Happy Monday, everyone. The big news from over this weekend, of course, was the firing of Red Sox manager Alex Cora. The Red Sox are among the teams that have been struggling to start the season, but they are the first to take such drastic action. Alongside Cora, the team fired five additional coaches in […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about a terrific night at the plate on Saturday for Isaac Collins. Kansas City Royals outfielder Isaac Collins knows when he is going well. There is usually a glaring sign. “Just my swing decisions,” he said. “You know, if I’m taking those balls on the edge and executing pitches over the plate, […]
The Miami Dolphins may not have drafted a running back with any of their 13 draft picks, but they added an intriguing UDFA who may challenge for a roster spot.
There’s been a strategy in baseball of cycling through bullpen arms to get maximum freshness from your fringier relievers. The Cardinals utilized this to some extent last year, but they’ve mostly abandoned it this year. I’ve seen some complaints about it. We are in late April and there’s really only one instance of using a […]
The Ravens made a whopping eight selections on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft, with five picks spent on the offensive side of the ball, two on defense, and one on the team’s punter of the future. Four of Baltimore’s Day 3 picks were not on Baltimore Beatdown’s Top 197 Big Board, while the […]
The 2024 Indiana Fever went 20-20. The 2018 Las Vegas Aces went 14-20. The 2016 Seattle Storm went 16-18. The 2002 Storm went 17-15. None of them made it past the first round of the playoffs. So should expectations really be that high for the 2026 Dallas Wings, as they, like those teams did, pursue […]
Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news! The draft is complete, and now, the Saints will get one step closer to training camp. Saints sign UDFA DE Michael Heldman A potential UDFA gem. Saints-Raiders Trade Grades: Former Top-10 Pick Tyree Wilson Heads to New Orleans Let’s see how the Saints’ interesting […]
Divisional battles highlighted the week in the National League West. The San Francisco Giants took two of three games against at home the Dodgers, a series in which runs were at a premium, with 10 runs total between the two teams and two shutouts, nobody scoring more than three in any contest. Dalton Rushing was […]
The 2026 NFL draft is in the books, which means everyone is starting to turn the page toward the Cleveland Browns 53-man roster and even the 2027 NFL draft. For now, the Browns did exactly what people expected of them early in the draft: traded down, added an offensive tackle, and added a wide receiver. […]
After a tightly played Game 3, where the Bruins could point to missed opportunities as the difference between a win and a loss, fans hoped to see a little more jump on offense and a little more finish in Game 4. Instead, the Bruins turned in one of the more calamitous defensive performances in recent […]
In Monday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram helped lead Toronto past Cleveland, 93-89. Mason Plumlee and San Antonio took care of Portland, 114-93. Jayson Tatum and Boston smacked Philadelphia around, 128-96. Finally, Luke Kennard and Los Angeles fell to Houston, 115-96. Ingram had 23 for Toronto, while Barrett finished with 18 points […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror, which officially starts the clock on the 2027 NFL Draft. Unlike this year’s class, the 2027 draft is expected to be one of the more talented groups in recent memory. New England is hoping to be picking near the bottom of the first round again. In […]
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One last mock draft roundup? Yes one last mock draft roundup, this time looking at the way too early projections for Washington’s 1st round draft pick in 2027. The mock drafters think Washington will be slightly more successful than last season, with a draft range from #8-29(WalterFootball is the outlier). Vegas has also set expectations […]
PHILADELPHIA — Payton Pritchard is sitting at his locker, his ankles submerged in ice. “I need another win on the way home,” he says, grinning. Neemias Queta chuckles and shakes his head. Pritchard, after all, is just a few minutes removed from the best individual playoff game of his six-year NBA career, a 32-point, 5-assist […]
1902 In a 9-0 whitewashing of the St. Louis Blues, leadoff hitter Sammy Strang played the full game with no official at-bats. That anomaly occurred due to a record-setting five walks in the game. Strang became the first of just six White Sox hitters ever to walk five times in a game (the feat, in […]
With the NFL Draft over it’s time to take a look at how Purdue football finished up. No one drafted you say? Are you sure? Well, surely there were people with Purdue connections/ties to talk about with this year’s draft…right? Well absolutely there were. On this episode of the podcast we talk about drafted players […]
The Detroit Lions closed out their 2026 NFL Draft by selecting their fourth trench player, Tennessee defensive lineman Tyre West in the seventh round. While the Lions drafted three defensive linemen, each will play a different position along the Lions front, with West likely competing for a role that the Lions struggled to fill last […]
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Leave it to heartbeat of the Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno to come up big when it mattered. Down by one goal in the third period, the grinding winger scored the equalizing goal which then forced the overtime in which Matt Boldy scored his game-winner, for the Wild to take Game 4...
Kansas Jayhawks News Is today Tyran Stokes day? Kansas Football had two players hear their names called in the NFL draft Several Jayhawks signed UDFA deals as well Run rule victories exist in college baseball. Kansas snagged one over K-State Friday Links! The most convenient narrative for the white house is exactly the one that […]
Today the Iceman turns 74. That doesn’t seem possible, but it’s true. He moved here in 1974 in after being traded to the San Antonio Spurs by the Virginia Squires. This was in the final years of the ABA. Soon after the trade, Gervin became eligible for the NBA draft and was chosen 40th overall […]
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets completed their 2026 draft on Saturday, picking up four probable starters in edge David Bailey, tight end Kenyon Sadiq, wide receiver Omar Cooper and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds in the first two days. They then added some depth pieces on day three. With free agency largely behind […]
Here are your links for today: Devils Links “Given the importance of stacking undervalued players and making every dollar count in the cap world, there are a few guys on the Devils who stand out as bets Mehta will not want to make. Let’s take a closer look.” [Infernal Access ($)] “Dougie Hamilton is still […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (13-13) WORCESTER 6, SYRACUSE 2 (BOX) Jonah Tong’s maddening start to 2025 continues. The right-hander continues getting plenty of strikeouts (38 in 25.1 innings), but has been allowing too many free passes (15 in 25.1 innings) and has been far too hittable, leading to afternoons like this one, where he allowed three […]
The New Orleans Saints finished the draft with three selections in rounds 5-7, and each pick addressed roster needs. Let’s look at the first of those selections, Lorenzo Styles Jr. Like his brother Sonny Styles, Lorenzo is extremely athletic, finishing the draft testing with a 9.99 RAS score. The Saints have always liked high athletic […]