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The San Francisco Giants are always going to put up a fight. They are a competitive team capable of beating any roster in Major League Baseball. Since winning three titles in five seasons starting 15 years ago, the Giants have been far from a World Series contender, but they are slowly building a roster worthy […]

The San Diego Padres are going to come into the 2026 season with a ton of expectations. They battle with the two-time defending champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the NL West; however, they have been one of the few teams in the National League with the capability of taking them down. It won’t be […]

The Minnesota Vikings were able to retain defensive coordinator Brian Flores. He is one of the best defensive coaches in the league and will more than likely earn another head coaching gig in the future. Teams were in on him in the early offseason; however, head coach Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings knew he would […]

The San Diego Padres are in the process of bringing in new ownership in the near future. Current owner, John Seidler, brother of former owner Peter Seidler, announced he will explore the sale of the team on November 13, 2025. The Padres are now close to making a final decision on the matter. It seems […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are going to lose some players to free agency in 2026. They have the capability to bring in better talent to help get them over the hump and back into the playoffs. Free Agency starts next month, and there is going to be a full team’s worth of talent on the […]

The stalemate between Nick Castellanos and the Philadelphia Phillies is finally over. The Phillies had been trying to trade him for months, but nobody wanted to take on the slugger. The Phillies even told Castellanos not to bother showing up to spring training, as both parties knew that the bond was over. On Thursday, the […]

The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is officially underway, and some of the best golfers on the PGA Tour are active and playing in this signature event. The $20 million purse is what everyone is after, and the winner will get a solid chunk of it. Speaking of the winner, the defending champion is Rory McIlroy. McIlroy […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are aiming to get back to the postseason in 2026. The NL West Division is stacked with talent, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the D-backs have beaten them in the playoffs before and know that they have the talent to win it all. They were very close in 2023. Superstar […]

Odafe Oweh is going to make a lot of money this offseason. The former first-round pick played for the Baltimore Ravens before being traded to the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of the NFL Trade Deadline in 2025. Oweh will enter free agency ahead of year 6 in the NFL. The Los Angeles Chargers will try […]

The Miami Marlins had a good year in 2025. They did not make the postseason, but they ended the year roughly four games away from making it. The Marlins aim to be another force in the National League this season, relying on their elite pitching. Their pitching has kept this team above water the last […]

The San Diego Padres won’t have potential future Hall of Famer Yu Darvish pitch this season; however, the hope is that he stays as close as he can to be a coaching presence in the clubhouse. The Padres will benefit with him around. Darvish underwent Tommy John surgery right after last season ended, forcing the […]

Baseball season is right around the corner. The San Francisco Giants will begin the 2026 season hosting the New York Yankees on Wednesday, March 25. The game will be showcased on Netflix at 5:05 pm PT. Then, Opening Day is the day after, with 11 games being played. According to The Athletic, Netflix is trying […]

Spring training is getting closer and closer to starting, and the 2026 World Baseball Classic is not far behind. Team USA is ready to compete with a very talented team led by Aaron Judge, Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, and Bobby Witt Jr. Corbin Carroll is a huge name as well; however, due to his surgery […]

The Cleveland Browns have a long way to go. In the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, the Browns will have two first-round picks after making a draft-day trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars last year. David Njoku recently said that he wants out of Cleveland. The offense will look very different next season. ESPN’s Field Yates, who […]

With Super Bowl 60 in the rearview mirror, NFL mock drafts are becoming a massive topic in conversations at this point in the early offseason. Free agency doesn’t start until March 11, so the draft preparation takes center stage outside of certain teams re-signing certain players. ESPN’s Field Yates, who headlines fantasy football talk, also […]

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM is this weekend, where Rory McIlroy is aiming to go back-to-back in what will be his first tournament of 2026. The superstar golfer is back and ready to defend his crown. Ahead of Pebble Beach, McIlroy was asked about the ongoing debate about adding another Major Championship in a recent […]

The future of golf is getting closer and closer to becoming a star on the greens. Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie Woods, has committed to play for Florida State to play golf for the Seminoles. Woods announced the signing on his Instagram. Woods attends Benjamin High School in Florida, so he won’t be traveling far to […]

The Chicago Cubs continue to add to a very good rotation. On Tuesday, the Cubs signed right-hander Kyle Wright to a minor-league contract and an invite to Spring Training camp. Wright has only pitched in a game for the Atlanta Braves, but he left that organization in 2023, one year after being the MLB wins […]

The Michigan State Spartans are once again one of the best teams in the country. As long as Tom Izzo is running the show, the Spartans will always have a shot at winning the NCAA Tournament. The March Madness tournament begins in just over a month, and Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology is starting to take real […]

Justin Verlander is back in The Motor City for another stint with the Detroit Tigers. This is one of the biggest stories of the MLB offseason, as the 42-year-old is not hanging up the cleats yet for a chance at another World Series/postseason run. Verlander pitched for the San Francisco Giants last season after many […]

