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Colorado’s east coast road trip continues today in a matinee matchup against the New York Rangers. After a disappointing loss against the New York Islanders on Wednesday night, which saw the Colorado Avalanche lose by a final score of 6-3, they look to bounce right back against the Rangers. This will be the second and […]
If you are my age, I don’t need to tell you much about Fernando Valenzuela. He was bigger than life, bigger than baseball for a few years there. They called it Fernandomania. He came up in 1980 at 19 and pitched 17.2 scoreless innings over 10 games, earning two wins and a save. In the […]
The Arizona Wildcats (7-0) will try to build on a seven-game win streak when they host the Auburn Tigers (7-2) on December 6, 2025 at McKale Center. Arizona won its previous game versus Norfolk State, 98-61, on Saturday. Motiejus Krivas was its leading scorer with 20 points. Auburn won its most recent game versus NC State, 83-73, on Wednesday. Kevin Overton was its top scorer with 29 points. When is Arizona vs. Auburn and when does it start? This contest between the Wildcats and Tigers w...
The Atlanta Braves joined in on the action and made a few moves before the Winter Meetings. Up first, the club claimed right-hander Osvaldo Bido off waivers from the Athletics, followed by claiming fellow righty Anthony Molina off waivers from the Colorado Rockies. To open up a spot on the 40-man roster, southpaw Josh Walker […]
Meet the Mets Devin Williams was introduced to the media and spoke about a variety of subjects, including his comfort in New York and the idea of Edwin Díaz re-signing with the Mets and joining him in the bullpen. Could the Mets swipe Kyle Schwarber away from the Phillies? A rumor is going around acknowledging […]
Freddie Freeman was born in California but both of his parents were from Ontario, Canada, and the first baseman has played twice for Canada in the World Baseball Classic. So it was only natural that Freeman teamed up with famous Canadian star Ryan Reynolds for charitable purposes, filming an ad raising money for the SickKids […]
After having their seven-game win streak snapped a week ago at Carolina, the Los Angeles Rams will attempt to kickstart another run, again on the road. This Sunday’s December 7 matchup finds 9-3 L.A. at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Az. to contest the 3-9 Arizona Cardinals. The RedBirds are trying to stop a run […]
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Good morning. One of baseball’s foremost insides stoked the hot stove, yesterday: Retaining free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman is a priority for the Boston Red Sox. But some with the club view Bo Bichette, previously a division rival with the Toronto Blue Jays, as an intriguing alternative. That’s from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon, putting […]
We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field. Monday might be a day of infamy or a beggar’s banquet for the Cubs. They’re unlikely to dine at the head table and figure to be offering a goodly percentage of one-year deals, preferring, seemingly, to keep all of their ducats in a row preparatory to […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the rest of the MLB are on the hot stove to try and figure out how to improve their teams for the upcoming season. The Pirates need some help in the field while the San Diego Padres could benefit from adding a starting pitcher. That’s why Bleacher Report writer Joel Reuter […]
Braves Franchise History 2007 – Andruw Jones leaves the Braves for a two-year, $36 million deal with the Dodgers. Jones will hit .158 with just three home runs and will be released at the end of the season. MLB History 1914 – An indoor baseball game is played in Chicago to raise money for the […]
Good morning, baseball fans! It’s been a bit slow on the San Francisco Giants news front during this not-so-hot stove season. So today I thought we could watch something fun to help keep warm (both mentally and physically, as it’s been absolutely freezing in Northern California this week). So let’s take a look at a […]
On Friday afternoon, Colorado Rockies new general manager Josh Byrnes and president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta met with media via Zoom. During the course of the conversation, they answered a wide range of questions. Below are a few highlights. Yes, the Rockies can learn a few things from the Dodgers Byrnes: I’ve told a […]
The Mets made a small move on the eve of the Winter Meetings by claiming right-handed pitcher Cooper Criswell off of waivers from the Red Sox on Friday. Criswell, who has both started and relieved in his career, has pitched for the Angels, the Rays, and the Red Sox since coming up to the big […]
In an already very mixed-bag season, November’s games conjured up an especially eclectic set of Reading results and performances. The Royals played four games (FA Cup x1, League One x3; at home x3, away x1), resulting in two wins (Stevenage and Blackpool), a draw (Rotherham United) and an extra-time defeat (Carlisle United) under new boss […]
Hello Viva El Birdos! I am excited to break down some Cardinals hitters today, but I wanted to briefly introduce myself. I have been reading VEB for well over a decade at this point and credit this site’s writers and commenters with much of my education in baseball analytics. I appreciate the quality that this […]
The Winter Meetings, or how I learned to love baseball transactions again. Personally, I’m excited to see how many rumors are floated that are incredibly wrong or inaccurate. If we had to create a leaderboard for who had the most incorrect rumors around, which writer would lead the pack? My guess would be Ralph. On […]
Happy Saturday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Rams tomorrow, but first let’s revisit another close loss, this one to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We start with the Cardinals inability to win close games, and what is the genesis of that? From there we talk the offense, the defense and […]
Pretty much anyone who is at least mildly plugged into baseball is aware that the Winter Meetings begin tomorrow. So that means the offseason activity will pick up again, right? Right? It’s not going to continue to be crickets? I think we’ll get some movement, even if the activity is not as scintillating as last […]
It’s Conference Championship Saturday around College Football, and it’s been a while since the Tigers have had to think about playing a game on this day. It’s December 6th 2025, and it’s been exactly 11 years since the Tigers last trip to the SEC Championship game. It was 12-06-2025, you can re-live the Live Thread […]
The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana travel to Seville for a huge La Liga game against Real Betis at La Cartuja, and Hansi Flick has called up the following 23 players for Tuesday’s clash: Goalkeepers: 13. Joan Garcia, 25. Wojciech Szczesny, 33. Eder Aller Defenders: 3. Alejandro Balde, 5. Pau Cubarsí, 15. Andreas Christensen, 18. Gerard […]
The Colorado Avalanche are big favorites (-170) away at the New York Rangers (+142) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Watch the NHL on Fubo! Avalanche vs. Rangers Favorite, Moneyline, Total Favorite: Avalanche (-170) Underdog: Rangers (+142) Total: 6 Best Avalanche vs. Rangers Promo Codes How to Watch Avalanche vs. Rangers Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025 Time: 12:30 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: ESPN+ Location: New York City, New York Venue: Madison Square Ga...
New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: We’ve arrived at the eve of the Winter Meetings, and we know what the storylines are for the Yankees. New York wants to add one more outfielder, a starter, and shore up their relief depth, but no one knows how much Hal Steinbrenner is willing to spend to […]
2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament Second Round #2 Louisville Cardinals (25-6, 16-4 ACC) vs Marquette Golden Eagles (18-10, 11-5 Big East) Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025Time: 5pm CentralLocation: L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KentuckyStreaming: ESPN+Live Stats: Stat BroadcastTwitter Updates: @MarquetteVBBluesky Updates: @AnonymousEagle All-Time Series: Louisville leads, 27-5… but Marquette did win the last meeting, 3-0, in the 2013 […]