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The San Diego Padres are in a weird spot right now. They are a team that is more than capable of making another strong push to the postseason with a chance to win their first-ever World Series. However, at 42-35, the Friars are currently out of a Wild Card spot by 0.5 games. After taking […]

The Dallas Cowboys offense will look different this season with the additions of George Pickens and an almost entirely new running back room. Former Cowboys star Dez Bryant sent a warning to the NFL during Fanatics Fest this past weekend. George Pickens was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Dallas Cowboys this offseason, which […]

The San Francisco Giants are set to take on the Miami Marlins in The Bay on Tuesday for a three-game set. Ahead of the game on Tuesday, the Giants made an interesting move that may just be short-term. Future MLB Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is coming back off the Paternity List, and he will […]

Washington Wizards forward Khris Middleton made a decision on Monday that was a no-brainer. The former champion with the Milwaukee Bucks signed a 3-year, $93 million deal with a player option with the Bucks in 2023 and will play out his final season of the contract after picking up his option with the Wizards. The […]

John Smoltz is one of the best pitchers of all time. His longevity saw him play for three different teams in 21 years, but primarily for the Atlanta Braves from 1998-2008. Smoltz recently joined the Flippin’ Bats Podcast and talked about some of the best pitching performances that he has ever witnessed. The first game […]

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off another dramatic series that really roots back to 2020. The Padres and Dodgers have met three times in the postseason since 2020, and last season’s NL Division Series provided a ton of drama. This year, a lot of hit batters have caused tensions to […]

The 2025 NBA Draft is on Wednesday, and there is a chance we could see multiple trades happen ahead of and during the draft. The Indiana Pacers, who will play Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, have already made a pre-draft trade including the No. 23 pick in […]

The Seattle Mariners are now five games back of the AL West Division after leading for the majority of the season. They need to get back on track fast. The Houston Astros have surged ahead of them, and now the Mariners are just 1.5 games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels. On Friday, one day […]

The 2025 College World Series has been yet another banger, and we now have the two finalists competing for the championship. LSU Baseball will take on Coastal Carolina Baseball in a best-of-three series starting on Saturday. Coastal Carolina is one of the hottest sports teams on the planet. They have won a miraculous 26 straight […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are a team trying to make a statement. With Jim Harbaugh at the helm, the Chargers are trying to become a bully in the AFC. The biggest task of all is trying to dethrone the Kansas City Chiefs from atop the AFC West, and if Harbaugh’s Chargers can do that, then […]

The Green Bay Packers are moving on from cornerback Jaire Alexander. Alexander was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday after beginning his star-studded career with the Packers. General manager Brian Gutekunst gave his thoughts on the departure. “I think it comes down to that, whether he can stay on the field,” Gutekunst said to […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in the American League. On Thursday, however, the hot streak took a slight detour as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Jays 9-5 to end the series. Toronto took the series two games to one and won 8-1 on Wednesday night. Blue Jays’ starting pitcher Kevin […]

Nolan Arenado continues to make history the more he plays baseball. The right-handed slugger and defensive wizard hit his 350th career home run in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox. He has had some electric moments in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform. It is certainly a shame that the career […]

Frankie Montas has yet to debut with the New York Mets, but his debut with the team will finally come very soon. According to Mike Puma, who covers the Mets, Montas will likely start against the Atlanta Braves next week. The Mets’ rotation has taken a serious hit due to injuries. Montas and Sean Manaea […]

The San Antonio Spurs may be the most interesting team to pay attention to in the next week leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft. The franchise has a lot of options, and they could very well be the team that trades for Kevin Durant. San Antonio owns the No. 2 overall pick in the […]

The MVP-caliber season for Pete Crow-Armstrong continues on as he just accomplished a feat at a very fast rate. On Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the speedy outfielder smashed another home run. This homer marks the 20th of the season, which puts him in rare company. Crow-Armstrong is now the fourth fastest player to accomplish […]

The New York Yankees cannot catch a break right now. After being swept by their rival Boston Red Sox over the weekend, the Yankees are currently in the midst of losing a series to the Los Angeles Angels. Losing seven straight games would be unheard of for this historic franchise. The offense has been terrible […]

Arkansas head basketball coach John Calipari has made a name for himself with his elite recruiting and dominant teams over the years. He coached the New Jersey Nets in the NBA, and then in college, he coached at UMass, Memphis, Kentucky, and now Arkansas. His time at Kentucky was legendary. He won a National Championship […]

The thought that Travis Kelce would not be playing football for the Kansas City Chiefs does not seem real yet. There have been rumors that the 2025 season could be his last, and when he does leave the game, it will put a serious dent in one of the best football teams of all time. […]

