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When the Arizona Cardinals completed the 2025 season, there was a glaring problem with the defense: poor tackling. During the offseason, GM Monti Ossenfort put a gold star on his list of things to do and players to bring in: Get good tacklers. The offense received the bulk of draft picks in the NFL draft […]
At what point do the Houston Astros decide enough is enough? This question isn’t just about the players on the field, it extends to leadership at every level, from the manager to the front office. Around Major League Baseball, we’ve already seen organizations take decisive action. The Boston Red Sox recently made sweeping changes, moving on from Alex Cora and […]
The Royals announced two major pitching injuries before yesterday’s 5-2 loss. Right-handers Ryan Bergert and Ben Kudrna had elbow surgeries on Wednesday, with Bergert undergoing a full ulnar collateral ligament repair (Tommy John) and Kudrna – the Royals’ No. 9 prospect – undergoing an olecranon stress fracture repair on his elbow. Both are expected to […]
Murray: My preseason All-Mountain West football first and second teams entering 2026 Now that the NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror, we approach the next stage of the off-season: magazine/preseason projections season! Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet posts his early All-Mountain West teams. This is all going to take some getting used to. Pokes Insider: […]
Arguably the Phillies’ biggest weakness in the start to a season that’s been full of them is left-handed pitching. As a team, they’re dead last in batting average (.180), OPS (.567), and wRC+ (61) against lefties. They have yet to win a game against a non-opener left-handed starting pitcher. Clearly, the Phillies need all the […]
Missouri track & field is set for a heated showdown as it heads to Lawrence to face rival Kansas at the Rock Chalk Classic on Saturday and Sunday, May 1–2. The Tigers haven’t competed at this meet since 2023, and they return with plenty of unfinished business. Meet Schedule This meet will be a historic […]
Last year, the Braves randomly swept the Tigers late in the year, pulling down the relatively competitive team into their own 2025 muck for a bit. This year, the Braves are rocking and rolling and having a great time, and can sweep the Tigers again with a successful performance on Thursday afternoon. The Braves largely […]
In the Mets’ loss to the Nationals yesterday, several of the team’s most glaring deficiencies were on full display, but David Peterson and Sean Manaea, the team’s pair of struggling left-handed pitchers, stood out the most. Neither pitcher looks competitive at the moment, and while the team’s lineup might be its downfall anyway, it sure […]
Hickory starter Aidan Deakins threw 5.1 shutout innings, striking out four and walking four. Yolfram Castillo and Daniel Flames each had a hit. In 10 innings, the Crawdads hitters struck out 15 times. Hickory box score Dalton Pence started for Hub City, allowing three runs on three solo homers while striking out six in five […]
Rangers 3, Yankees 0
I’ve always been fascinated by disasters: Hurricanes, tornadoes, the Hindenburg, Titanic, 9/11, wars, engineering failures, the list goes on. The bigger this disaster, the more I’m drawn to it. They’re compelling not only because of the long list of factors that usually have to line up to cause the catastrophe, but also because they provide […]
The Yankees picked up their fourth consecutive series win, taking the first two games from the Rangers at Globe Life Field. The offense may have gotten on the plane back to New York early as they got shut out by Nathan Eovaldi in the series finale, but they can still be proud of a 7-2 […]
After playing 13 straight games, the Dodgers off day couldn’t come at a better time. The offense specifically needs time to regroup. After scoring a total of 22 runs against the Chicago Cubs over the weekend, the Dodgers manages just eight runs total against the Miami Marlins, in which the Fish won 2-of-3 games at […]
Meet the Mets The Mets got blown out by the Nationals behind duel stinkers by David Peterson and Sean Manaea. The loss drops them to 10-20, which is the worst record in all of baseball. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, Daily News, Faith and Fear in Flushing, MLB.com, Newsday, NY Post Luis Robert Jr.’s back […]
Triple-A: Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 7, Norfolk Tides 4 It’s almost impressive that the Tides lineup managed to go 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position, largely squandering their nine hits and five walks. Jud Fabian drove in two of the runs with his sixth home run of the year. He also walked once and scored twice. […]
The Colorado Rockies are off to a strong start. The pitching has been surprisingly solid as a whole, and the lineup has seen good performances from Hunter Goodman, Mickey Moniak, and Edouard Julien. It hasn’t all been perfect, however. Tyler Freeman, TJ Rumfield, and Kyle Karros have shown some good signs amongst their overall mixed […]
In the comments, when discussing Jordan Walker, Memphis Myke wondered if it mattered that Jordan Walker had minimal protection in the lineup, since he’s followed by Nolan Gorman. Who hasn’t really hit at all this year. Gorman does have a surprisingly high number of RBIs though considering his poor hitting thus far. He has 18 […]
Good morning, baseball fans! According to reporting from Gabe Fernandez of SFGate, the San Francisco Giants have removed a food item that was both popular and controversial from availability at Oracle Park. The Giants were among a handful of teams who had released a “9-9-9 challenge” concession package earlier this season. The challenge is essentially […]
In case you weren’t watching, the NL East leading Braves won yet another baseball game last night. They will end April without losing a series. And Matt Olson won it in the ninth. In case you haven’t seen it, where have you been? Oh my word. Here’s the longer clip. Here it is from CJ […]
The high likelihood of a 2027 work stoppage has been floating in the background for a while now, tied to the upcoming expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement. How will this affect our Sox? The easy answer is that it depends a lot on where they are in their timeline. The more honest answer […]
Today’s Reflections Today’s Reflections are a bit here and there, but it all comes together in the end. A few years ago, I was on one of my mini-MiLB baseball trip/music festival combos through southern Mississippi and the Florida panhandle (Biloxi Shuckers — 3.5 (giant casino in the outfield annoying); Pensacola Blue Wahoos — 4.25 […]
Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news! How the Saints completely remodeled their receiver room A big change going into 2026 Report reveals why Saints didn’t trade for Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux One of the potential moves on draft day. Boise State to honor Kellen Moore with field marking tribute Kellen Moore […]
The Red Sox have been no stranger to slow starts in recent years, but 2026 takes the cake. As April comes to an end, the team has an abysmal 12-19 record, the manager’s been fired, hit pieces are starting to trickle out about the infighting, Garrett Crochet just landed on the IL, and the offense […]
Toledo Mud Hens 3, Columbus Clippers 1 (box) Dylan File did a nice job navigating the Clippers lineup, and Ben Malgeri and Gage Workman stayed hot at the plate as the Hens took down the Clippers on Wednesday to even the series. File blanked the Clippers for six innings despite just a pair of strikeouts. […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (14-13) SYRACUSE, LEHIGH VALLEY Game postponed due to rain; will be made up on April 30 as part of a single-admission doubleheader. Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (8—15) Game 1: NEW HAMPSHIRE 8, BINGHAMTON 2 (BOX) You’ll notice a theme in last night’s games: poor offense and poorer pitching. Will Watson got lit […]