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It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire for the Atlanta Braves. Despite today being an off-day, they’ll have little time to come down from their big statement series-win in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. They’ll be coming home to welcome in the high-flying Cubs who have also gotten off to a very […]
Young Joel Embiid could make a poster on any given night. Hell, he’d show up to a Philly neighborhood court and dunk on Joe Schmo. But multiple knee surgeries later, dunks haven’t been a part of Embiid’s game in recent years. Over the first seven years of his career, Embiid averaged 63.9 dunks in 56.3 […]
The Texas Rangers have finalized deals with Josh Smith, Jake Burger, Josh Jung and Ezequiel Duran, their four unsigned arbitration-eligible players, according to Shawn McFarland of the DMN. No details as of yet on the amount each player will receive. The Rangers had nine arbitration-eligible players on November 21 — the deadline to tender contracts […]
Another top United States Women’s National Team star is close to departing the NWSL. According to a report from The Guardian’s Tom Garry, the Portland Thorns midfielder and captain, Sam Coffey, has been granted permission to travel to England to finalize a deal to join the WSL’s top-seeded club, Manchester City. Coffey has played for […]
The Houston Texans got some welcome news on Thursday, with Jonathan M. Alexander reporting that a source has told the Houston Chronicle that rookie safety Jaylen Reed is expected to return to practice after missing the last five games due to breaking a metal plate in his forearm during Houston’s week 13 matchup with the […]
There were only two Cubs who were arbitration-eligible, Justin Steele and Javier Assad, before today’s deadline for players and teams to avoid having to exchange figures for an arb hearing. The trade for Edward Cabrera adds one more player to that list. One of the three has now avoided arbitration: Steele made $6.55 million in […]
More than a week into the new year and about a month before major league spring training camps, now is about the time when minor league coaching staffs get finalized and/or announced. On Thursday, the Tulsa Drillers announced that Eric Wedge will return to manage the Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate in the Texas League. Wedge managed […]
The New England Patriots did not stand a chance the last time they faced off against the Los Angeles Chargers, getting blown out 40-7 in front of their home crowd in December 2024. While a lot has changed in the 12-plus months since, one thing has not: Derwin James remains a problem. The 29-year-old safety […]
With the regular season officially in the books, our 2026 NFL Mock Draft picture is coming into focus. The order of selections 1-18 is now locked in , giving teams clarity at the top of the board. Meanwhile, Wild Card Weekend games will further define the back half of Round 1. As the league shifts into postseason mode, front offices are already balancing immediate playoff goals with long-term roster planning. In other words, this the point in the cycle where draft needs, scheme fits, and organ...
According to MLBTR, the A’s and Shea Langeliers are in agreement on a contract for 2026 that will pay the catcher $5.25M and avoid the dreaded arbitration hearing. Langeliers was the last arbitration eligible player on the A’s, who previously have come to agreements with Austin Wynns ($1.1M), Ken Waldichuk ($825M, claimed by the Braves […]
Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard concluded with his most recent end-of-season press conference around lunchtime, fitting for someone who says they’re hungry to right the ship but whose results suggest otherwise. Making it a decade’s worth of data points as we enter year ten of the Chris Ballard era, there’s little […]
Alfons Freij and Sascha Boumedienne helped lead Sweden.
Today is the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to file their request for a 2026 salary, and for teams to file their corresponding number. If it comes to that point at the end of the day, typically the team and the player will proceed to an arbitration hearing next month, where one of those two numbers will be selected. To avoid that potentially nasty process, teams and players like to sign contracts by today for the upcoming season. For example, the Cubs have avoided arbitrat...
Our Chicago Bulls find themselves in the midst of another losing streak. Chicago has now dropped three straight after getting thoroughly waxed on Wednesday, 108-93, by a Detroit Pistons club missing starters Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, and Tobias Harris. The 17-20 Bulls are hoping to stop the bleeding when they return to the United Center on Thursday. They’ll face the similarly mid Miami Heat (20-17) on the second night of a back-to-back. © Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images ...
Today is the day for teams and players to exchange arbitration numbers with each other, also a day where a lot of these two settle their differences. The Phillies are no different and have settled with a few players already. There are still a few outstanding cases to be settles and we’ll update them as […]
The San Francisco 49ers’ offense struggled mightily in Week 18 against the Seattle Seahawks without star left tackle Trent Williams and their top perimeter threat, Ricky Pearsall. Christian McCaffrey didn’t run the ball outside to the left one time. Think about that. A Kyle Shanahan offense, known for its frequent usage of outside zone, couldn’t […]
After dealing with injuries that have derailed his first pro campaign the prospect is ready to play his first pro game.
The Edmonton Oilers play the Winnipeg Jets Thursday night, and look, the Oilers haven’t exactly been rolling — they still haven’t strung together three consecutive wins — but at least they’re not in freefall like their opponents. The Jets are riding a 10-game losing streak and looking to avoid making it 11 straight. Perspective, folks….
The Cowboys are looking for a new defensive coordinator – one that can teach and communicate clearly – after moving on from Matt Eberflus. We already outlined 15 candidates that should be on their radar, but here are five names that should be crossed out right away. Jonathan Gannon The Cowboys love a former head […]
Barcelona have reportedly scheduled a medical for Joao Cancelo on Friday as the Catalan giants look to complete a loan transfer for the full-back. According to Mundo Deportivo, Cancelo is due at the club tomorrow for medical tests, with the transfer expected to be announced after that. Barcelona sporting director Deco has already admitted that […]
With the NFC West sending three teams to the playoffs, the conference appears to run through them. However, the NFC North looked just as strong a year ago, only to flame out once January arrived. Could the NFC West be headed towards a similar fate? In 2024, the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings went into […]
Through 16 games, the Boise State Broncos have maintained their status quo on the defensive end of the floor. They have the No. 26-ranked defensive effciency with the nation’s second-highest defensive rebound rate (77.1). While they don’t typically force a ton of turnovers, Leon Rice’s squads have typically been among the sound units defensively in […]
The last entry in this series was about Ben Zobrist, who pitched in the final game — in fact, the last inning — of the Cubs’ disastrous 2019 season. No Cubs position players pitched in the abbreviated 2020 season. And that had nothing to do with the length of the season — there were 35 […]
—It’s game day for the red hot Louisville women’s basketball team. The 10th-ranked Cards face Miami in Coral Gables at … 3 p.m.? Holidays are over. I know there’s football tonight, but we don’t need a top 10 basketball team playing in the middle of the afternoon on a Thursday. Anyway, here’s a preview. —Louisville […]
No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 5-seed Oregon in the Peach Bowl on Friday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hoosiers are currently a 3.5-point favorite over the Ducks, per FanDuel Sportsbook. The game doubles as a College Football Playoff semifinal, with the winner advancing to the national championship game […]
The Chicago Bears will host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday at Soldier Field in the Wild Card Round. The game is viewed by many — including Prime Video’s bank account — as the game of the week in the NFL’s opening round. Still, one former NFL (backup) quarterback—whose claim to fame is running out of the back of his own end zone — thinks this one won’t live up to the hype, despite their previous two meetings this season coming down to the final play of the game. “I think the Packer...