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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 […]
The New Hampshire Wildcats (3-6) will look to end a six-game road losing streak when they square off against the Louisville Cardinals (7-3) on December 7, 2025 at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville vs. New Hampshire NCAA Game Info Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 Time: 12 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network Extra Where: Louisville, Kentucky Venue: KFC Yum! Center Last Game For Each Team In their last outing, Louisville fell short in a 79-77 defeat versus South Carolina. The Cardinals were led b...
Louisville Cardinals (7-1) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (7-1) CareSource Invitational Indianapolis – Supporting Mental Health Game Time: 2:15 p.m. Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Indianapolis, Ind. Television: CBS Announcers: Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analysis) and Robbie Hummel (analysis) Officials: TBA Favorite: Louisville by 4.5 Series: Indiana leads, 12-10 Last Meeting: Louisville won 89-61 on Nov. 27, 2024 in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis […]
Hey, last week we had Thelma, this week we have Louise? Or is it the other way around? I’m not sure… But I know this is on Pluto! Here’s the Pluto link. Based (sort of) on the true story of the Rockford Peaches, part of a women’s league that played during WWII when many of […]
On Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, the Colorado Avalanche will play the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, and we have best bets suggestions in this article if you fancy a wager. Best Avalanche vs. Rangers Prop Bets Player & Team Odds to Score a Goal Goals & Games Played Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche -105 22 G in 27 GP Martin Necas, Avalanche +190 14 G in 27 GP Artemi Panarin, Rangers +230 9 G in 29 GP Mika Zibanejad, Rangers +240 10...
The Los Angeles Rams (9-3) will visit the Arizona Cardinals (3-9) on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET. Keep scrolling for DFS analysis. Rams vs. Cardinals Game Info When: Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 4:25 p.m. ET Where: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona TV info: FOX Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions apply) Rams DFS Projections Salary values from DraftKings. Player Position Salary Projected Points Projected Points per 1K Puka ...
Just like a real crawfish boil – it’s all in here. The latest news and rumors on the Houston Astros and from around MLB in today’s off-season Crawfish Boil. https://www.mlb.com/news/jhostynxon-garcia-jesus-travieso-pirates-trade-with-red-sox
Ken Rosenthal reported on Friday evening that the Detroit Tigers and right-handed pitcher Drew Anderson on in agreement on a one-year deal with a club option, pending his physical. Anderson has spent the last four years pitching in Japan and then Korea. He posted a 2.25 ERA across 30 starts in 2025, pitching for the […]
The Early Signing Period has drawn to a close, and all things considering Lane Kiffin’s first cycle at LSU has been a roaring success. When we last left you Wednesday, the Tigers had 11 players officially send in their paperwork (technically 10 as Richard Anderson’s didn’t officially make it till Thursday) but we were waiting […]
Manchester City welcome high flying Sunderland to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. The Blues played out a thrilling match against Fulham on Tuesday evening, surviving a late fight back to beat the Cottagers 5-4 in West London. Sunderland, meanwhile, have enjoyed a magnificent start to the season under Regis Le Bris. They drew […]
The Houston Astros are hot on the trail of free agent SP Ranger Suarez, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. In his recent article regarding the top 5 free agent starters on the market, Feinsand noted the Astros, Cubs and Orioles as the three teams as the most serious threats to signing Suarez away from […]
The Marco Luciano era is over for the San Francisco Giants, and it’s hard to not feel poignant about it. On Friday, the team quietly announced that Luciano had been claimed off of waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates, a popular home for former Giants top prospects, as Joey Bart, Alexander Canario, Bryan Reynolds, Kyle Crick, […]
The Houston Astros have announced they have outrighted OF Taylor Trammell and RHP Logan VanWey to Triple-A Sugar Land. Trammell has the right to elect free agency. With these moves, the Astros currently have 38 players on their 40-man roster. Trammell, a former first round pick of the Cincinnati Reds in 2016, has never fulfilled […]