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Our August 2026 ranking updates saw a number of intriguing rising prospects. Ian Cundall highlights five who could join the Top 100 sooner or later. The post 5 Late-Season Rising MLB Prospects With Top 100 Potential In 2026 appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
Who is Adam Novotny? Born November 13, 2007, Adam Novotny is an 18-year-old winger who stands at 6’1” and weighs in at 205 pounds. As a youth hockey player, he came out through the Mountfield HK system in Czechia. He performed particularly strongly as a member of the Under 20 team in 2023-24, posting 32 […]
A former New Jersey high school wrestler is returning home to represent their home state university on the mat, as Rutgers has landed Pennsylvania 141-pounder Kelly Dunnigan in the transfer portal, according to The Knight Report. Dunnigan hails from Waldwick, New Jersey, and wrestled for Don Bosco Prep (NJ) in high school for four years, […]
The Minnesota Wild must re-sign Michael McCarron because he fills a specific void that winning teams almost always have: a big, physical, reliable depth forward who can handle tough minutes. Since arriving in Minnesota, McCarron has fit the team's fourth-line identity almost perfectly. He brin...
According to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, the Indianapolis Colts’ best move of the 2026 NFL offseason was signing former Tennessee Titans veteran free agent edge Arden Key to a 2-year, $16 million contract: Best: Signing Arden Key to a two-year, $16 million contract. General manager Chris Ballard has tried to draft and develop edge rushers with limited success, […]
Northwestern got its revenge on No. 8-seeded Colorado in the NCAA Quarterfinals after losing back in February. The Wildcats and Buffaloes played arguably the best game of the tournament so far, but Johns Hopkins win over No. 5-seeded Stony Brook rivals it. Both quarterfinal matchups ended in favor of the home team, 13-12. With 5:04 […]
As Patrick Mahomes enters his age-31 season coming off a significant ACL injury, underlying PFF advanced stats reveal a profound transformation in his playing style. While his deep-ball accuracy fell to a career-low 33.9% last year, his short-area efficiency underneath has steadily climbed to elite territory. This data-driven analysis explores how the Chiefs star is blending his former gunslinger mentality with a more controlled, rhythmic approach.
The Las Vegas Raiders’ 2026 roster is taking shape, but there still could be some roster tinkering and that includes some current players who could be candidates to be traded at some point before the season starts. Let’s look at some potential trade candidates: Guard Jackson Powers-Johnson: There has been a lot of speculation that […]
Northwestern wrapped up its season at the NCAA Athens Regional, finishing tied for eighth in a loaded 13-team field that featured eight top-50 programs, including No. 1 Auburn. The ‘Cats opened the tournament with a 2-over team score and sat in 10th place after the first round. Ethan Tseng provided the highlight of the day […]
The Miami Dolphins had a robust 2026 NFL Draft class — welcoming 13 new draftees to the organization as well as a plethora of undrafted free agents. On Wednesday, those new players had an opportunity to welcome more than fifty Special Olympics athletes to the team’s practice facility for games, autographs and photos. Travis Wingfield […]
There is only one former Ohio State Buckeye left in the NHL Playoffs. Montreal goaltender Jakub Dobeš has played a major role in the Canadiens advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals after outlasting both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres in seven game series in the first two rounds. Heading into the 2025-26 season, […]
Luke Kennard had the highest shot quality percentage in the league this season, but oddly enough, the Hawks were much better without him.
“On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.” Truer words have never been spoken. This quote is attributed to Chuck Noll, the legendary…
UCLA basketball added four impactful transfers, and Mick Cronin may have quietly built one of the toughest, deepest rosters in the Big Ten for 2026-27.
Let’s start with this: who wouldn’t want to attend a basketball game in a palace devoted to UNC’s tradition and fan experience? Modern design, modern amenities, ease of access, high-end concessions, great sight lines, multiple concourses, students with real access to quality lower level seating – what’s not to love? It’s an easy thing to […]
Following game 43, I did some digging and saw that every full-season Cub team going back to 2003 had at least one five-game losing streak. So while this streak feels like it came out of nowhere, it’s not all that out of the ordinary. The good Cub teams in that stretch had a streak at […]
For better, for worse, for discourse, we saw our first “piggyback” start Tuesday night. Bryce Miller, in his second appearance back from a stint on the IL, carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning versus the White Sox, looking much more 2024 than 2025. Castillo came in and gave two solid innings of relief before […]
At irregular intervals over the last decade or so, we’ve tried to project the playing time of Cowboys rookie classes by estimating what percentage of total snaps would be taken by the rookie class, an exercise that met with varying degrees of success. Year Projected Snap% Actual Snap% Result 2015 12.8% 9.1% ❌ 2018 12.1% […]
After a tumultuous sub-.500 season that disappointed fans, players, and ownership, the Dallas Mavericks parted ways with their head coach. He had four years remaining on his contract. He had brought a championship pedigree as a player. He had been tasked with steadying a roster that had gone off the rails. The season was so […]
A proposed nonconference tournament is in the works for the 2027-28 men’s college basketball season featuring eight of the sport’s top programs including Arizona. CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander reported Wednesday that an 8-team pool play tournament called the ‘Diamond Cup’ is in the later planning stages. The tournament would feature Arizona, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, […]
What was once unthinkable became reality when the Pac-12 lost 10 member schools in a historic wave of departures, triggering massive financial losses, major television uncertainty, and a rebuilding effort that reshaped the balance of power across the Mountain West and beyond. Recent conference realignment has dramatically reshaped the college sports landscape, and no league […]
The Syracuse men are on their way to Charlottesville as their season continues in the Final Four, but transfer portal season waits for no one, whether your season is still going or not. Over the course of the last couple days, the ‘Cuse men and women have had player movement occur both in and out […]
Scott Laughton was thrilled to be headed to his hometown team when the Toronto Maple Leafs dealt for him at the 2025 trade deadline. But after a full calendar year, he was sent to the Los Angeles Kings at this year's deadline, though with the thought that maybe he could return this summer as an unrestricted free agent. As it turned out, Laughton quite enjoyed his time in LA, as his ice time was boosted by two minutes a game with the Kings. Accordingly, his production went up, and he was ...
It’s finally McGreevy’s time. The post Starting Pitcher Roundup ‘26: Splitsville appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
It wouldn’t be a day without a roster move, right? Right? Carlos Carrasco returns to Atlanta for the third time this season. He pitched an inning in late April and was DFAed six days later, then re-added in early May, pitched another frame, and was DFAed the next day. And, after signing a minor league […]
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