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Arizona’s cursed season has added one more injury-caused expletive. Coach Chip Hale announced Tuesday night that sophomore pitcher Smith Bailey is done for the remainder of the season The right-hander is dealing with “soft tissue stuff” in his throwing shoulder that caused him to leave his last start Saturday at Kansas after two innings, making […]
The Jets made some headlines last week as they brought in free agent quarterback Russell Wilson for a free agent visit. Wilson told Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post that the Jets have made him a contract offer. If Wilson signed with the Jets, he would serve as the backup for Geno Smith. It […]
Buccaneers News: Mayfield Enters Contract Year With Something to Prove in Tampa Baker Mayfield had a down year by the standards he had set for himself in Tampa Bay. Now he enters 2026 with a revamped supporting cast, a new play-caller he specifically wanted, and a contract situation that gives him every reason to perform. [...]
Joe Mixon Is Still Unsigned, and the Silence Is Getting Louder Joe Mixon has been a free agent for two months. Not one team has signed him. Not one team has been reported to have called. The Houston Texans released the veteran running back on March 6 with a failed physical designation, saving $8 million [...]
After the Philadelphia Flyers ' 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their second-round series, forward Noah Cates was seen sitting on an equipment box and being wheeled to the locker room, per reports . "He didn’t seem to be writhing in pain," said Jordan Hall, "but the Flyers clearly didn’t want him putting pressure on one of his legs." On Wednesday, the word has come down on the severity of his injury, and it's not good: Cates has been ruled out for the rest of the series....
Though this season didn’t go as we’d hoped, falling apart in hugely disappointing fashion in the last few weeks, there were some strong individual performers. And now (you won’t have guessed by the title of this piece, I’m sure) we’d like you to vote for your standout. Jack Marriott has already won the club’s official […]
A day after the Minnesota Timberwolves upset the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round matchup, I got a follow-up text from JR Wilco at Pounding the Rock — our Spurs sister site — asking if I wanted to have another one of these conversations about what we’re seeing within our own teams […]
The Rays claimed Jesse Scholtens in August 2025 after he was designated for assignment by the White Sox. Despite a fairly significant overhaul of the roster this offseason, Scholtens was able to hang on to a coveted 40-man roster spot, and has performed well in his limited time with the major league club — maintaining […]
After he was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett Wednesday morning, Jim Jarvis will immediately be making his major league debut for the Braves in Wednesday’s series finale in Seattle. Jarvis, acquired from the Detroit Tigers just before last year’s trade deadline, will hit ninth and play shortstop. He’s gotten off to a hot start in […]
Astros fans, it hasn’t been the start anyone envisioned. The struggles have been real, and the pitching staff, in particular, has left plenty to be desired. But even in the middle of a frustrating opening stretch, one undeniable bright spot has emerged: the resurgence of a healthy Yordan Alvarez. Alvarez hasn’t just been good, he’s […]
Everyone watched as the Columbus Blue Jackets collapsed down the stretch to fall out of a potential playoff berth. And certainly, everyone saw what head coach Rick Bowness thought of it, in one of the most epic coaching rants in recent memory . The head coach (who has since been re-signed to return next year) later explained that he wanted his troops to " spend the summer being uncomfortable." This latest suggestion from Columbus beat writer Aaron Portzline in The Athletic should a...
The Philadelphia Eagles have their replacement for former assistant general manager Alec Halaby, who left the organization last week. The team is promoting vice president of football operations and strategy Adam Berry to the assistant GM position, according to reporting from NFL insider Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport. Adam, the twin brother of former Eagles […]
The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough loss in Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. They took an early 2-0 lead, but the Canes battled back to force overtime, where Taylor Hall buried a loose puck to give Carolina a 2-0 lead in the series. But that wasn’t the only loss the Flyers felt on Monday night. Noah Cates was spotted with a walking boot after the game , sparking speculation about the center’s status for the rest of the series. Rick Tocchet said on Tuesday ...
The San Francisco 49ers have been the beneficiaries of compensatory picks in the NFL Draft for the previous handful of seasons. You have to go back to 2020, when the last time the Niners didn’t have a comp pick. According to Over the Cap, the 49ers aren’t expected to receive a comp pick in the […]
Indiana football will open the 2026 season with its third different starting quarterback in as many seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti. Kurtis Rourke ran out of eligibility following the Hoosiers’ breakout 2024 season and entered the NFL Draft, ultimately being selected by the San Francisco 49ers. His replacement, Fernando Mendoza, went on to win […]
You have all seen the stat online; the Cleveland Cavaliers are rewriting the history books. At the time of this post, the Cavs have the most turnovers through eight games of the postseason since 1996, with 141. Not exactly the type of notoriety one hopes for from their favorite basketball club. However, through eight games, […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (15-22) and Los Angeles Dodgers (22-14) will play the rubber game of their three-game series today in an afternoon matinee at Daikin Park. RHP Lance McCullers Jr. (2-2, 6.32 ERA), who picked up the win in his last start on April 20 at BAL (3ER/6IP), will make his seventh start […]
With the condensed schedule of the NBA playoffs and the quick turnaround for the Philadelphia 76ers after their seven-game series with the Boston Celtics, it was frequently wondered if Joel Embiid was going to be able to make it through a series that would play as many as seven games in 15 days. Well, just […]
From the last thing this team needed department, the Sixers will be without Joel Embiid for Game 2 at Madison Square Garden Wednesday. The star big man has officially been ruled out against the New York Knicks with a right ankle sprain and right hip soreness. The Sixers were already in a 1-0 series hole […]
Yesterday evening the Ken Babby, Rays CEO, presented the Rays stadium/entertainment district plans at a Tampa City Council workshop. Workshops, you may recall from earlier reporting on the Hillsborough County Commission, are not decision-making sessions; no votes are taken. They are opportunities for elected officials, who thanks to Sunshine Laws can only meet in public, […]
It’s May and the heavy lifting of the offseason is over, still the Las Vegas Raiders have some in-house still unsigned: Re-signed with Raiders as unrestricted free agents: Cornerback Eric Stokes, pass-rusher Malcolm Koonce, tight end Ian Thomas, Departed Raiders in free agency: Quarterback Kenny Pickett (Panthers), Stone Forsythe (Panthers), defensive back Lonnie Johnson (Dolphins), […]
We don’t yet have word on the severity of the hamstring injury suffered by Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagan last night. What we do know, though, is what we all saw – and what we saw was a man who’d already once dealt with a sore hamstring this year writhing in pain after delivering just […]
The disaster class season continues on for Chelsea, who have lost six straight Premier League fixures, getting out-scored 14-1 over that span. In falling 3-1 to relegation scrappers Nottingham Forest on Monday, they finally ended a goal scoring drought that had exceeded nine hours! The loss contained an injury scare that was, simply put, much […] The post Chelsea Team News at Liverpool: Jesse Derry, Robert Sanchez, Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho appeared first on The Sports Bank .
While it took me some time to recover from the heartbreaking loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I finally sat down to write about my beloved Edmonton Oilers. This was my first piece for Oilersnation, and I genuinely believed that this version of the team was destined…
You all know that the Cubs struggled for the first 16 games of 2026, going 7-9. Since then it’s been almost all winning — 10 straight, then three losses, and now entering Wednesday night’s game against the Reds on a seven-game winning streak (and also 13 consecutive wins at Wrigley Field). I decided to see […]
If you had told me before the season started that one Yankees batter would have a wRC+ starting with 2 at the beginning of May, I would have immediately guessed Aaron Judge, since, you know, that’s what he did the past two years. Failing that, my next guess would have been Ryan McMahon, with the […]