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The Colorado Avalanche may have lost to the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night but their two superstars continue to light it up as October nears its end. Cale Makar assisted Nathan MacKinnon’s second-period goal as both players extended their season-opening point streaks to 10 games in the 5-2 loss. Makar became the fourth defenseman in NHL […]

After the New York Yankees lost Game 3 of the World Series Monday night, the FOX Sports postgame crew discussed New York’s pitching plans for Game 4. Alex Rodriguez suggested the Yanks start ace Gerrit Cole on short rest. David Ortiz agreed that Cole should at the very least be available in relief, likening the […]

The New York Yankees didn’t expect it to go like this. After clinching their first pennant since 2009, the Yankees are on the brink of being swept in the World Series following a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 Monday night. It was a second consecutive 4-2 loss, but it never […]

Vinicius Junior, the long-anticipated favorite to win this year’s Ballon d’Or as the best men’s football player, reportedly will not attend the award ceremony in Paris on Monday evening. His absence, along with the rest of the Real Madrid squad members expected to attend, is due to the belief that Manchester City midfielder Rodri will […]

After a monster postseason with the New York Mets, first baseman Pete Alonso is set to become a free agent when the MLB offseason officially begins in a few weeks. While the Mets will surely be in the running to retain Alonso, the four-time All-Star will have plenty of suitors on the open market. The […]

Kansas City Royals catcher and 13-year MLB veteran Salvador Perez is the 2024 recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award, Major League Baseball announced Monday morning. The honor is bestowed upon a player “who best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions, both on and off the field,” per […]

A record number of MVPs are playing in the 2024 World Series with two of Major League Baseball’s most storied franchises. Among them is New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton who is preparing for his first World Series appearance. Stanton won the 2017 NL MVP award with the Miami Marlins. He’ll try to add to […]

Sometimes players need a kick in the butt. Or maybe they just need to air things out. For the Los Angeles Dodgers toward the end of the regular season, their manager thought they needed a reminder of how good they can be. Dave Roberts called an in-season meeting in mid-September, something he doesn’t recall doing […]

Baseball fans had to wait seven years to see Shohei Ohtani in the MLB playoffs. They’ll most likely have to wait at least another year to see the Los Angeles Dodgers phenom on the mound in the postseason. While there have been whispers that Ohtani could feature as a pitcher during the World Series against […]

Juan Soto was brought to the New York Yankees to help the franchise win its 28th World Series. Just over 10 months after the Yankees acquired him, Soto brought home the winning run in a pennant-clinching game for New York. It could serve as the defining moment for Soto this postseason, but anyone who’s watched […]

When John Sterling came out of retirement to call MLB playoff games this October, he had to envision the possibility of the New York Yankees winning the American League pennant and securing a berth in the World Series. Now that it’s official and Sterling will be in the booth for his eighth Fall Classic starting […]

Star players often perform at a high level during the postseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers saw that happen in their National League Championship Series triumph as Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts put together a monster series at the plate. The Dodgers also received insane contributions from an unlikely candidate and eventual series MVP, Tommy Edman. […]

The New York Mets have question marks regarding their starting rotation in 2025. This latest news doesn’t help. Veteran righty Paul Blackburn underwent a cerebrospinal fluid leak procedure in Los Angeles on October 11, the Mets announced Tuesday. The expected recovery time is four to five months, which could put Blackburn in line to be […]

Every roster spot is important in the World Series, so it’s no surprise the New York Yankees are ensuring they bring the correct 26 players with them for their clash with the Los Angeles Dodgers. A massive decision looms regarding pitcher Nestor Cortes. It appears the Yanks are all but officially set on the lefty’s […]

It’s a World Series matchup 43 years in the making. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, two of the most storied franchises in North American sports history, will meet in the Fall Classic for the 12th time. Before the first pitch of Game 1 in Los Angeles Friday night, we’ll make our Dodgers […]

The magical run had to conclude eventually. For the New York Mets, it ended two wins shy of a trip to the World Series. The Mets saw their season end after a Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series Sunday night. The disappointment of a promising season ending […]

The United States Women’s National Team and the soccer world in general said goodbye to a legend of the game Sunday. USWNT mainstay and Gotham FC captain Kelley O’Hara bid farewell to the over 10,000 fans at Red Bull Arena as her career on the pitch comes to a close. O’Hara announced earlier this year […]

There was an insane amount of pressure on the Los Angeles Dodgers to play well this October. They rolled through another regular season, claiming the NL West with the best record in baseball. The demons of playoffs past lingered as the Dodgers faced elimination twice against the San Diego Padres in the National League Division […]

It was further than they ever anticipated going this season but the New York Mets ultimately fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series with a Game 6 loss Sunday night. The Mets were two wins away from a trip to the World Series. Now they’re preparing to dissect the season […]

