Yainer Diaz arrived on the scene in Houston like a shooting star. Acquired from Cleveland in the Myles Straw trade, his debut in 2023 seemed like the Astros had stumbled onto the second coming of Johnny Bench. He’s gotten steadily worse every year. It’s as though he joined the Astros when he was 34 years […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 2 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Ruben Niebla has been a member of the San Diego Padres organization since 2021 and has […]
From Gaslamp Ball | 2 months ago | 2 reads
Don’t get too far down the road, we really need to look at this season as a major shift. We’d have to check, but this season the early firings of head coaches at the FBS collegiate level might be setting some records, it certainly is ringing alarm bells, and roiling coaching searches. Been Here Before […]
From Gobbler Country | 2 months ago | 0 reads
Herald Inside the Celtics media’s 53-point loss to Joe Mazzulla and his coaching staff Celtics notebook: Why Joe Mazzulla hates preseason games, loves fighting Globe Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches beat our media team by 53 points, and it was an absolute blast Joe Mazzulla explained why he talks about fighting so much NBA analyst explained why he’s ‘more excited to watch the Celtics this year than last year’ We played Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches in a pick-up game. We lo...
From CelticsGreenBlog.com celtics fans only! | 2 months ago | 0 reads
Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman will be opting out of the final two years of his deal, per multiple reports. Bregman, who turns 32 in March, was one of the marquee free agents this past offseason, but struggled to land the long-term deal he was looking for. He ended up signing a three […]
From Lone Star Ball | 2 months ago | 1 read
Life Without Brady, Chapter One.
From Silver Seven | 2 months ago | 2 reads
BYU and Utah are set to meet for the 97th time (according to BYU) in what is known to most as the Holy War. First, why is it the “Holy War”? Wikipedia explains that it’s the Holy War because “the fact that BYU is owned and administered by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day […]
From Vanquish The Foe | 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Minnesota Wild were always going to be walking on a high wire this season. They're a playoff-caliber team laden with veterans who've been in the fold for a half-decade or more. It's also the case that they're working on bringing along four rookies into the NHL (as well as not-a-rookie-but-21-yea...
From Hockey Wilderness | 2 months ago | 1 read
The Coachella Valley Invitational have announced the participating clubs from the National Women’s Soccer League and Major League Soccer for the 2026 edition. From NWSL (6) and MLS (12), there will be a combined 18 teams. “AEG is proud to once again partner with MLS and the NWSL to bring the best of professional soccer […]
From All For XI | 2 months ago | 0 reads
It’s said that all good things must come to an end. That will undoubtedly be true for the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes as they begin the 2025-26 season. The four remaining players who were part of the Caitlin Clark era will play out their final season before sold-out crowds at Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Hannah Stuelke, Kylie […]
From Swish Appeal | 2 months ago | 1 read
If you were to take a quick gander at Houston’s upcoming slate of games, you’ll quickly realize that they’re currently at the base of a terrifying mountain of opponents. Seahawks, 49ers, and Broncos, oh my! If the Texans have their eye on a surging towards a winning record, then they will have to steel themselves […]
From Battle Red Blog | 2 months ago | 2 reads
UConn men’s basketball’s 2026 recruiting class is starting to round into form. Two weeks after landing four-star guard Junior County, Dan Hurley has bolstered his upcoming recruiting class with four-star wing Colben Landrew, who announced his commitment to the Huskies Wednesday afternoon. Landrew chose UConn over Louisville, Purdue, Mississippi State and Texas A&M and is […]
From The UConn Blog | 2 months ago | 1 read
The 2025 season marks the 50th anniversary of the UCF Knights’ Volleyball program. In accordance with this landmark season, our own Eric Lopez and Bryson Turner have assembled a roster of 26 of the Knights’ best players over the 50 years of the program. The criteria for this list are: The team will be by positions. […]
From Black & Gold Banneret | 2 months ago | 0 reads
