After his slider again failed him Wednesday against the Rockies, Syndergaard struggled to explain his woes. The pitch was at fault for a 107 mph first-inning single by Nolan Arenado and a 106 mph third-inning knock by opposing pitcher Jeff Hoffman. New York’s eventual 7-4 victory did not eliminate his personal frustration. At a loss over what exactly might be wrong with the pitch — and what might be ailing him in general — Syndergaard said he could use a trip to Dr....

One fan in particular, Gary Palumbo, is so fed up he created a Kickstarter campaign to put up billboards in hopes of getting new owners. Palumbo hoped to raise $5,000, and he reached that goal a week before the campaign was supposed to end. MORE: Spector: Mets need to get Tulo | Broadcast review | Why Cubs will win it all in ‘15 The goal of the campaign, via the official Kickstarter page:...

In a statement released on Saturday, Cohen said that he liked his ability to be in touch with Mets fans on Twitter, but he was forced to step back following threats due to “misinformation” on the platform. “I’ve really enjoyed the back and forth with Mets fans on Twitter which was unfortunately overtaken this week by misinformation unrelated to the Mets that led to our family getting personal threats. So I’m going to take a break for now....

With the Mets in playoff contention for the first time since 2008, the club faces a tough decision with Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, whose innings have all been heavily monitored this season. MORE: Baseball’s most dominating pitchers, pitch by pitch | Why one week of games means nothing One thing is for sure: The club will not be taking the Stephen Strasburg approach with its trio of young stars....

Man Utd should not keep Ibrahimovic The Liga MX side emerged for their league match against Pumas with a message, as the players held t-shirts which spelled out “Rivalry is not violence”, in response to chaotic incidents in the fixture between Veracruz and Tigres. Fans launched objects at the players, while Tigres coach Ricardo Ferretti was involved in an altercation with a police officer. Both teams have been heavily punished by Mexican football’s governing body, but Queretaro are also to be fined....

“Our brother migrants should have this information so that they won’t be deceived by human traffickers, who paint a rosy picture,” he said on Thursday. A “rosy picture” of open passage at the U.S.’ southwest border hasn’t been executed by Biden yet. He has only taken initial actions to dismantle his predecessor’s immigration policies. “Now, for example, that there is a U.S. immigration policy to regularize the situation of migrants, Mexicans and our Central American brothers, people think that now the doors are open, that President Biden is going to immediately regularize all migrants,” López Obrador said....

The mind wanders for other reasons as well. Long stretches of “The Alamo” are simply dull. You can see that the screenwriters–Les Bohem, Stephen Gaghan and Hancock–were trying for something more complex and historically accurate than John Wayne’s bloated, flag-waving 1960 version. The historical figures are never drawn in simple black and white. There’s the alcoholic but tactically brilliant Sam Houston (Dennis Quaid); Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton), portrayed as a man who stands at an ambivalent remove from his own legend; the debauched, charismatic James Bowie (Jason Patric), and his rival for command of the fort, William Travis (Patrick Wilson)....

Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, winger Hirving Lozano and midfielder Andres Guardado all feature in this week’s Mexicans Abroad Minute: Check out the video above as correspondent Jon Arnold runs down the weekend. 

El Tri has called upon 14 players based outside of Mexico and 11 who represent Liga MX clubs. Giovani Dos Santos, Carlos Vela and Jonathan Dos Santos all make the squad after all three spent various amounts of time away from the national team over the past several years. Dos Santos returned to represent the national team in October, his first appearance under Osorio, who took over in November of 2015....

The violent kidnapping attempt was nothing new in 1970s Mexico. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)– already in power for four decades–was fighting off attacks from 29 scattered leftist groups numbering about 1,800 revolutionaries. But this one had a twist. The target’s brother, Jose Lopez Portillo, was about to take power as Mexico’s president. Once in office, Lopez Portillo intensified the crackdown against violent revolutionaries, the attack on his sister fresh in his mind....

