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The Houston Astros appear to be cutting ties with a former no. 1 prospect. Houston is designating Forrest Whitley for assignment, per The Athletic. Left-hander Brandon Walter is getting called up from Triple-A to replace Whitley on the club’s roster. Whitley is a pitcher who made his Major League Baseball debut in the 2024 season. […]

The Texas Rangers are having another disappointing season, and the team appears at a crossroads. Texas has an uncertain future with their World Series champion manager, Bruce Bochy. He is in the last year of his contract. If Bochy leaves at the end of the year the team is likely to hire Skip Schumaker to […]

Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz had a surprising answer when he was asked what it would mean for the Colorado Rockies to break Chicago’s loss record from last year. The White Sox lost 121 games in 2024, and the Rockies could lose even more than that this year. “I hope they don’t break […]

There are four teams rumored to be shopping heavily for players, ahead of this year’s Major League Baseball trade deadline. The Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres are labeled as the most aggressive buyers, per USA TODAY. “The Phillies will be looking for a center fielder and bullpen help, the Mariners […]

The New York Knicks are looking for a new head coach, after the firing of Tom Thibodeau. Former Villanova coach Jay Wright has been mentioned as a possible replacement. It’s now all but certain that Wright won’t take the job. “Jay confirmed that he and his good friend Leon Rose discussed the position briefly but […]

Washington Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen has a big fan, who is in awe of her play. Fellow Mystics rookie Sonia Citron is tipping her cap to her teammate. “I literally can’t say enough good things about her.”@WashMystics guard Sonia Citron praises fellow rookie Kiki Iriafen for her dominant play this season. Listen to WNBA Central […]

The Minnesota Twins are getting some good news. Infielder Carlos Correa is back for the club on Saturday, per The Athletic. He will suit up for the team in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Correa has been dealing with a back injury. It has kept him off the field for the last few […]

Florida Panthers star Brad Marchand was mobbed by his teammates after scoring the game-winning goal in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final Friday. But in the stands, another person was also cheering. That is Marchand’s mom, who went viral for her celebration following Florida’s win. Brad Marchand's mom was LOVING her son's double OT […]

The House Settlement is approved by a judge, and that is good news for thousands of former NCAA athletes. The NCAA is agreeing to pay $2.8 billion in lost NIL earnings to athletes, per Yahoo Sports. Schools are also chipping in to help cover all the costs, per college sports reporter Ross Dellenger. NIL stands […]

Former Cincinnati Bengals player Adam “Pacman” Jones is in legal trouble once again. Jones was arrested in Kentucky for public intoxication and other charges, per WKRC TV Local 12 News. Jones was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, second degree disorderly conduct, and third degree assault on a police or probation officer, per […]

Florida Panthers star Brad Marchand opened up about what it meant to even the Stanley Cup Final series with Edmonton. Marchand lifted his club to a massive 5-4 double overtime win on Friday night over the Oilers. “Pure excitement, adrenaline for our whole group,” Marchand said, per The Athletic. “It was a very important game […]

The New York Knicks are looking for a head coach. It appears that the new man in charge won’t be former Villanova coach Jay Wright, per college basketball analyst Seth Davis. “I have been working with Jay Wright on TV for three years. Based on every conversation we have had I would say there is […]

Jacksonville Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter is already impressing NFL fans, before playing an official snap. Hunter made a pick at Jaguars OTAs that caused Pat McAfee to freak out in a positive way. “Holy s***,” McAfee posted to X, formerly Twitter, after seeing video of Hunter make a circus catch. It resulted in an […]

The Edmonton Oilers are feeling good about their defense ahead of this year’s Stanley Cup Final. One of the reasons is because defenseman Mattias Ekholm is returning to the ice from injury. Ekholm feels ready to go, as the Oilers look for revenge against the Florida Panthers. “It’s amazing,” Ekholm said, per NHL.com. “Six weeks […]

New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche likes having the no. 1 pick. Darche says he expects his club to keep the pick and draft first in the 2025 NHL Draft, per NHL.com. “I expect to speak No. 1 on June 27,” Darche said Tuesday during the NHL Scouting Combine. “You’ve got to be open […]

The Chicago Cubs are looking for some pitching ahead of this year’s Major League Baseball trade deadline. One MLB insider thinks the team should be moving to bring in Miami Marlins hurler Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara is on the mend from injury and carrying a 8.47 ERA this season. “With two more years of club control […]

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is on July 31. The Detroit Tigers are urged to trade for one of the best offensive players in baseball before then. Detroit should trade for Toronto Blue Jays star Bo Bichette, per ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan. “While conventional wisdom suggests the Tigers could use another high-octane bullpen […]

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is approaching, and trade speculation is heating up. The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are two teams expected to buy before the July 31 deadline. Two Tampa Bay Rays stars are seen as fits for the Yankees and Phillies, per ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan. Passan believes the […]

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Tanner Scott got battered in a team loss on Monday to the New York Mets. Scott allowed two 10th inning runs to score, in a game New York won 4-3. Scott had a simple explanation for his rocky outing. “I’m just not hitting my locations,” Scott said per ESPN, “and […]

