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THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (8-14, 3-8 Big East) at Seton Hall Pirates (15-6, 5-5 Big East) THE DATE: Saturday, January 31, 2026 THE TIME: 11am Central THE LOCATION: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey THE TELEVISION: Nope. We’ve been over this. THE STREAMING: Peacock, with (sigh) John Fanta and Jordan Cornette on the call THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN Milwaukee, […]
SoxFest Live kicked off Friday night at the Ramova Theatre, as the baseball offseason wraps up and pitchers and catchers prepare to report for Spring Training. The White Sox had a decent rebound season last year while sporting a very young team in 2025 and coming off a historically horrific 2024. However, the vibes were […]
MLB.com | Sweeny Murti: Two-time Yankees reliever David Robertson has announced his retirement at the age of 40 after 17 big league seasons. It marks the end of an era, as Robertson was the last remaining active player in MLB from the Yankees 2009 World Series winning roster. The Yankees drafted Robertson in 2006, and […]
Just a quick post for tonight… With the College Baseball season just around the corner, who’s the ACC favorite? It’s Georgia Tech leading the way with one of the most talented teams in the country. Georgia Tech looks to get to Super Regionals for the first time since 2006. 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll … Continue reading »
Since it’s almost February, it’s time to turn our attention to Purple Row’s monthly mail bag. In case you need a refresher, here’s the January mail bag. There have been a lot of changes over the last month plus Rockies Fest, so there are plenty of things to chat about. This link will take you […]
Elche CF (12th, 24pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 52pts)* *Standings at the time of writing Competition/Round: 2025-26 La Liga, Matchday 22 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Gavi, Pedri, Andreas Christensen (out) Elche Outs & Doubts: Aleix Febas, Héctor Fort (out), Rafa Mir, Álvaro Núñez, Josan (doubt) Date/Time: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm […]
Andrey Arshavin is well past his playing days, but when Real Madrid enter the conversation, he still speaks like someone who has skin in the game. In a recent appearance on Russia’s Match TV, the former Zenit and Arsenal midfielder was asked about Madrid’s new era under Álvaro Arbeloa. “As a Barcelona fan, I hope […]
Louisville Cardinals (14-6, 4-4) vs. SMU Mustangs (15-5, 4-3) Game Time: 2 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ESPN Announcers: Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analysis) Favorite: Louisville by 8.5 Series: Louisville leads, 9-2 Last Meeting: Louisville won 98-73 on Jan. 21, 2025 in Dallas Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville SMU Injury Reports: Statistics: SMU’s Season to Date: […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced their 2026 Spring Training camp roster for their 29th Spring Training and 16th at the award-winning Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Torey Lovullo returns for his 10th season as manager. The coaching staff includes bench coach Jeff Banister (fifth season), first base coach Dave McKay (13th season), third base & […]
On Friday, Jan. 30, the first day of competition leaned heavily on the field events, and Brianna Utecht made the most of the opportunity. Behind consistent performances across all of her events, Utecht totaled the second-highest pentathlon score in program history. Women’s Pentathlon Highlights Utecht Takes Command in the Pentathlon Junior Brianna Utetch captured first […]
Look at Leo Balcazar running away with the vote for spot #13 in this year’s edition of the Community Prospect Rankings! Perhaps that’s an indictment of which prospects I included in this particular round of voting. Or, perhaps it’s an indication that you fine voters here at Red Reporter are awfully high on Balcazar’s prospects […]
Hey! A signing that helps the Phillies shore up their infield depth, but maybe doesn’t move the needle much. Insurance in case Otto Kemp doesn’t work out, Moore could be a good option for the team as a bench bat.
Earlier today, former Yankees reliever David Robertson took to his social media platforms to officially announce his retirement from baseball. At 40 years old entering what would have been his age-41 season, this news hardly comes as a surprise, especially considering how the past few years went for the former Olympian. Still though, for anyone […]
The Mariners’ starting pitching depth took a hit today, as the Mariners announced starter Logan Evans had UCL reconstruction surgery with the internal brace procedure. The surgery was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas. Evans, 24, made his debut last year and pitched in 16 games for the Mariners, accruing 81.1 innings. He started […]
Mizzou women’s basketball is coming off an 11-point win against Texas A&M, improving to 2-6 in the SEC action. Now the Tigers will get a small break as they will not play Thursday, receiving “a bye” until Sunday. This could not come at a better time as Mizzou has been plagued up and down the […]
After what turned out to be a severe lapse in judgement, the Royals somehow ended up drawing to Exeter City on Tuesday. In a game we absolutely should have won, the Grecians scored in the dying minutes. It was another match in which an ex-Reading player scored against the Royals, in Pierce Sweeney. In fact, […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are starting to turn the corner on their rebuild — or at least they’re trying to. Elliotte Friedman speculated that the Flyers might be interested in New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin on the most recent episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast . We wrote on that report earlier on Friday, with a look at how it might benefit the Flyers. Sure, bringing in a Russian winger to help Matvei Michkov and take this team to the next level might make sense right now, but ...
Previous Winner Anderson Brito, RHP21 | 5’10” | 155A+ (HOU) | 3.28 ERA, 2.91 FIP, 49.1 IP (12 GS), 31.1% K, 13.4% BBAFL | 11.1 IP, 6 H, 7 BB, 22 K Acquired in the Brandon Lowe trade, Brito has three plus pitches with a fastball that touches 100 with cut-ride, and two breakers in […]
The A’s are reportedly on the verge of extending another one of their young stars. Shortstop Jacob Wilson and the team have reportedly agreed to a seven-year extension that ties him to the team for the long haul: The deal will reportedly pay Wilson $70 million overall and gives the team a club option for […]
The answer here, on the surface, is obvious: don’t allow runs. But what are the factors which go into a bullpen that’s good at run prevention? There are some obvious metrics which clearly have an impact. A high strikeout rate, for example: you can’t score, if you are carrying your bat back to the dugout. […]
In another sign that spring training is drawing closer, today the Mariners announced their 2026 NRIs. If you’ve been with us for a while, you know that NRI stands for “non-roster invite”: that is, the players who are not on the 40-man who nonetheless receive an invite to spring training, and the perks (and per […]
The opponent tonight continues on the rebuilding road. The Utah Jazz lost to the Golden State Warriors at home on Wednesday night. The Nets, down five players mostly due to injury management on a back-to-back, played a tight game with another injury-laden club, the Denver Nuggets. Their missing man formation was due mostly to nagging […]
We’re so close to Spring Training! So close! And we’re surprisingly close to finishing our ranking of the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization, too. The list marches on, as we gear up for real baseball once more. The next name on the list is a newcomer: it’s outfielder Cam Maldonado, who […]
Patrick Wisdom had an interesting four years (plus two at-bats in the 2020 pandemic season) as a Cub. He hit 28 home runs in just 106 games and 338 at-bats in 2021, setting a franchise rookie record. In a nine-game stretch not long after being called up from Triple-A Iowa, he hit .379/.438/1.138 (11-for-29) with […]
While it lacks the thump it once had when James Wood and Dylan Crews were atop the rankings, the Nationals’ farm system is currently the deepest it has ever been, and certainly in a better spot than where it was this time last year. Opinions on the farm range, as Keith Law of The Athletic […]
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