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The MLB trade deadline is nearing, and speculation is heating up across baseball. Here is what our writers are hearing today:?Jesse Rogers take: In fact, there is no indication that a real rumor exists, only reports that the Yankees would want slugger Kyle Schwarber in a deal for left-handed reliever Andrew Miller. Epstein, the Cubs president of baseball operations, was emphatic about looking forward to seeing Schwarber in a Cubs uniform next spring training.Katie Strangs take: With todays dismissal of longtime Twins general manager Terry Ryan, interim GM Rob Antony takes the helm for the organization at an interesting time -- two weeks prior to the trade deadline. As for what he was told by ownership? Do whatever it takes, Antony said, noting he was not instructed to cut payroll or shed players. I dont have any constraints.?Marchands take:?At Triple-A Iowa, the 23-year-old left-handed hitter has a .956 OPS. The Yankees do have first baseman Greg Bird returning from shoulder surgery next year to replace Mark Teixeira, but one scout said that Vogelbach is better than Bird and reasoned that Vogelbach -- who, like Bird, probably cant play the outfield -- might be a DH, but he may rake enough to make it worth it.David Schoenfields take:?It wouldnt make sense for the Rays to sell low on Archer, who has struggled with fastball command and home runs (he has given up 20 already, after allowing 19 last season) while posting a 4.68 ERA. His contract runs through 2021, when a team option would pay him just $11 million; thats the kind of player the Rays need to keep, not deal. Mane Jersey Liverpool . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Liverpool Shirt 19-20 . LUCIE, Fla. http://www.liverpoolshoponlineuk.com/ . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. Liverpool Fc T Shirts Uk ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. Roberto Firmino t Shirt .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- NBA player Luis Scola of Argentina is among four athletes appointed to the IOC athletes commission.The appointments were made by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.The others are Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal, Egyptian modern pentathlete Aya Medany, and Jordanian taekwondo athlete Nadin Dawani.The IOC says the four will not have IOC membership, however. They are in addition to the 12 members elected by athletes to the commission for eight-year terms.The four were unsuccessful candidates in IOC athlete elections during the Rio de Janneiro Olympics.ddddddddddddhe IOC says Bach can appoint up to seven additional members in order to ensure a balance between regions, gender, and sports.Scola, a power forward for the New Jersey Nets, was Argentinas flag bearer in Rio. He won an Olympic gold in 2004 and bronze in 2008. Nehwal was the first Indian to win an Olympic badminton medal, a bronze in 2012. Medany and Dawani were three-time Olympians, and Dawani the Jordan chef de mission in Rio. ' ' '