There’s always more trafficking whenever you have large scale events, especially sporting […]
Jason Miller/Getty Images: Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor and pitcher Danny Salazar will represent the team on the 2016 American League All-Star Team. Lindor leads the team in batting average, hits and runs. At only 22-years-old, he is the fourth youngest player to represent the Indians on the All-Star Team. Salazar ranks first in ERA, […]
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving has been named as a reserve for the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team, the Cavs announced on Thursday. Reserves are voted for by the each conferences’ head coaches. This will be Irving’s third All-Star appearance. Irving, 22, is the fourth-youngest player in the NBA to be selected three times […]
Next stop for Alicia Keys? NBA All-Star weekend. The superstar, fresh off her national anthem performance at the Super Bowl, is set to be the halftime entertainment at the Feb. 17 game in Houston. She’s just one of several musicians on tap for the big game. Ne-Yo will sing during the player introductions, while John […]