Araujo left the 1-0 defeat to Croatia in the 16th minute after suffering a knee injury while attempting to make a tackle in the penalty area. He was taken to the hospital in Arlington, Texas, where the game took place, but returned to Mexico with the domestic-based players Wednesday. He was re-evaluated in Mexico City and underwent successful surgery to repair his meniscus injury. His club, Santos Laguna, announced Wednesday that it expected Araujo would be able to return during the Clausura as the first-place Guerreros look to qualify for and find success in the playoffs....

More than 250 of the 15,000 turtles were found dead in the crates. Species included Mexican giant musk turtles, white-lipped turtles, narrow-bridged musk turtles and red-eared terrapin or red-eared slider turtles. The find comes among growing concerns about the delivery and consumption of exotic creatures and their possible transmission of the novel coronavirus. COVID-19 has been linked with bats, with the first identified cases tracked to a wet market with live animals in the city of Wuhan....

The match will be organized in the United States by Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the Mexican Football Federation’s U.S. Representatives, with the co-operation of Eurodata Sport. El Tri will play the Super Eagles at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta exactly nine months after both countries played out a 2-2 draw at the Reliant Stadium in Houston. Mexico will battle African opponent Cameroon in Group A of the World Cup that also includes host Brazil and Croatia while Stephen Keshi’s men will battle South American giant Argentina, Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Group F....

You can tell from the his performances. The versatile player, who turned 30 on Monday, has essentially gone from Mexico’s left back to its right winger in this tournament. He’s done it well, helping Carlos Vela have the freedom to sit behind center forward Chicharito but also shoring up a right side that has featured either converted center back Carlos Salcedo or 20-year-old novice Edson Alvarez behind him at right back....

The permanent memorial is planned to be built near a church where people gathered for shelter and medical aid amid the shooting. Tennille Pereira, chairwoman of a Clark County committee working on plans for the memorial, said that the finished memorial could be dedicated on the fifth anniversary of the shooting next year, AP reported. MGM’s donation comes just as the company and insurers are almost done paying $800 million in settlements to over 4,000 claimants in an effort to bypass negligence trials....

Mayor Dan Gelber, along with other city officials, made the order official during a press conference on Monday. During it, he acknowledged the stress that first responders have endured with the increased reports of violence. Among the orders made as a response to violence was a citywide curfew, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on March 24 and ends at 6 a.m. on March 28. “We can’t endure this anymore,” said Gelber....

The president refuses to lead on climate change, so the rest of us must. He has refused to support the Paris Climate Agreement—even though Americans overwhelmingly do. He refused to pay America’s bill to help fund the climate summit, so my foundation did—just as we did the previous two years. On Friday, I was glad to stand in solidarity with climate activists from across the country in Alexandria, Virginia—the place where our successful national work got its start....

Irvin said it’s J.J. Watt’s fault the Texans haven’t come close to a Super Bowl after the All-Pro defensive end came in at No. 3 on that list. MORE: Breaking down the new-look Texans | Photos of Watt “Whose fault is it? He’s the star of the team,” Irvin said on NFL Network via Pro Football Talk and the Houston Chronicle. “If the Dallas Cowboys lose on my watch, it’s my fault....

MORE: The best of Michael Jordan The Basketball Hall of Famer and owner of the Charlotte Hornets sent two boxes full of Jordan merchandise and made a phone call to one of his biggest fans. Jeffery Harrison became an internet sensation last month when images of him in full Jordan game gear, complete with perfectly placed arm and leg bands, surfaced. The 33-year-old is autistic and says that dressing like Jordan during pickup games gives him courage to face anything....

Over the course of multiple three-peats with the Bulls, Jordan entered a rarefied air typically reserved for famous figures like actors and musicians, setting the stage for a successful second act following his retirement from the NBA. To borrow a line from Jay-Z, Jordan isn’t just a businessman — he’s a business, man. Hoops fans and sneakerheads are undoubtedly familiar with the Air Jordan Brand, but there is more to MJ’s empire than the occasional retro release....