"That's the highest compliment coming from Ben," Lucchino said.
Newcomers like Jonny Gomes (right) brought a new look to the Red Sox this year in more ways than one.
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Three of MLS's final four spots are booked, with Real Salt Lake and Philadelphia joining the Portland Timbers in the conference finals.
This offseason features the best free-agent class of shortstops in recent memory.
On the same day the team agreed to a seven-year deal with Marcus Semien, Texas adds to its rotation with the righthander Gray.
Riley's move is landscape-altering amid a busy coaching carousel cycle. Who is left to fill the openings at LSU and Oklahoma?
Gausman, who turns 31 in January, is coming off a season in which he recorded a 2.81 ERA and finished sixth in NL Cy Young Award voting.
Stoops is filling in for Lincoln Riley, who is leaving the program for USC.
An introductory press conference will be held Monday.
The former Sooners coach leaves Norman just before Oklahoma joins the meat grinder of the SEC.
