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The long-term residence of the Tampa Bay Rays is very much up in the air, but they are wasting no time in getting acclimated to their temporary home. In their first game in George M. Steinbrenner Field, which serves as the New York Yankees’ spring training facility, the scrappy small-market ball club delivered the crowd […]

It is well established that the transfer portal can wreak havoc on the mid-major schools, but lower-profile Power Four programs are also vulnerable to devastating roster upheaval. The Vanderbilt basketball Commodores are losing their leading scorer and arguably the biggest reason they reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. Jason Edwards intends […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks just began the 2025 MLB season, but they are already trying to secure a potentially big piece of their future. Right-handed starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt and the organization have agreed to a five-year contract extension worth $45 million, per the D-backs’ official X account. Zac Gallen, who scuffled in a 10-6 Opening […]

The Memphis Grizzlies (44-29) are trying to find a new identity with less than a month to go until the playoffs start. Hours after firing head coach Taylor Jenkins, the organization is parting ways with assistants Noah LaRoche and Patrick St. Andrews, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon and Shams Charania. Considering that general manager Zach […]

When discussing the huge Juan Soto trade package the Washington Nationals received from the San Diego Padres back in 2022, the players that get the most media attention are All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams and rising left fielder James Wood. Though, there is at least one other talent who has the ability to force his way […]

Following an injury-ridden 2023-24 NBA campaign, the consensus was that head coach Taylor Jenkins was entering a make-or-break year with the Memphis Grizzlies. However, most people expected the organization to see the entire season through before making a decision on the man’s future. The Grizzlies stunningly dismissed Jenkins from his HC post on Friday, with […]

There are some questions about how Deion Sanders will perform at Colorado now that stars Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter are headed to the NFL. Well, the program is not worried in the least. The Buffaloes and “Prime Time” have agreed to a five-year, $54 million contract extension that will make Sanders one of the […]

Phenomenal freshmen basketball players rake in endorsement deals, command the spotlight from the media outlets and get selected near or at the top of the NBA Draft, but they do not always prosper in the NCAA Tournament. Yes, Michael Jordan hit a national championship game-winner, Carmelo Anthony and Anthony Davis both won Most Outstanding Player […]

Patrick Mahomes is already one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all-time and has led the Kansas City Chiefs to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances. But he still remembers his roots. Although the 29-year-old superstar did not experience much winning while playing for Texas Tech, he still expresses great enthusiasm for his Alma mater. Mahomes […]

Caleb Love and Arizona kept pace with the big bad Duke Blue Devils in the first half of Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen showdown, tying the game at 42 with under a minute left before the break. The Wildcats should have gone into the locker room feeling good about the fight they showed against the No. 1 […]

The San Diego Padres faced a challenging offseason for a second year in a row, as trade rumors swirled and key players like Jurickson Profar and Ha-Seong Kim departed in free agency. But it is important to remember how much talent this roster still possesses. Star power beamed throughout Petco Park on Opening Day, as […]

Duke inflicted severe damage on its opponents through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, and it was not even at full strength. The Blue Devils are now set to welcome back one of their best defenders for Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen battle with Arizona. Junior forward Maliq Brown, who has dealt with a shoulder […]

Tennessee football took a definitive step forward last season, earning a 10-3 record and advancing into the expanded College Football Playoff format. But the Volunteers did not look close to their usual selves on offense. Former five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava struggled to move the ball downfield with regularity. He will need a strong support system […]

The Baltimore Orioles’ grace period is over. Following early exits in the playoffs in consecutive years, this ballclub is under pressure to attain October success in 2025. Those ambitions cannot come to fruition before the team takes care of business during the regular season, however. They did just that in a 12-2 thumping of the […]

The San Francisco 49ers might not be rebuilding, but they are certainly retooling this offseason. With quarterback Brock Purdy’s expected contract extension on the horizon, and other core players already earning substantial deals, the front office has had to make several sacrifices this month. Fans have bid farewell to almost 20 players, plenty of whom […]

Fans have a number of arguments for why Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should win the 2024-25 MVP award. He is the best player on the team with the best record in the NBA and also happens to be the scoring champion (32.8 points per game). Three-time WNBA champion and current TNT analyst Candace […]

Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Miami Heat and claimed he lost his joy playing basketball before ultimately landing on the Golden State Warriors in February. Ergo, there was a chance he would receive a frigid reception from the home crowd in the Kaseya Center for his highly anticipated return game. The star wing […]

Because Josh Hart does so much of the dirty work for the New York Knicks, it is easy to forget the huge impact he has in the box score itself. Hart tallied 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting to go with 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a 128-113 home victory versus the Dallas Mavericks on […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and NBA world are surely reeling following the news that Damian Lillard will be out indefinitely with a blood clot in his right calf. While the star guard obviously wants to help the franchise carve out a deep run in the playoffs, he must prioritize his health. “It’s unfortunate that something outside […]

It is well-known that Jimmy Butler is not the best at breakups. Before he leaves an NBA team, controversy and endless headlines usually surround him. An ugly ending cannot erase all the success and good times that were enjoyed when he was on the Miami Heat, however. The former All-NBA Second-Team selection and four-time All-NBA […]

