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5 Late-Season Rising MLB Prospects With Top 100 Potential In 2026

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 .

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Mavericks vs. Timberwolves: 3 things before Dallas hosts a shorthanded Minnesota

The Dallas Mavericks (24-50, 14-23 Home) have lost 12 consecutive games at American Airlines Center, the longest home losing streak the franchise has seen since the 1993-94 season. Monday night they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (45-29, 20-15 Away), who arrive shorthanded in ways that matter—Anthony Edwards is listed as questionable with right knee inflammation, and while the […]

Emerson Hancock spins a gem as the Mariners take series finale against Cleveland, 8-0

It’s spring but it’s definitely not spring training anymore, as 30,000 fans shivered through the Mariners-Guardians series finale before being rewarded by a convincing 8-0 win. It might have felt like spring training metaphorically though, as the runs stacked up for the Mariners, and Emerson Hancock carried his impressive spring into the chilly confines of […]

Open Thread: 30 March 2026

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to d all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job, Ezek, Valyrian Steel, Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco and yours truly, Felipejack. Militao is ready He has been cleared by medical department and will be […]

Rockets pluck Pelicans 134-102

Sometimes it’s nice to have a relaxing win against a team the Rockets really should beat. That doesn’t always happen, but tonight it did. While the Rockets seem unlikely to hit a pre-season win prediction of 52, they have leveled their road record at 19-19, and they did it in dominant fashion at The Big […]

Wild Cards Claim Boys Easter Bowl Titles; Selvan Sweeps Girls 16s, Top Seed Mendell Takes Gold in G18s on Final Day at Indian Wells Tennis Garden

©Colette Lewis 2026--Indian Wells CA--The desert heat continued Sunday for the 16s and 18s singles and doubles finals at the USTA Easter Bowl Level 1, with wild cards Rishvanth Krishna and Anay Kulkarni claiming the boys singles championships as the temperature again rose to the upper 90s in the Coachella Valley. Top seed Ellery Mendell broke through for her first gold ball in the 18s, while No.

The most important/often overlooked NBA Draft principle

The amount of stats available to the average fan these days is astounding. Fans have never had it easier finding stats from games. Not only raw stats, but also advanced stats are extremely available for dissecting and comparing prospects. The problem is that the statistical element tends to dominate the narrative for every prospect, to […]

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Flyers reporters take worst photos of Porter Martone you’ve ever seen

The excitement is in the air. You can feel it all throughout Philadelphia and especially in the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday night. Top prospect Porter Martone signed his entry-level contract just hours before puck drop as the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Dallas Stars in a crucial matchup if this team wanted to be taken seriously as a playoff contender. To make the excitement grow even further, Martone was seen in the arena meeting with several members of Flyers management during the...

Barcelona finish third in the first edition of U12 Futures World Cup

FC Barcelona’s U12s made sure their trip to Brunete ended with silverware, even if it wasn’t the primary trophy they stepped onto the pitch for this week. After a physical semifinal where Real Betis proved too strong, Pol Combellé’s side regrouped Sunday to take down Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the third-place playoff. It was a […]

Rick Pitino agrees to contract extension with St. John’s men’s basketball following Sweet Sixteen run

Let the good times roll in Queens. Just forty-eight hours since the Red Storm’s season ended against Duke, Rick Pitino has reportedly agreed to a new contract extension with St. John’s that keeps him with the team through the end of the 2029-30 season and makes him the second-highest-paid head coach in the Big East, […]

Takeaways: Trevor Zegras’ overtime winner propels Flyers over Stars 2-1 and in playoff hunt

In a back-to-back, against one of the best teams in hockey, Trevor Zegras and the Philadelphia Flyers battled to defeat the Dallas Stars in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory. The Basics First period: No scoring Second period: 9:48 – Travis Konecny (Matvei Michkov, Rasmus Ristolainen) (PPG), 17:53 – Arttu Hyry (Unassisted) (SHG) Third period: No scoring Overtime: 3:27 – Trevor Zegras (Cam York, Sam Ersson) SOG: 30 (PHI) – 18 (DAL) Takeaways Trevor Zegras overtime hero Th...

Thunder 111, Knicks 100: Scenes from down and out in Foul City

Thunder (59-16) came into tonight with the league’s best record and ranked first in the league for both points-per-game and defensive rating. The visiting Knicks (48*-27) were ready, though. On Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier’s 81st birthday, they played well enough through three quarters to make the G.K.O.A.T. proud. Then the Thunder turned on the gas and […]

Raising Arizona 2026 V.2

It’s baseball time! I know, I know. The MiLB season is underway and Spring Training is over. Baseball rules and this missive is late, so let’s get right into it. Yolfran Castillo is noticeably bigger this year. Mostly in the thighs and lower half. Here’s to hoping that adds some pop to his stick, because […]

MLB

What we learned from the Spurs win over the Bucks

DeMar DeRozan recently passed Tim Duncan in the All-Time scoring list, and should pass Dominique Wilkins and Oscar Robertson this season, if he’s not shut down by the tanking Kings. It’s not surprising to see one of the best scorers of his generation potentially cracking the top 15 next season, but what makes DeRozan’s story […]

Heat cannot escape the tanking Pacers, lose 135-118

Just when you think things couldn’t have gotten worse for the Miami Heat — they got worse. The Indiana Pacers, a tanking team who entered losers of 18 of their previous 19 games, secured a 135-118 win over the Miami Heat inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse Sunday evening. To make matters worse: Two of the Pacers’ 17 […] The post Heat cannot escape the tanking Pacers, lose 135-118 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .

2-2: Chart

Mariners 8, Guardians 0 Crab nachos in a souvenir ferry boat: Brendan Donovan, .30 WPA; Emerson Hancock, .24 WPA Canned salmon on a soggy rice cake with a souvenir kick to the shins: Guardians starter Slade Cecconi, -.26 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day: Look, sometimes it’s best to just keep things simple, like […]