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We’ve almost run out of 2025, but we haven’t run out of A’s players to recap. Next up is Brett Harris, whose main achievement so far in life is that he shares a birthday with me (and Lionel Messi, and pretty no one else you’ve ever heard of). In Harris’ case, his last birthday was […]
Diamondbacks News D-backs have faith Pfaadt will find his groove in ‘26 by Steve Gilbert [DBacks.com] “Brandon falls very much in the group of players that we have that we feel like getting some certainty around what the future is going to look like. That is very important for us, in terms of building a […]
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about the hopes for a bounce back season for Josh Jung after becoming something of the poster child for the team’s woes at the plate in 2025. And, while looking for a breakout candidate for 2026, Landry writes that Jack Leiter appears primed for an even better year after a […]
Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo sees Sean Manaea as a likely bounce back candidate for the 2026 Mets. Abbey Mastracco talked about how the Mets can start to change their offseason. With an offseason of massive changes already in full swing, Danny Abriano reassessed the team’s targets and key priorities heading into 2026. On his […]
Your morning round-up of the latest from Blueshirt Banter, Rangers News, and updates from around the NHL
At the rate we’re going, we’ll be down to one or two articles next issue. I doubt that’d be unusual — but I’ll have to put in a full day to find them. The click-baitery and hired bushwah have gotten SO bad. Sad times. There’s a site that does nothing but make up bad trade […]
A current favorite pastime of Colorado Rockies fans is trying to divine how president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and general manager Josh Byrnes might approach building the 2026 team. We know from DePodesta’s comments last week to Kevin Henry that the focus for the coming season will have two components: building infrastructure and evaluating […]
Results Kirby Puckett broke out as a Minnesota Twins superstar in 1986. But in 1987, he cemented himself as a team leader and far more than a one-hit wonder. This late-‘87 weekend in Milwaukee gained him entrance into our Top Ten of Twins moments… The newbie: B-Doz completes a WILD comeback! Breaking the playoff losing […]
When EuroLeague Women overhauled its competition system prior to last season, one of the goals was to “raise the stakes” of its regular season by turning group play into a two-round format. Advancing only the best teams from the first round means the level of competition is theoretically elevated, and re-grouping teams keeps things interesting […]
If taking care of business could be encapsulated by any one victory by the TCU Horned Frogs this season, it was the December 29 51-point rout of the Jackson State Tigers. TCU led wire to wire, opening the game on a 10–0 run before ripping off an 11–0 spurt just minutes later. By the 9:56 […]
For the past four weeks, it has been mentioned on numerous media sites and Arizona Cardinals podcasts that, as the season’s end, head coach Jonathan Gannon would be relieved of his duties. After all, after beginning the year 2-0-0, the team has gone 1-13-0 since. They had quite a few games won in the last […]
Jaylon Thompson writes about what the Royals have done so far and what they could still do before the season begins. While the Royals are still linked to potential trade targets Jarren Duran and Brendan Donovan, among others, the club filled significant needs in a strategic way. Still, there’s reason to expect the Royals will continue searching […]
MLB History 1926 – The Chicago Tribune releases a story stating that the Detroit Tigers threw a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis responds by holding a hearing on the matter, but dismisses all charges as he can find no witnesses to […]
Former Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez has revealed the story behind Gerard Pique’s now legendary post about Neymar prior to his shock departure from the club. Pique tweeted a picture of himself with his arm around Neymar and the words ‘Se queda’ (he stays) amid intense speculation about a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Yet Neymar did […]
The Hot Stove remains ice cold as we march along these finals days of 2025. Phillies News: MLB News:
Malik Davis reflects on first career 100 yard game: ‘It’s a great feeling’ – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com With Javonte Williams set to hit free agency, Malik Davis is about to become an even more important name to remember in the Cowboys backfield. Then Davis re-signed with the Cowboys a day before their first preseason game, […]
Hello, friends. There are now 86 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. Any of the next few days could prove to be an eventful one, depending on when Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai decides on which major league team he wants to join. The deadline awaits on Friday, so it will be then at the […]
While most of us keep our eyes fixed on the future of the St. Louis Cardinals, this time of year, appropriately, we reflect on what has occurred as we establish resolutions for the upcoming year. For some, that revolves around getting fit, reading more, being a better person, etc. In 2026, the Cardinals seem to […]
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Today we look at a catcher who shows versatility and power at the plate. Who is he and where […]
Good morning. Japanese third baseman/first baseman Kazuma Okamoto has traveled to the US to meet in-person with teams in advance of his fast-approaching signing deadline. Regardless of whether the Sox are meaningful players in this pursuit, this should speed up their offseason by clarifying the third base picture around the league. Talk about what you […]
The Bradley Braves (7-4) will look to build on a four-game winning streak when they hit the road to play the Belmont Bruins (6-7) on January 2, 2026 at Curb Event Center Arena. Belmont vs. Bradley NCAA Game Info Date: Friday, January 2, 2026 Time: 3 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Nashville, Tennessee Venue: Curb Event Center Arena Last Game For Each Team Belmont, led by Avery Strickland with 17 points, picked up a 68-56 win versus Southern Illinois in their most recent game. Hila...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are spending another year in last place in the National League Central standings. The Pirates finished with a 71-91 record in the 2025 season, which led Bleacher Report writer Kerry Miller to give the team a “C-” grade in his yearly report card for all 30 teams. “In Pittsburgh’s case, an atypical […]
Nobody outside of Las Vegas has lost as much as the Arizona Cardinals. In fact, the Cardinals can’t even get to the level of sadness the Raiders have this year, as the Raiders have lost 10 in a row and basically sealed their control of the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Meanwhile, the […]
We’ve got just two days left in 2025, until we can finally turn the page to 2026. Plenty of business remains for this offseason, Yankees and otherwise, and a few items should be wrapped up shortly; the posting windows for a couple of NPB stars, Tatsuya Imai and Kazuma Okamoto, will close in the next […]
The Royals continued their good form across the festive period with a 1-1 draw against Peterborough United at the Western Homes Stadium on Monday. Daniel Kyerewaa gave the Royals the lead in the first half but Peterborough equalised through Gustav Lindgren late on to share the points. The point moves us up to the top […]