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One of the best individual performances in school history didn’t result in a win, but Smith Bailey still got his flowers from the league. Bailey has been named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week after his 15-strikeout effort on Saturday night against Kansas State. It is the first weekly conference award for Bailey and the […]
Prior to their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, the Tampa Bay Rays are calling up right-handed pitcher Trevor Martin from Triple-A Durham, capping off a flurry of moves on the pitching side. Martin, 25, was the Rays 3rd round selection in the 2022 draft. During his collegiate days, Martin was a closer for Oklahoma […]
The A’s announced a small roster move on Monday morning hours before their series with Seattle kicks off. The team is bringing up left-hander Brady Basso to the big league squad for the first time this season, while optioning out right-hander Mason Barnett back to Triple-A: Basso provides manager Mark Kotsay with another left-handed option […]
Our 2026 NFL Draft Profiles roll on! Today, we’re taking a look at one of the Arizona transfers, the man they nicknamed Bobo, cornerback Tacario Davis! The Basics Height: 6’3 7/8” Weight: 194 pounds Arm Length: 33 3/8” Hands: 9 1/4th” 40 Yard Dash: 4.41 Vertical Jump: 37” Broad Jump: 10’3” Recruitment Davis, out of […]
This past week looked like it was going to continue to frustrate the Yankees, as they opened up with a series where they pulled a split from the jaws of a sweep. The Angels outclassed them on the field, dominated the two wins that they took in the Bronx, and only thanks to the full […]
Thomas Nestico of TJStats broke down the top WAR player currently on each team by position and by division. Today, we are going to look at the catcher position: Yainer Diaz hasn’t just been the worst catcher on his team. He isn’t just the worst catcher in the AL West. He’s tied as the worst […]
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal added another trophy to his cabinet on Monday night as he was crowned Laureus Young Sportsman of the Year. The teenager won the Laureus “Breakthrough of the Year” award last year and has now been handed another gong at the glitzy ceremony. Speaking after picking up his latest trophy, Yamal said […]
The Cincinnati Reds have scored just 78 runs through their 22 games played this year, yet they’ve managed to win 14 of those and sit in 1st place in their division after their weekend sweep of the Minnesota Twins. The Tampa Bay Rays, meanwhile, have seen their runners score 103 times through just 21 games, […]
So we can only have so many nice things with the 2026 Red Sox, eh? Good news! The offense can actually produce runs! Bad news! Sonny Gray left the game in the third with right hamstring tightness and we had to almost empty out the pen before the series against the Yankees! Fun times. Can […]
The Atlanta Braves will be facing off against the Washington Nationals tonight in a battle of two of top three offenses in MLB right now in terms of runs scored per game. The Braves are scoring 5.55 runs per game and the Nats are scoring 5.50. This matchup will feature five hitters in the top […]
In an unusual road game on Monday that wraps up a four-game series, the Dodgers try to avoid a third straight defeat at the hands of the Colorado Rockies, twice done in by the bullpen late in games. They’ll do so against a familiar face in José Quintana, a starter they’ve bullied in the NLCS […]
Since the Cubs took two of three from the Phillies last week in Philadelphia, the Cubs swept the Mets and outscored them 18-7, and the Phillies got swept at home by the Braves, outscored 16-3. The Phillies’ flight to Chicago got in after 1 a.m. today after their loss to the Braves Sunday night. So […]
The Diamondbacks continued to impress on a 6-3 roadtrip. What’s the key for this success to continue? James: Get healthy. Stay healthy. That’s a solid first step. Arizona’s biggest opponent over the last year has been the IL. Also, Michael Soroka has to continue to be the Michael Soroka that he has been, resembling when […]
This week, the VEB writing staff is joined by the Athletics’ Eno Sarris! I feel like he needs very little introduction on this site, but we’ll do it anyway! Eno is one of the most well-respected minds in baseball when it comes to analytics, and you can also find his show “Rates and Barrels” on […]
The Astros have placed IF Nick Allen on the 10-day IL (retro 4/19) due to mid-back spasms. To take his place on the active roster, the Astros selected IF Braden Shewmake (#28)to the Major League roster. To make room for Shewmake on 40-man roster, the Astros transferred RHP Cristian Javier to the 60-day IL. RHP J.P. France has been outrighted to Triple […]
The Nats were able to salvage their weekend series against the San Francisco Giants with a 3-0 win on Sunday, and now they’re slated to play host to the red-hot Atlanta Braves. Zack Littell gave up 6 runs in the 2nd inning of Game 1 to essentially put the game out of reach, as Daylen […]
Three of Northwestern’s last six games in conference play have been decided by one run. The ‘Cats have lost every single one. The danger zone is imminent for Northwestern (14-21-1, 5-13 B1G) in its quest for its 10th Big Ten Tournament appearance in program history, which would be its first since reaching the finals back […]
Hope you had your coffee ready for this, the stupidest start time of the season. The Tigers had a very early game today because they have no off days this weekend so they needed time to get to Milwaukee. It’s also Boston Marathon day, which makes me wonder why they aren’t wearing their marathon-inspired City […]
The Atlanta Braves are coming off their first sweep of the Phillies in Philadelphia since 2016 while also leading MLB in run differential, total runs scored, team ERA, and hold the best division lead in MLB. The start for the Braves could not have been much better, especially considering they are down half their rotation, […]
Position: OL Height: 6’7” Weight: 317 40 yd Dash: 5.04 Shuttle Time: Unavailable Vertical Jump: 32” Broad Jump: 9’5” Bench Press: 32 reps College Performance: Blake Miller was an exciting prospect arriving at Clemson, but given the Tigers past history with “Can’t Miss’ OL prospects, it was hard to get too excited. The assumption by […]
—The Louisville athletics program closed out the 2026 winter season in 14th place in the Learfield Directors’ Cup Division I standings. —Louisville football has landed a commitment from 2027 wide receiver/safety Brooklyn Maxey from Florida. —Tague Davis homered three times on Sunday to help the Louisville baseball team salvage a single win from its three-game […]
The 13-game NL East gauntlet continues on for the Atlanta Braves and so far, they’ve passed their first divisional test with flying colors. They’re 5-1 through the first six games and they’re two wins away from making this a successful divisional swing. They’re also just one win away from confirming a successful road trip on […]
We have approached the final month of the season, and we still don’t have many answers to where every team will finish. Nevada proved why they deserve to be in the running for the top seed come tournament time against New Mexico, all the while Washington State continued to mount up conference wins against UNLV. […]
It’s hard to place all that much importance on an April series against a division rival, but the Mariners series win over the Rangers last weekend was pretty important. Not only did it serve as a reset after a tough stretch of games — not unlike the Astros series a few weekends ago — it […]
Charlotte KnightsRecord 2-4 (last week), 9-11 (first half), 9-11 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekShane Smith 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 5 K Korey Lee .100/.143/.200, 20 at-batsCaden Connor .308/.471/.308, 13 at-batsMichael Turner .364/.364/.818, 11 at-batsRikuu Nishida .182/.308/.455, 11 at-bats (promoted from Birmingham on April 17)Jacob Gonzalez .208/.259/.333, 24 at-batsJarred Kelenic .263/.417/.526, […]