The 2024 World Series is set as the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will meet in the Fall Classic for the 13th time. If you like star power, this is the series for you. Some of the game’s best will display their talents on the national stage, with this World Series likely to […]

It’s never easy for a team to look in the mirror and figure out what went wrong. The St. Louis Cardinals are a franchise showered with winning traditions but they haven’t done much winning over the past two seasons. 2023 was a disaster for St. Louis and 2024 didn’t bring a different vibe. The Cardinals […]

The playoffs bring out a different side of athletes. Players tend to give a little more in the postseason and are able to block out the noise, and sometimes the pain, to remain on the field for the season’s most important games. The New York Mets are getting that type of grit from Brandon Nimmo. […]

It was a party in Cleveland Thursday night after David Fry launched a game-winning, walk-off home run for a 7-5 Cleveland Guardians win. It must have felt like deja vu for the All-Star who has established himself as the go-to bat when the Guardians need a big hit. First, it was his pinch-hit two-run homer […]

Christmas came early for the Cleveland Guardians and their fans. With their season on the brink, the Guardians received a huge present from their power-hitting rookie Jhonkensy Noel in the form of a game-tying, two-run home run in Game 3 of the ALCS. Noel’s blast sparked Cleveland and ultimately helped the Guards secure a much-needed […]

This isn’t where the Texas Rangers expected to be in mid-October less than a year after they won the first championship in franchise history. Instead of defending their title, the Rangers are in the back offices crunching the numbers and deciding how they can improve the ballclub after losing 84 games this year. The shine […]

How did the Toronto Blue Jays get here? After averaging 90 wins from 2021 through 2023, the Blue Jays were again poised to contend for a playoff spot in 2024. Instead, they won 15 fewer games than last year and the franchise finds itself on the cusp of the most important offseason in recent years. […]

The New York Mets were the first team to clinch a spot in the MLB Championship Series this postseason after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS in four games. With their sights set on the next series, the Mets are nearing a decision on who will start for them on the mound in Game […]

Those who were hoping to see a winner-take-all MLB playoff matchup under the lights in the Cleveland Guardians-Detroit Tigers American League Division Series have been foiled by Mother Nature. Game 5 of the series, originally slated for 8:08 p.m. ET, has been moved up to 1:08 p.m. ET due to impending weather in the Cleveland […]

For the second time in the last three seasons and the fourth time in the past eight, the New York Yankees are heading to the American League Championship Series. New York is trying to do what it hasn’t for 15 years: win the AL pennant and claim the World Series title. An ALDS win over […]

As the smell of champagne and beer filled the visitor’s clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium Thursday night, the New York Yankees celebrated accomplishing their next step toward a 28th World Series title. New York is still eight wins away from lifting the trophy, but getting past a scrappy Kansas City Royals team might be its biggest […]

A typical topic of conversation among baseball fans is whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has job security. It seems like the answer flips each week as Boone tries to navigate a near-thankless job as skipper of the greatest franchise in baseball history. The Yankees are in a tight battle with the Kansas City […]

It was a scene all too familiar to the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night in New York as their 2024 season came to a crashing end against a rival in the New York Mets. The Phillies were favored to win the series and many believed they had the right roster to go all the way this […]

Every baseball fan has their eyes glued to the National League Division Series between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. That includes active players, most notably San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell, who interacted with fans on social media after the Dodgers’ 8-0 rout in Game 4 Wednesday night. Snell, who pitched for […]

Former NFL defensive tackle Abdul Salaam, who played every game of his career with the New York Jets, passed away Wednesday due to ongoing health problems, per his widow, Debbie. Salaam was 71. An eight-year member of the Jets after being drafted by New York in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft, Salaam […]

History unfolded in Seattle Tuesday as the Seattle Kraken played their season-opener against the St. Louis Blues. The Kraken lost the game 3-2, but there was plenty to cheer about for the Seattle crowd. Most notably, a pregame applause for assistant coach Jessica Campbell was a highlight of the Kraken’s first game. Campbell is the […]

Nearly a year after the media craze that ensued with Shohei Ohtani’s free agency, another MLB superstar is weeks away from hitting the open market and setting the baseball offseason ablaze. That player, of course, is Juan Soto, and the team with which he might sign the second-largest contract in North American sports history is…the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles had an early bye week this season but it might have come at the perfect time for the middling NFC East squad. Coming off their Week 5 bye, the Eagles expect to get a trio of offensive stars back from injury for their Week 6 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Philadelphia is […]

An interesting and rather strange article was published by baseball insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic on Tuesday prior to Game 3 of the NL Division Series between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. To say it helped fuel the Padres to a massive win and put the Dodgers on the brink of […]

If you’ve been unaware of the ongoing situation between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, let us fill you in. Amid taunts between Padres players and Dodgers fans that resulted in a delay during Game 2 of their NL Division Series, Padres third baseman and leader Manny Machado was involved in several interactions. […]