Ever since the Boston Celtics fell to the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, trade rumors have circulated around this team. A major reason is because of the brutal injury to superstar Jayson Tatum. Tatum is set to miss a majority, if not the entire 2025-26 season, as he […]

The Baltimore Ravens struck gold with the newest signing of former Green Bay Packers star cornerback Jaire Alexander. Alexander has been rumored to be either traded or released since the end of last season. The Packers decided that releasing the star defensive back was the best move for both sides. Weeks later, the Ravens got […]

We are just about one week away from the 2025 NBA Draft, where the Dallas Mavericks will begin by taking Cooper Flagg out of Duke University. The San Antonio Spurs pick second, and will likely take guard Dylan Harper out of Rutgers. The real start of the draft will begin with the third overall pick, […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are certainly feeling the wrath of the National League West, which happens to be the home of a new superstar. The San Francisco Giants traded for Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox to officially begin the MLB trade season. This trade was not the first trade, but the first one to […]

The Los Angeles Chargers, led by head coach Jim Harbaugh, are a team to watch in the AFC this season. They are hoping to bounce back after a miserable playoff loss to the Houston Texans last year. The Bolts revamped their offense by adding fresh talent to the roster. LA signed running back Najee Harris […]

The Boston Red Sox are going to feel the sting of losing a superstar from the roster. They traded away Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants and have put themselves in an interesting position. Boston and Devers started to drift apart, and when Devers said that he didn’t want to play another position, the […]

The 2025 MLB Draft is a few weeks away, and the Washington Nationals control the start of the draft with the No. 1 overall pick. In 2022, the Baltimore Orioles had the No. 1 pick and took Jackson Holliday, son of former MLB star Matt Holliday. Fast forward three years, and Holliday has another son […]

Growing up, the conversation that took control of our lives was debating who was better between Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. Every person and athlete had an opinion on the subject, and it is a debate that continues to this day. There are thousands of former and current NBA players who have played […]

The Los Angeles Rams have turned into one of the NFC’s top teams after a stellar playoff run last season. Despite losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round, the Rams demonstrated that they have one of the best teams on both sides of the ball. Defender Derion Kendrick did not participate last […]

Since the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers, the Black and Yellow have been the talk of the league. Many have formed opinions on how the Steelers will finish this season with a 41-year-old quarterback under center. Ryan Clark, a former Steeler, has hit both Rodgers and head coach Mike Tomlin with a label that has […]

The WNBA is in a better place when Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is on the court, making plays and draining deep three-pointers. The superstar returned to the court on Saturday in the contest against the reigning champions, the New York Liberty. Near the end of the first quarter, Clark nailed three triples to set […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now. They are winning games without two of their top veteran players. Both Max Scherzer and Anthony Santander have yet to really walk through the door as Blue Jays. They are new in Toronto and will be valuable pieces to a team […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off an incredible 2024-25 season that saw them lose to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card round, 27-9. Now, the offense will look very different with a new quarterback under center. Kevin O’Connell made sure to keep around his offensive coordinator, Wes Phillips, for a few more […]

The Chicago White Sox are trying to reinvent themselves by adding new veterans to the squad. In a random MLB trade on Friday, the White Sox acquired Aaron Civale from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Andrew Vaughn. Vaughn was once a highly talented prospect, and while he still possesses power with home run ability, […]

Garrett Crochet has been nothing short of elite since switching his socks from Chicago to Boston. Once a White Sox and now a Red Sox, Crochet is now a part of one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports. The Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry dates back to the early 1900s and […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are a team to watch in the competitive AFC this season. After another Wild Card loss for the Chargers, Jim Harbaugh and the Bolts revamped the offense to try and build upon a somewhat successful first year in the Harbaugh era. One rare situation the Chargers deal with is extended talks […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball and are winners of 12 of their last 14 games. Their surge has allowed them to move up the AL East Division, and they are just 4.5 games back of the New York Yankees. A lot can be credited to their success, but […]

The New York Mets are coming off a three-game sweep over the Washington Nationals at Citi Field for their second consecutive series sweep. They took down the Colorado Rockies in three games as well. Despite the success, the Mets lost starting pitcher Kodai Senga to an injury that did not look great when it happened […]

It’s not a secret that there are a handful of NBA players who are not happy when ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania mentions their name in rumors. Charania is the top insider for the sport now that Adrian Wojnarowski is a general manager for the men’s basketball team at St. Bonaventure University. On Wednesday, Milwaukee […]

The thought that T.J. Watt would ever play for another NFL franchise is one many would never expect. However, the NFL is a business, and elite players switch teams frequently. After the legendary Tom Brady left the New England Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that proved that anything is possible. With that said, the […]