Last year at this time, Cam Smith was in the midst of his sophomore campaign with the Florida State Seminoles. Now, he is on the Houston Astros’ Opening Day roster. The organization’s top prospect (No. 58 overall) is expected to play right field for the four-time defending American League West champions when they host the […]

A few days after the Williamson County District Court decided not to press charges against Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy, his ex-fiancee, American track and field athlete Tia Jones, filed a protective order against him that was ultimately granted. The 21-year-old out of the University of Texas at Austin is now taking action […]

Following Juan Soto’s historic decision to turn down the New Yankees in favor for the New York Mets this past offseason, animosity between the two Big Apple fan bases is at an all-time high. A more perceptible brand of vitriol will spread through the stadiums during the annual Subway Series in 2025. But there does […]

Although the Kansas City Chiefs were obliterated in Super Bowl 59, their greatness should still shine brightly. KC continues to be the class of the AFC and was just one win away from becoming the first NFL franchise to win three consecutive championships in the modern age. Ergo, general manager Brett Veach is not interested […]

The San Francisco 49ers are in the midst of a massive roster reconstruction, trading star wide receiver Deebo Samuel and watching several key players sign elsewhere in NFL free agency. The wave of departures, which amount to almost 20 players, makes more sense when taking into account what it will cost to keep quarterback Brock […]

Jimmy Butler will face the Miami Heat for the first time since they traded him to the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 5. But before Tuesday’s return to the Kaseya Center, he is revisiting how he wound up in the Bay Area. It was well-known that the 2023 All-NBA Second-Team selection viewed the Phoenix Suns […]

Caleb Love knows what it takes to beat Duke basketball in a huge game. He played a major role in arguably the program’s most agonizing loss in modern history, scoring a game-high 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting for North Carolina in a 2022 Final Four victory over the Blue Devils. Because of his win-clinching 3-pointer […]

The Cleveland Guardians have completed a trade with the Colorado Rockies that will reunite them with outfielder Nolan Jones in exchange for utility man Tyler Freeman, per MLB.com’s Tim Stebbins (originally reported by Thomas Harding). The organization that first drafted Jones in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft is ready to give him […]

The end was not pretty for John Calipari at Kentucky. He left Lexington with the reputation of being a March Madness underachiever and headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas with plenty of public skepticism surrounding him. Now, he and his Razorbacks are sprinting to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament after vanquishing No. 2 seed St. […]

USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins showed remarkable toughness and perseverance in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament game versus UNC Greensboro, but she also probably gave fans a big scare. The unanimous All-American guard rolled her ankle in the fourth quarter of the Trojans’ 71-25 trouncing of the Spartans and limped off the court, via CJ Fogler. […]

The Houston Astros are entering a new era in 2025, as neither Alex Bregman nor Kyle Tucker will be in the Opening Day lineup. They have a plethora of talent who are eager to keep the team in contention regardless, but health is a growing concern as spring training nears an end. The pitching staff […]

Kyle Harrison is supposed to be a key part of the San Francisco Giants’ starting pitching rotation, but the organization and fan base are still waiting for his emergence. Their patience will have to extend at least past the first few days of the 2025 MLB season, as both he and Keaton Winn are being […]

Jake Paul has his sights on former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, calling out the British boxer on his podcast earlier in the week and proclaiming that he could beat him. Despite those ambitions, the polarizing 28-year-old is still finding time to reach a major milestone in his personal life. He and his longtime girlfriend, Dutch […]

There was some debate as to if Duke basketball should play Cooper Flagg in the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, following his ankle sprain in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, but head coach Jon Scheyer ultimately allowed the consensus All-American to make his March Madness debut versus No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s. Flagg […]

Despite the metrics saying otherwise, Memphis basketball enjoyed one of its most impressive seasons in years. The Tigers beat Missouri, UConn, Michigan State, Clemson and Ole Miss, all of whom are NCAA Tournament teams, and proceeded to breeze through the American Athletic Conference. What appeared to be an auspicious postseason quickly turned into an all […]

Kansas State women’s basketball was one of the hottest teams in the country through the first two and a half months of the season, but they wobbled after star center Ayoka Lee suffered injuries. The senior missed a month with a fractured foot and then missed another month after undergoing a procedure on her other […]

Memphis basketball earned notable non-conference victories and won the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, but a foot injury sustained by senior point guard Tyrese Hunter had fans feeling nervous entering March Madness. Those fears came to fruition on Friday, as the No. 5 seed Tigers fell to the No. 12 Colorado State […]

Houston Astros fans are still trying to get used to the idea of seeing homegrown talents Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker play for different teams this upcoming season, and now they might have to brace themselves for more change. Two-time All-Star starting pitcher Framber Valdez made a troubling revelation in spring training on Friday. The […]

When the Los Angeles Dodgers take center stage, the bar is usually set to exceedingly high levels. That was the case when the 2024 World Series champions battled the Chicago Cubs in Japan for MLB’s Tokyo Series on March 18-19, and they undeniably delivered. In addition to starting the 2025 regular season 2-0, LA helped […]