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Yesterday, The Athletic published their yearly survey of MLB fandoms and where they are on the “Hope-o-meter.” (Gift link here.) The Colorado Rockies finished 27th, ahead of the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, and Minnesota Twins. Some 25.3% of fans said they felt “optimistic.” (Surprising no one, Los Angeles Dodgers fans are 99.7% optimistic.) Here’s […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears coach Ben Johnson embraces celebrity stature after spectacular turnaround season Johnson is a rock star. Bears GM Ryan Poles eyes draft picks to remake defense in coordinator’s image Good. At least on picking D in the draft. Rams coach Sean McVay still wowed by ‘stud’ Caleb Williams’ late-game heroics […]
After a long season, one of the fun subplots to close the season has been the unexpected LeBron-Bronny minutes over the last week. Once purely ceremonial, Bronny has earned his time with decent performances in his recent outings. It seems to have reenergized LeBron during stretches of the game when he could wain and it’s […]
The Lakers (48-26) are back at it on Tuesday against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers (47-28). L.A. looks to extend their winning streak to four in a row and split the season series with Cleveland. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Mar 31 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet […]
Looking to keep their undefeated season alive, the Dodgers couldn’t get anything going until the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians as the offense fell mostly silent in a 4-2 defeat. Roki Sasaki made his first big league start since May of last year, looking to turn the page after a rough spring training where […]
After a sloppy first quarter, the Lakers pulled away for a comfortable win against the Wizards without Luka Dončić on Monday, 120-101. With Luka serving his one-game suspension after receiving his 16th technical foul, Austin Reaves and LeBron James stepped up, along with the Lakers’ centers. LA also crushed the Wizards in transition, outscoring them […]
If you were hoping for an upset tonight by the Washington Wizards tonight, you would be disappointed. They lost to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier tonight, 120-101. Though Washington was able to head out of the first quarter with a 26-25 lead, they allowed the Lakers to outscored them 40-18 in the second quarter, which […]
The Dodgers are back after Sunday’s off day as they open up a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians at home on Monday. Roki Sasaki makes his season debut against left-hander Parker Messick. MONDAY GAME INFO
How will the Maple Leafs respond against Gudas and the Ducks? (10:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). Game Day Quotes Radko Gudas on the type of response he’s expecting in tonight’s game: It is going to be an intense game. It is one of the reasons I want to play—to address things. I stand behind my […] The post Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks – Game #75 Projected Lines, Preview & TV Info appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Washington Wizards play the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at 10 p.m. ET. Watch it on Monumental Sports Network in the team’s last late night game of the 2025-26 NBA season. Go Wizards!
Portland Trail Blazers forwards Jerami Grant and Vit Krejci will remain sidelined for Tuesday’s crucial road game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the organization announced. Grant will miss his second straight game due to the right calf strain he suffered during Portland’s 100-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. At Sunday’s pregame press conference […]
Go get ‘em, Edward.
The middle game of the Dodgers’ game against the Guardians on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium features the 2026 pitching debut of Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium. This is expected to be a full two-way season for Ohtani, who had his second Tommy John surgery in 2023, did not pitch in 2024, and last year […]
Monday notes… Cubs lineup: Angels lineup: Edward Cabrera, RHP vs. Ryan Johnson, RHP Edward Cabrera makes his Cubs debut this evening. This is also his first career start against the Angels. Current members of the Angels are a small sample size 5-for-28 (.179) against Cabrera with 11 strikeouts. Keep that up and tonight will be […]
Ahead of Monday’s game in Anaheim, head coach Craig Berube discussed the highly anticipated rematch against the Ducks, the response he’s anticipating against Radko Gudas, and the message from the league ahead of the game. How much emotion do you expect from the game, given the last meeting between the teams? Berube: Definitely, it will […] The post Craig Berube on the message from the league ahead of the Leafs vs. Ducks rematch: “They don’t want the game to get out of hand, and I don’t blame...
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Rumors about the Rams attempting to trade Davante Adams this offseason were not clickbait or smoke screens: Head coach Sean McVay confirmed that the team has looked into it and that nothing came of those talks. Well, that’s all well and good but what does it actually say about how L.A. feels about their $28 […]
Going out of their way to provide Roki Sasaki with the opportunity to find himself as a starting pitcher, the Dodgers offer him a spot in the Opening Day rotation. The reigning champs do that even if his spring training showing did little to lower the volume on those concerns. Part of why that’s feasible […]
During the Lakers’ recent stop in Indianapolis, an unexpected face was on the baseline taking photos in Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. There aren’t many things Clark can’t do on a basketball court, which now apparently includes photography as Clark snapped photos of LA’s win over the Pacers. After the game, Luka Dončić said he […]
As if the Dodgers were trying to successfully distract me from working on the third of three planned essays I have for the revival of the “It’s Not My Money(ball)” series, word began circulating that the Dodgers had released a refillable Shohei Ohtani souvenir soda that was originally $75 before tax, and only good for […]
Gudas, Gudas, Gudas
It’s rare for a team to land any player in the draft who ends up being as good as Puka Nacua, let alone in the fifth round, but to what extent must that team go to reward the player if he’s not doing enough to protect the team? Sean McVay told the media this week […]
The Dodgers have a new Class-A affiliate in the California League this season. After 15 years linked with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 2026 is the inaugural season for the Ontario Tower Buzzers. Ontario’s first roster is headlined by shortstop Emil Morales, who was named to top-100 prospect lists this offseason by Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, ESPN, […]
We’re still in March. And the Cubs are once again facing a team that only comes in once… and this time, a team from the West Coast. And after today, the weather forecast looks dicey. So expect either a) postponements or b) games played in poor conditions or c) both. For more on the Angels, […]
You know things are not going in the direction you proposed when one of the architects of “F Them Picks” is pushing back on the idea of trading away even more NFL draft picks in future years. Whether the Cleveland Browns proposed the idea because owner Jimmy Haslam really wants to get QB Arch Manning […]