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Hello RotoBallers! It's time to set those lineups, and we're here to guide you with our fantasy baseball hitter start/sit recommendations chart for the week ahead (July 16 - July 19). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Kazuma Okamoto, A.J. Ewing, Justin Crawford, Nico Hoerner and more -- and how their […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers continue to evaluate options at wide receiver ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, signaling that their offseason overhaul at the position is far from complete. Despite already acquiring and signing Michael Pittman Jr. in a high-profile move earlier this offseason, Pittsburgh remains active in scouting additional talent. Per Mike DeFabo of The […]
Certain segments of American baseball fans and the American baseball establishment are struggling to accept an increasingly obvious reality: The World Baseball Classic matters a lot, even if it doesn’t matter all that much to them. Prior to last night’s championship clash between the USA and Venezuela, Derek Jeter, who played in the first iteration […]
The Houston Astros (10-10-3) travel to Jupiter to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (12-9-2) in Grapefruit League play. RHP J.P. France will make his fifth appearance, including his first start of the Grapefruit League this season. RHP Kyle Leahy will be on the mound for the Cardinals facing the Astros for the third time […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are loaded on the wing, but have a lack of center depth at the NHL level. They have several pivots occupying their top 10 prospects list, but for immediate help at the NHL level, the team will have to look elsewhere. That has prompted Philly insider and Daily Faceoff writer Anthony Di Marco to propose four trade targets for the team to go after this summer. Robert Thomas, St. Louis Blues Thomas was the biggest name out there at the trade deadline, but the Blues ne...
The Dodgers on Wednesday optioned pitcher Kyle Hurt to Triple-A Oklahoma City, getting closer to finalizing the opening day roster. After Tuesday night’s win over the Royals in Surprise, manager Dave Roberts was asked by Kirsten Watson on SportsNet LA if, this late into camp, the team has seen what they needed to see to […]
Dodgers prospects play White Sox prospects on Saturday afternoon at Camelback Ranch, and on Wednesday all teams finalized their rosters for these spring breakout games. This game on Saturday will be in the big league stadium at Camelback Ranch, and was originally slated for 3:30 p.m., after the Dodgers play the A’s. But due to […]
Real Madrid’s qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals sparked strong reactions across Spanish radio, with Radio MARCA’s La Tribu offering a blunt assessment. Javier Tinto, speaking alongside Pedro Riesco, Emilio Pérez de Rozas, Paul Tenorio and Nacho Palencia, praised Madrid’s performance while also drawing sharp conclusions about the managerial transition from Xabi Alonso to alvaro […]
To say the Red Storm received a brutal draw in March Madness would be an understatement. Fresh off obliterating UConn to win its second consecutive Big East Tournament title, St. John’s could only muster a 5-seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Awaiting them in the East Region is the number-one overall seed Duke, multiple future […]
Turns out tankers are not only tankers, but also bad-as-hell buncha guys. The Knicks trounced the Pacers, and the best is yet to come as they 1) were without JB and 2) next face the Nets. Forgive me for the lack of multimedia bits today, but X is down right now. Cold world. Mike Brown […]
Sawyer Strosnider erupted for two home runs, four hits and a season-high eight RBIs as TCU rallied to take down New Mexico State 16-6 in seven innings on Tuesday evening. Cole Cramer went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and four runs scored at the top of the order. The Horned Frogs (12-8, 1-2 Big […]
For the first time this season, Northwestern women’s lacrosse has fallen out of the top 10. Losses to Syracuse and Ohio State have sent the Wildcats’ season spiraling, and at 5-3, the ‘Cats currently sit at No. 11 in the IWLCA coaches poll rankings. Frankly, it’s exceedingly hard to imagine a top 10 talk excluding […]
The Wisconsin Badgers kick off the NCAA Tournament with a matchup against the No. 12 High Point Panthers on Thursday, with tip-off slated for 12:50 p.m. CT at the Moda Center. Heading into the tournament, Wisconsin was on a five-game winning streak before falling just short in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals to the Michigan […]
Fede Valverde has emerged as one of Real Madrid’s defining figures in their Champions League tie against Manchester City. His impact was decisive across both legs—three goals in the first match to tilt the tie, followed by a tireless, all-action performance in Manchester that combined defensive sacrifice with attacking support. Clarence Seedorf, a former Real […]
The football team added a transfer RB and a special teams assistant coach. Several of UW’s spring sports teams continue to do well. And Dubs is honored. Those and more for your Wednesday Dots. Football Dots Basketball Dots UW Athletics Dots
U of L has released the following statement on the status of star freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr.: University of Louisville freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. (back) will be out for Louisville’s NCAA Tournament Round of 64 game on Thursday against South Florida and would remain out the rest of this week should the […]
Watching 42 on Friday’s movie night, I had forgotten that among shots of MLB players wearing 42 during the pre-credits montage, there is one at Target Field. That got me thinking about the Twins who have worn #42 outside of April 15 every year, and checking Baseball Reference, there have been just six. (Two of […]
The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day. This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about. I’ll be dropping in […]
Pedja Mijatovic spoke to Cadena Ser radio after the UCL tie and believes Real Madrid’s identity in Europe continues to separate them from their domestic struggles. “Champions is Real Madrid’s competition” The former striker explained that while Madrid have shown inconsistency in La Liga, they transform on European nights. “In the domestic competition they have […]
A third Arizona women’s basketball player has announced her intention to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Apr. 6, according to Talia Goodman of On3. Freshman forward Daniah Trammell, who had committed to Becky Burke at Buffalo, is on her way out. Like many of Arizona’s players, Trammell had an up-and-down season in […]
Jared Spurgeon isn’t just the quiet heartbeat of the Minnesota Wild's blue line. He's one of the franchise’s defining figures, shaping the team’s identity on the ice and the organization's and community's culture away from it. Since arriving in Minnesota as an undersized, overlooked defenseman...
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As a blogger associated with one of the biggest sports blogging networks there are a lot of times when I can rely on the network around me to interview an upcoming Purdue opponent. That’s especially helpful come March. But, as you probably expected, there is no Queens Royals affiliate on the SB Nation team. So, […]
We reported yesterday that the Edmonton Oilers announced that their superstar forward Leon Draisaitl would be out for the remainder of the regular season . But there was no mention of anything to do with treatment or playoff ramifications. Today, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman tried to clarify a couple of things. As the NHL's GM Meetings continue in Florida, insider Elliotte Friedman was able to catch up with Bowman to get the latest on the troubling Leon Draisaitl injury ...
There was a lot of speculation that the Las Vegas Raiders would attempt to add a No.1 wide receiver this offseason. It makes sense the need is there. But so far, the Raiders have not gotten close to adding a top impact player at the position. So far, Las Vegas has added Jalen Nailor and […]
Former Barcelona star Neymar is predicting Lamine Yamal and Raphinha will score for Hansi Flick’s side on Wednesday night in their Champions League clash with Newcastle. Yamal seems to have been taking inspiration from Neymar ahead of the game, posting a video of the Brazilian in action on Instagram, along with the message “see you […]