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TODAY: Following today’s game, Stammen told reporters (including Jeff Sanders) that Pivetta will be activated from the 60-day IL on Monday to start the Padres’ game against the Nationals. Vasquez will move the bullpen to make room for Pivetta in the rotation. SEPTEMBER 5: Nick Pivetta’s minor league rehab assignment was halted after just one […]
The Athletics faced the Seattle Mariners in the series finale of their four-game series. The Mariners avoided a four-game sweep, salvaging the final matchup with a 2-0 victory behind a career-best performance from Bryan Woo. The Bay Area native faced little resistance from the A’s offense in the two-and-a-half-hour ballgame. Early Pitching Duel Both Woo […]
Appropriately for a series with two struggling lineups and strong pitching staffs, the Yankees and Padres battled to the margins in Sunday afternoon’s rubber game. The contest could hardly have gone off to a worse start for the Yanks, as Gerrit Cole surrendered home runs to each of the first three batters he faced. The […]
The Rockies scored early and late, but ran into a buzzsaw of Cooper Hjerpe making his MLB debut in the middle. Kyle Leahy was chased after 2.2 innings, but it didn’t matter. And as they do, they attempted to battle back late. Jake McCarthy broke through in the eighth with a solo homer, and he […]
Tyrone Tracy Jr. is falling on the New York Giants depth chart, but former running back Tiki Barber has come to give some advice. Tyrone Tracy Jr . is not carrying the most momentum out of all the New York Giants running backs. However, former team RB Tiki Barber is giving advice to the backup. Appearing on the Talkin’ Giants podcast, Barber said “ One of the things that he always used to preach, and this is what I would preach to Tyrone Tracy is to focus on the little things, the minut...
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has been on a tear in 2026, firmly placing himself towards the top of National League Most Valuable Player discussions. On Sunday, the burgeoning superstar further etched his name into the franchise history books. While the Cubs fell 10-3 to the Miami Marlins, the outfielder smashed his 40th home run [...] The post Pete Crow-Armstrong enters elite Chicago Cubs club with latest home run appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Dodgers announced that catcher Dalton Rushing has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to September 5. Catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding move. Rushing’s official injury designation is “right elbow discomfort,” which naturally stems from the partial UCL tear that sidelined the backstop for almost all of […]
Mariners 2, Athletics 0 Sunny Sundays: Bryan Woo, +.45 WPA Gloomy Tuesdays: Michael Arroyo, -.08 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
The No. 24 Louisville Cardinals will take on the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels on Sunday at Nissan Stadium in a Week 1 college football matchup. How to Watch Louisville vs Ole Miss Louisville is coming off a 9-4 season,…
The Yankees‘ outfield picture became more complicated Sunday. Manager Aaron Boone said Trent Grisham has been diagnosed with a Grade […]
If it can affect whether his team wins or loses, nothing will go unnoticed by Lane Kiffin, and he made that clear after the LSU Fighting Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers 51-10 in his Baton Rouge debut. Lane Kiffin’ s debut at the helm of the LSU Tigers will be unforgettable for a variety of reasons. Among them was the lengthy weather delay that led to kickoff taking place roughly two hours after the originally scheduled time. After LSU blew the Clemson Tigers out of the water with a 51-10 ...
Jon Runyan is running it back for at least two more years with the New York Giants after he and the NFC East franchise agreed to an extension contract on Sunday. Runyan was entering a contract year before the deal, but this development will keep him in Giants threads through 2028. “Guard Jon Runyan and […] The post Jaxson Dart protector agrees to $22 million contract extension before Week 1 Giants opener appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Philly took exception to Acuña Jr.'s home run celebration. Acuña Jr. showed them exactly what he thought of that hypocrisy.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said Friday on ESPN that Cam Skattebo‘s high-contact running style does not point to a long NFL career, and that he hopes it evolves as the New York Giants running back returns from a dislocated ankle against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13. […]
The end of the MLB regular season is just weeks away, and teams are fighting hard to secure their postseason spot.
Ohtani is out of the lineup for the fourth consecutive game.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano said Friday he is not sure the New York Giants are all the way sold on Cam Skattebo as their starting running back, nine days before Skattebo returns from a dislocated ankle against the Dallas Cowboys. Graziano made the comments on ESPN during a preview of […]
Everything to know about how to find this week's Sunday Night Baseball clash between AL Central rivals.
For the second time in less than two weeks, the Brewers are set to face off with the Cubs. The two squads split a four-game set at Wrigley last week, and Milwaukee will play host for three games this week, the final regular-season showdown between the teams this year. Milwaukee is 6-4 against Chicago this […]
Game Summary The Cardinals, down by four, exploded for six runs. Led by Nolan Gorman’s 3-run blast, offense was found up and down the line-up. Kyle Leahy started out sharp, but finished with a thud, giving up 3-run HR on his last pitch.Cooper Hjerpe’s MLB debut was very promising. 4 no-hit innings with 6 K […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — ESPN analyst Harry Douglas said Friday that physicality is the first thing he expects from the Dallas Cowboys defense when it opens the season at the New York Giants on Sept. 13, and he named the interior pairing of Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark as the reason. Douglas made the comments […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and left guard Jon Runyan Jr. agreed to a two-year, $22 million extension Sunday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $21.5 million guaranteed and runs through 2028, a week before New York hosts the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13 to begin the regular season. It […]
Edgar Quero is back, but Kyle Teel is healthy. For now, at least. The White Sox recalled Quero from Triple-A Charlotte take the place of Tommy Pham, whose return to the White Sox might’ve lasted one whole plate appearance. He’s heading to the injured list with a left calf strain, and we’ll see he returns.… The post Pregame notes: After one PA, Tommy Pham on IL appeared first on Sox Machine .
Mississippi State football grabbed some offseason attention in adding AJ Swann at quarterback. That College Football Transfer Portal move lured back a past SEC QB via LSU and Vanderbilt over to head coach Jeff Lebby. But Kamario Taylor rises as the one grabbing attention in a good way after beating Louisiana-Monroe. Taylor did enough to […] The post Mississippi State’s Kamario Taylor catches the attention of ex-NFL QB with ‘most underrated’ take appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Baltimore Orioles took a calculated gamble in claiming oft-injury outfielder Luis Robert Jr. off waivers from the New York Mets. With almost $5 million still remaining on his massive contract, the slugger was having a resurgent month of August. But then... there is always the injury bug waiting around the corner for Robert Jr., isn't there? That's where the gamble comes in. On Sunday, the O's lost that gamble, as they were forced to place Robert Jr. on the injured list with a hamstring inj...
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