The recent series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers got some big TV ratings for Major League Baseball. Sunday night’s game between the teams had the largest Sunday Night Baseball audience in seven years, per ESPN. About 2.73 million people watched the game. New York won that game, to take one victory […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is impressed by what he sees from the Indiana Pacers. Gilgeous-Alexander sees a team that is willing to pick up the pace. “They play fast. They’re stubborn in the way they play,” Gilgeous-Alexander said, per The Oklahoman. “They play like that no matter the game, no matter the environment, […]

New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns is pledging to fans that the club will continue to have success. Towns posted a message to social media. “This city. These fans. Thank you. The best is yet to come,” Towns said on X, formerly Twitter. This city. These fans. Thank you. The best is yet to […]

Baltimore Orioles veteran pitcher Charlie Morton made history Sunday for his team. Morton became the oldest hurler in team history to have a start without allowing an earned run, per MLB.com. Morton is 41 years and 201 days old. The previous pitcher who held the Orioles record was Mike Cuellar, who was 39 when he […]

Things just keep getting worse for the lowly Colorado Rockies. The Rockies established themselves as possibly the worst team in baseball history on Sunday, during yet another loss. Colorado has now played more games in a season than any team in Major League Baseball history without getting a 10th win, per USA Today. The club […]

The Green Bay Packers wide receivers had a tough time last season holding onto balls that Jordan Love threw to them. The Packers had 25 drops by receivers in 2024, per a Sports Illustrated report. One of those wide receivers is Jayden Reed. Reed is working this offseason to improve his technique on catches. “Man, […]

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice is liking where his team is at heading into the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers are looking to repeat as NHL’s champions, against the team they defeated last year. That team is the Edmonton Oilers, who are looking for revenge. Maurice says both teams are bringing an extraordinary amount […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new wide receiver this season, who wants to make his mark. Robert Woods says that he compares his game to franchise legend, Hines Ward. “A little bit of Hines,” Woods said, per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “A little bit of Hines in there.” Woods went a step even further in his […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets have a chance to make NFL history in Week 1 of the 2025 season. That all depends, of course, on if Aaron Rodgers inks a deal with Pittsburgh. Justin Fields and Rodgers could be the first Week 1 NFL starters in history to start against the team they […]

The Washington Nationals had one of their best offensive nights of the season on Saturday, in a win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the midst of that game was the greatest start Major League Baseball has seen for decades. “The Nationals’ first 11 batters reached base as they scored nine runs before the D-backs got […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone thinks his pitcher Will Warren will bounce back, following a rough outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday. The Dodgers whipped the Yankees, 18-2. Warren allowed seven earned runs in less than two innings of work. Aaron Boone recaps Saturday's contest against the Dodgers. pic.twitter.com/LrYQu6gua6 — YES Network (@YESNetwork) […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are putting one of their young stars on the injured list, and the team’s manager has thoughts about it. Oliver Marmol thinks that the Redbirds will have outfielder Jordan Walker back in no time. “I don’t think it’s going to be more than the 10 days,” Cardinals manager Marmol said, per […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are mired in a disappointing season. While the club is expected to make several players available to other teams for trades before the deadline, there are two players they won’t give up. Those players are Paul Skenes and Oneil Cruz, per USA TODAY. The Pirates though do have a few intriguing trade […]

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy went deep not once, but twice in an 18-2 blowout of the New York Yankees. Following Saturday’s game, Muncy revealed what it meant to him to have that kind of stellar performance. Max Muncy hit career homer 200 and 201 today in a dominant 7 RBI performance. More with […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson is giving his opinion on why the New York Knicks lost the Eastern Conference Finals. Johnson says that the Knicks weren’t able to get their stars going in Game 6. “The New York Knicks lost Game 6 because their two superstars Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony-Towns didn’t play well. They also […]

New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu paced her team to a victory Friday night against the Washington Mystics. Following that game though, Ionescu wanted to talk about another player. Ionescu opened up about her opinion of Mystics rookie Sonia Citron. “She’s one of my favorite players out of this rookie class. Someone I watched in […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell is making a bold claim. Snell thinks that Ken Griffey Jr. is the best baseball player of all time, per MLB Network. Blake Snell's top 5 @MLB players & rappers of all time 👀 📺 #PlayBall – 10am ET on MLB Network pic.twitter.com/UwjtNvHGA0 — MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) May 31, […]

The Baltimore Orioles are a team going through a lot of struggles. Baltimore is last in the American League East and banged up to boot. Orioles slugger Ryan O’Hearn though is trying to look on the bright side when it comes to injuries. “It seems like we’ve been dealing with that for a while now […]

Houston Astros pitcher Framber Valdez posted a tremendous performance on Friday, throwing a complete game for his club. Houston defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, behind the hurler’s dominating outing. Following the game, Astros manager Joe Espada pointed to a specific moment as a turning point for his hurler. “Once he gave up that homer, […]

Two of the best teams in Major League Baseball are going to blows this weekend, as the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the New York Yankees. Game 1 of the series didn’t disappoint, as both Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge homered in the game. It was the first time that two reigning MVP winners homered […]