Morning Sports Update: Tim Tebow will try professional baseball
Tebow last played baseball in high school
Tim Tebow is switching from football to baseball, the Saints are in town to practice with the Patriots, and the United States continues to perform well at the Rio Olympics.
Tim Tebow to pursue a career in professional baseball: Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN broadcaster Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month, according to his agents Jimmy Sexton and Nick Khan. (ESPN.com)
Bulking up in college got Andrew Benintendi on the fast track: Andrew Benintendi had a perfectly good freshman year at the University of Arkansas in 2014, playing every day for a team that went 40-25 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. (Boston Globe)
Red Sox won’t honor A-Rod Tuesday: Rodriguez said Sunday he would be leaving the Yankees, with the team to release the 41-year-old following Friday’s game. New York is planning to have Rodriguez serve as a mentor/instructor while riding out the remainder of his current contract, which runs through the 2017 season. (WEEI.com)
Alex Rodriguez helped the Red Sox much more than if he ever played for them: The failed trade after the 2003 season hurt at the time. It turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to the franchise. (Boston.com)
Pastrnak spending more time in Boston preparing for important year: It remains to be seen just how big the dividends are for Pastrnak’s work put in this summer, but it’s clear to the naked eye that the former first round pick looks bigger and stronger after a summer devoted primarily to getting bigger, stronger and faster. (CSNNE.com)
Angry Michael Phelps is the first great meme of the 2016 Olympics: Today, we give you the #PhelpsFace. (Boston.com)
Bryan Stork returns to practice, Duron Harmon no longer in non-contact jersey: Bryan Stork returned to practice Monday after reportedly suffering a concussion in the first padded practice on July 30. Stork took part in position drills, but did not partake in team drills in a practice where players wore shoulder pads and shorts. If the reports of Stork’s concussion are true, it would mean he’s suffered four in the last four years. (Boston.com)
Saints’ arrival will be the hit of camp: The Patriots took it relatively easy Monday afternoon, wearing shells and focusing on situational drills, and with good reason. The Saints come marching into Foxborough Tuesday for two joint practice sessions before Thursday’s preseason opener, and the Patriots are ready to line up against players other than their teammates. (Boston Globe)
Meet the US men’s gymnastics team
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