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Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 17 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The goal of this article is to highlight players who could be breaking out, diving into current active hitting streaks, along with recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more. With no games […]
Max Strus finally returned to the court for the Cleveland Cavaliers this past Sunday after missing the entire season to this point with a Jones fracture. While it didn’t come in a win, his return looked about as positive an outcome as the team, the player, and the fans could have hoped for. Average Player […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hosting San Diego State defensive back Chris Johnson for a top-30 visit on Tuesday, per Nick Farabaugh of PennLive. Johnson ran a 4.43 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, and currently projects as an early- to mid-second round pick in April’s draft. He could very well be the first player from […]
Once again, the AL Central isn’t looking like the strongest division in all of baseball. With that being said it’s definitely an interesting one. There’s only one team that seems completely hopeless, while the other four have varying degrees of realistic hope and hope that’s feasible but may require some of the optimistic delusion that […]
The Matthews Schaefer experience.
The second week of free agency has begun as the New England Patritos continue to round out their roster, while an eye also turns back to the NFL Draft with official visits now being held at Gillette Stadium. So with plenty of news still to come, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is […]
Today, the Colorado Rockies (11-11) welcome the Seattle Mariners (6-16) to Salt River Fields for a spring training game. Starting for the Mariners is Cooper Chriswell. The righty has a 1.74 ERA in 10.1 IP. He’s struck out 10 and has a 0.87 WHIP. Taking the mound for the Rockies will be RHP Ryan Feltner. […]
Kyle Freeland will be on the mound when the Rockies start the 2026 season on March 27 in Miami against the Marlins. The Opening Day start will be the fifth of Freeland’s career, which breaks his own record of most in Rockies history. Freeland, 32, also made the Opening Day start for Colorado in 2019, […]
Is this going to be the new norm for the Mountain West Conference? The conference is just a few years removed from being one that sent four teams to the Big Dance on a regular basis, and even one season sending six, to a conference that just sent one this season. With realignment on the […]
The Good Phight will be previewing the 2026 season by going over each position on the field. We’ll talk about the players that will occupy them, the players behind them, their strengths and weaknesses and give a few takes about how we think the season will shake out. Can Bryson Stott maintain his second half […]
Monday, Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen wrote about several experimental rule changes that will be used in some of the minor leagues this year. The key here is “experimental.” Don’t expect all of these to be instituted in MLB, and even for some that might be, I would think testing will go on for several seasons. So […]
The 44-25 Knicks host the 15-53 Pacers on Tuesday. If you’re a casual fan, you’ll skip this one. If you know the New York-Indy history and the no-tanking-against-NY policy of the Pacers, you’ll be glued to your streaming device of preference. Here’s the latest from your superheroes. Mike Brown On relying on comebacks to win […]
After trading away veteran receiver Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan is already being put in a tough spot by the salary cap.
Tuesday afternoon University of Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced that there would be a Leadership Change in Women’s Hockey. Minnesota had decided not to extend the expiring contract of head coach Brad Frost, and they will undergo a nationwide search for his replacement. Coyle provided the following statement: “Brad is a great coach and […]
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes doesn’t give out too many multi-year contracts during the offseason’s free agency period, but he does typically make at least one early move to secure a player that he envisions thriving on the roster for a few seasons. This year, center Cade Mays was the Lions’ primary target in […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have had a successful season in many ways, rising from the depths of the NBA standings to at least mediocrity. After several years of lottery lunging, both the results and the style of play that has produced it look pretty good in Portland. One facet of the game that’s hasn’t improved […]
THE TEXANS STRIKE AGAIN!!! NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo is reporting that the Houston Texans are signing RG Wyatt Teller to a 2-year, $16 million deal, worth up to a maximum of $23 million: This is a massive signing by Texans’ general manager Nick Caserio and his front office. They’ve signed RT/LG Braden Smith, LG/C Evan Brown, […]
Forward has been named to North Macedonia’s roster.
Cito Gaston turns 82 today. Cito, the player, came up through the Atlanta Braves system and was a September call-up in 1967. He shared the outfield with Hank Aaron. In 1968, the Padres picked him in the expansion draft. He had one standout season, hitting .318 with 29 homers and 93 RBI, and overall played […]
Welcome to the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Chelsea are about to make history and come back from a three-goal deficit to advance, right? Yeah, probably not. But hey, might as well try. I have no idea what’s going on with that backline, but otherwise it’s a familiar lineup from Liam […]
Former Colts center Danny Pinter will be playing professional football elsewhere in 2026. On Tuesday, Pinter agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Ravens, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. According to The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, Pinter agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal that’s worth up to $2.75 million. Pinter was drafted by the Colts […]
It feels like just one week ago that I was writing up the previous Spring Training matchup against the A’s because it was! This afternoon, the White Sox are coming off a tough 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers and will look to wake the bats up and bounce back vs the Athletics. Lefty Anthony […]
Too busy today to complete a full Winnipeg Jets’ preview for tonight’s game, so here is an abbreviated version… NSH Predators @ WPG Jets Start Time: 7 pm Central – Canada Life Centre Winnipeg ( 28-28-10 ) is in 27th place in the NHL with 66 points on the season, scoring 188 Goals For ( 26th ) and allowing 202 Goals Against ( 11th ). Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with 31 goals, 51 assists, and 82 points. Kyle Connor is tied for the goal scoring lead as well. Nashville ( 29-2...
The Edmonton Oilers’ push for the playoffs will have to continue without one of the league’s best players. The club announced Tuesday afternoon that centre Leon Draisaitl would miss the remainder of the regular season with a lower-body injury sustained Sunday night against the Nashville Predators. Statement re: #Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl https://t.co/u6HoSaaYQO — Edmonton…
My buddy Marc was kind enough to invite me to the Spurs’ Monday night game against the Clippers. The Clippers now play in their own arena after years of playing second fiddle (in every way) to the Lakers when the teams shared the Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena. (Apparently, another team called the “L.A. Kings” also play […]
The San Francisco 49ers will travel to Melbourne, Australia, to open the regular season and face the Los Angeles Rams. The NFL has historically had the first game of the season on Thursday night. That game, reserved for the Super Bowl champions, will take place on Wednesday night on NBC, according to Joe Flint of […]