For years, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott got the absolute most out of his defensive backfield, taking low-end free agents like Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer and turning them into the most feared safety tandem in the NFL. Tre’Davious White was a late first-round pick who blossomed into an All-Pro cornerback and Christian Benford […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | 2 months ago | 1 read
The Cincinnati Reds have not had a player win a Gold Glove Award since the 2020 season, and haven’t had a player win a Gold Glove Award in a full season since back in 2017. Both of those, you’ll recall, were earned by catcher Tucker Barnhart, and the Reds haven’t had a non-catcher take home […]
From Red Reporter | 2 months ago | 0 reads
Today the nominees for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award were announced. Each league has three nominees per position. As a poor defensive team, the Nationals did not have a lot of representation. Only one National got nominated, and unsurprisingly that was Jacob Young. Young is developing a reputation as one of the best defensive center […]
From Federal Baseball | 2 months ago | 1 read
6 – Halifax Tides – 3-14-7 (+/- 0) The Tides end the season at the bottom of the table. Week 26’s battle against Calgary Wild ended 3-1 in favor of Calgary, leaving them to finish the season facing an Ottawa Rapid team with a lot to play for. 5 – Calgary Wild – 8-14-2 (+/- 0) Calgary cemented its place even […]
From All For XI | 2 months ago | 0 reads
In 2024, a 17-year-old second baseman from Bonao in the Dominican Republic had a solid, if unremarkable season with the Colorado Rockies’ Dominican Summer League. The unranked, relatively unknown prospect hit .254/.360/.314 with nine doubles, a triple, and 24 stolen bases over 54 games, playing roughly 60 miles away from his home town at the […]
From Purple Row | 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Cleveland Cavaliers knew they were taking a chance when they traded for Lonzo Ball this summer. The former second overall pick had a history of season-ending injuries, including a two-year knee injury that threatened to end his career. But Cleveland valued the all-around impact and ceiling-raising potential that a player like Ball is capable […]
From Fear The Sword | 2 months ago | 1 read
After years of campaigning from fans, the Cleveland Cavaliers have ceremoniously unveiled their classic edition uniforms for the 2025-2026 season. The post details: “The uniforms celebrate the team’s rich heritage and iconic visual identity during the mid-2000s era and pay tribute to the design from the ‘Miracle of Richfield’ jerseys from the 1970s. The look […]
From Fear The Sword | 2 months ago | 1 read
The Tennessee Titans have announced that they have opened T’Vondre Sweat’s 21-day window to return from injured reserve. They will now have three weeks to either activate him or put him on season-ending IR. It’s been a tough start to the 2025 season for Sweat, who missed a lot of training camp after having to […]
From Music City Miracles | 2 months ago | 1 read
MLB unveiled the Gold Glove Award finalists this morning over on X, The Everything Evil app but also took the time to compile the list in a post on their main site. This year, two San Francisco Giants have entered the finalists round: Logan Webb and Patrick Bailey. Bailey should come as no surprise. He’s […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 2 months ago | 0 reads
There’s no question that Demond Williams Jr.‘s performance on Friday night was one of the greatest statistical outputs of the 2025 season. He became just the 16th quarterback to ever throw for 400+ yards and run for 100+ yards in the same game. He also became just the 2nd quarterback of the decade to put […]
From UW Dawg Pound | 2 months ago | 0 reads
Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago BullsDate: October 16th, 2025Time: 7:00 PM CDTLocation: United CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Wolves Beat the Guangzhou Loong-Lions (Because, Of Course They Did) Let’s start with the obvious: the Minnesota Timberwolves just beat the Guangzhou Loong-Lions by 60 points in a […]
From Canis Hoopus | 2 months ago | 1 read
It’s not rocket science to see why the Dodgers and Mariners are on a collision course to face off in the World Series. Not that the Brewers or Blue Jays have thrown in the towel yet, but both find themselves behind the proverbial eight ball going into game 3. Hitting is important and defense is […]
From Athletics Nation | 2 months ago | 2 reads