The New York Yankees and Athletics made a trade on Monday. According to Bob Nightengale, the Yankees have acquired infielder Max Schuemann from the Athletics for right-handed pitcher Luis Burgos. The Yankees are bringing in an infielder who has major league experience with the A’s for two seasons, 2024 and 2025. In 2024, Schuemann batted […]

Munetaka Murakami is the future of the Chicago White Sox. The Japanese star is set to make his major league debut with the team this Spring, and the White Sox are trying to bring in solid pieces to build around him. Last week, the White Sox signed outfielder Austin Hays to be a big part […]

It is going to be a tough few weeks for the New England Patriots as they try to move on from a rough result in Super Bowl 60. The Seattle Seahawks dominated them from start to finish, and many fans were not happy watching another one-sided performance in the Big Game. The NFL media has […]

Super Bowl 60 was a snooze fest, unless you are a Seattle Seahawks fan or had a ton of money on them to win. The New England Patriots looked lost out there for the first three quarters until they finally found some luck on offense in the 4th. The Seahawks had the game pretty much […]

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch must be loving how his rotation looks with the addition of Framber Valdez earlier this week. He contains two of the best lefties in the sport at the top of the rotation, followed by some solid right-handed pitchers. The addition of Kenley Jansen gives them a veteran presence in the […]

The San Diego Padres are hoping that superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. can turn into a legit MVP candidate once again. Tatis finished third in MVP voting in 2021, but has had difficulties staying on the field since then. People in the media have been trying to say he can be an MVP candidate every offseason. […]

The 2026 Waste Management Open has been nothing short of electric, per usual. There has been a new leader each day so far, with Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune representing Japan at the top of the leaderboard on Saturday at -11. Si Woo Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Jake Knapp, and Matt Fitzpatrick are closing in on […]

It’s rare to see a team so high up on the mountain fall so far down the way that they did in 2025. The Indianapolis Colts looked as if they could win a Super Bowl before Daniel Jones got hurt. The team was 7-1 and missed the playoffs. That just does not happen unless you […]

The Denver Broncos are hoping to get a major boost at the wide receiver position in 2026. Troy Franklin is very close with quarterback Bo Nix, and that allows them to have unbreakable chemistry. There is a good chance that Franklin emerges as a star for the Broncos very quickly. Franklin won’t have to worry […]

The NFL international scene is getting bigger and bigger. The NFL announced this week that two teams will head to Australia for the first-ever time for a battle between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. There will be a total of nine international games in 2026. The NFL is making sure that it […]

The New Orleans Saints ended the 2025-26 NFL season on a high note. They won four of their final five games to finish with six total wins. Not many expected them to win more than 3-4 games. Rookie quarterback Tyler Shough played well in 11 games and showed signs of progress throughout each game. Shough […]

The 2026 NBA Trade Deadline was bonkers. Many players were sent away, and it involved a ton of star players as well. The biggest names of them all did not get traded, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant; however, many teams got better over the course of the week. Anthony Davis, James Harden, Darius Garland, Jaren […]

The 2026 NBA Trade Deadline is over. Over the last few days and weeks, the Brooklyn Nets have been trying to trade guard Cam Thomas. The relationship between Thomas and the Nets has only gotten worse over time. On Thursday, the Nets could not agree on a trade for the guard and decided to waive […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets are back at it, making trades ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline. Ahead of the deadline, the Celtics traded away forward Josh Minott to the Nets. “There are no other players or draft picks in the deal.” Minott averaged 5.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game as […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates were rumored to be involved in southpaw Framber Valdez in free agency. On Wednesday, Valdez shocked the baseball world by signing with the Detroit Tigers to be the No. 1 starter behind Tarik Skubal. The Tigers gave Valdez a ton of money that he could not pass up. The Pirates then turned […]

On Wednesday, longtime Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland announced that he will no longer be coaching for the team. There is a chance that Stoutland could remain with the Eagles in a different non-coaching role, according to Mike Garafolo. Here is what the 13-year OL coach for the Eagles said about his departure. […]

On Tuesday, James Harden was traded once again. This time, from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers, for a chance to win a title in the Eastern Conference with Donovan Mitchell. The trade sent Darius Garland back to the Clippers to team up with Kawhi Leonard. On Wednesday, Clippers President of Basketball Operations […]

This upcoming NFL offseason is an extremely important one for the Los Angeles Chargers. This is a team that has always struggled in the playoffs, but GM Joe Hortiz and HC Jim Harbaugh have done a great job of getting this team in a position to compete. The Chargers finished 11-6 in two seasons so […]

Super Bowl Week is here as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are set to battle for the Lombardi Trophy. The entire week ahead of the big game is filled with a football and media frenzy. Media Row has reporters, content creators, journalists, analysts, former and current players, former and current coaches, and much […]