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The Chicago Cubs swept the Athletics in their first trip to Sacramento. Their 10-2 win on Wednesday was their fifth of the season, bringing them over .500 for the first time. Their offseason was highlighted by Kyle Tucker, who came to the Cubs in a trade from the Houston Astros. He had a poor spring […]

The Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Wednesday night. But that one Washington goal was incredibly important. Alex Ovechkin scored for the 892nd time in his career, two shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. With seven games left in the season, Ovechkin is on pace to grab the record before the […]

Opening Day is in the rearview and the MLB season is underway. There has been a lot of conversation about torpedo bats, but that may have cost your fantasy baseball team in Week 1. If it did, you are probably looking at the waiver wire to get the 2025 fantasy baseball season off to a […]

The Masters Tournament is just a week away and that means players are heading to Augusta National for practice rounds. Former champion Patrick Reed made his first trip of the season recently and had one thing in mind. Augusta National was in the path of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in September. Reed gave the […]

The San Diego Padres locked up another one of their superstars on Wednesday. Jackson Merrill signed a nine-year contract extension with the Padres worth $135 million after a fantastic rookie year. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last year and signed on despite a lack of offseason spending. Merrill spoke at a […]

The NFL Owners’ Meetings are winding down and some significant rule changes have already been approved. The chain gang is a thing of the past, touchbacks are coming out further, and expedited replay can help with flags. But one thing that has not been approved is a Tush Push ban, as the vote has been […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs won’t play the Washington Capitals for the rest of the regular season. As Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky’s record, Auston Matthews will be watching from the couch. When asked about the record chase, Matthews spoke about his appreciation for Ovechkin and gave the schedule makers a shoutout. View this […]

The Atlanta Braves are the last winless team in the major leagues. After a four-game sweep at the hands of the San Diego Padres, they lost their first two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves’ offense has been a massive part of this poor start, with only nine runs in the first five […]

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday. Nick Suzuki scored a goal for the Canadiens that tied the game with eight seconds left and then scored the overtime winner. With the Eastern Conference playoff race rounding the final turn, these two points are key. The Habs are inching toward their […]

The Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Tuesday night. After Cincy racked up 14 runs on Kumar Rocker and the bullpen on Monday, they were shut out at home. The Rangers turned to Nathan Eovaldi for the second game of the series, and he dominated with a Maddux. With only 99 pitches in […]

The New York Islanders lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at home on Tuesday. They have lost six straight games, including every one since the controversial call that cost them a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 24. Their playoff chances are dwindling and the play on the ice has been declining. […]

The New York Yankees are dealing with an insane amount of pitching injuries. Gerrit Cole is out for the season, recovering from Tommy John surgery, and Luis Gil is out with a lat strain. Late in spring training, they lost Clarke Schmidt to rotator cuff tendinitis. Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed when Schmidt is expected […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are closing in on their seventh consecutive playoff appearance. They have made the dance every year under head coach Rod Brind’amour and will likely face the New Jersey Devils in the first round. In this run, they have not reached the Stanley Cup Final or won a game in the Eastern Conference […]

The Atlanta Falcons created a quarterback controversy last year when they signed Kirk Cousins in free agency and drafted Michael Penix Jr. in the first round. They started with Cousins, but his poor play forced Penix into action and he was much better. Now, they are looking to move on from Cousins this offseason. Falcons […]

The Atlanta Braves are off to a miserable start to the 2025 season. They are 0-5 after getting swept by the San Diego Padres and losing Monday’s game to the Los Angeles Dodgers. And then they lost offseason acquisition Jurickson Profar for 80 games to a PED suspension. One injury return that could help the […]

The Masters Tournament is almost here. Golf’s first major takes place annually in Augusta, Georgia, during the second week of April. One tradition of the tournament is the cheap concession prices all over the grounds. Masters patrons are treated to low prices on all concessions, including the famous Pimento Cheese sandwich. CLLCT Media’s Darren Rovell […]

The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks are opening a three-game series in The Bronx on Tuesday. Game 1 featured Arizona ace Corbin Burnes against New York rookie Will Warren on the mound in a tight game early. After Anthony Volpe hit his third homer of the season, the Bombers tied the game at 2. […]

The Los Angeles Angels play the second of three games against the St Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. While neither team is expected to do much this year, it is still a special moment for one star. Angels outfielder Mike Trout says he loves playing against the Cardinals because of one of his former teammates’ love […]

MLB Opening Day has come and gone and we have a new power rankings to kick off April. Topedo Bats were the topic of the weekend, with the New York Yankees scoring 20 runs with the new, controversial bats. The league has come out and said they’re legal, so expect some big barrels from more […]

The Texas Rangers took three out of four against the Boston Red Sox to open the season. Vibes were high in Arlington coming off Jacob deGrom’s first start of the year and a great opening series. But that came crashing down on Monday when they lost 14-3 to the Cincinnati Reds. Rangers rookie starter Kumar […]

The New York Yankees swept the Milwaukee Brewers in their season-opening series. But the attention was placed on the torpedo bats that Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm Jr, and Austin Wells are using. The Yankees were without Giancarlo Stanton as he nurses elbow injuries, and rumors surfaced that those injuries were caused by the […]

The Boston Red Sox are 1-4 to start the 2025 MLB season. They lost three of four to the Texas Rangers to start and lost Monday’s game to the Baltimore Orioles. Designated hitter Rafael Devers has been brutal for the Red Sox, with 15 strikeouts in 23 plate appearances, but Alex Cora is not worried. […]

The Ottawa Senators are pushing for their first playoff berth since 2017. While they have a 99.5% chance of making the playoffs, per MoneyPuck, every win will ease the fanbase’s nerves. After taking a nasty hit in a recent game, Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will miss Tuesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres with an upper-body […]

The Vancouver Canucks are falling out of the Western Conference playoff race. With the St Louis Blues surging through the finish line, it is looking like another spring without the playoffs in British Columbia. Combine that with the recent firing of Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella, rumors are swirling. But the Canucks are committed […]

The Nashville Predators are having the worst-case scenario season. After spending millions on Steven Stamkos, Brady Skjei, and Jonathan Marchessault in free agency, they have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Newly extended goalie Juuse Saros has struggled, Ryan O’Reilly hasn’t been the perfect fit, and GM Barry Trotz has choices to make. The […]

The Atlanta Braves got off to a tough start to their 2025 season on Thursday, losing to the San Diego Padres 7-4. They start the season out west, with three more games against the Padres and then three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But the fans all have an eye on the news back […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are in The Bronx to face the New York Yankees for a season-opening series. What would normally be a regular interleague matchup has a bizarre offseason twist. The two teams hooked up on a trade that sent Devin Williams to the Yankees. The Brewers got Nestor Cortes Jr as part of the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes host the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. They have been blistering hot since they traded Mikko Rantanen at the NHL trade deadline, winning six of the eight games since. Now, they get a forward back to help fill the role Rantanen left vacant. Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov has missed the last nine […]

The New York Rangers play in Anaheim against the Ducks on Friday night. Normally, this matchup is a late-night matchup between two teams with limited history against each other. But this year will be very different. Former Rangers captain Jacob Trouba was traded to the Ducks earlier this season, ending a tumultuous run in Manhattan. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are already 3-0 on the young MLB season. They dominated the Tokyo Series against the Cubs and got to Tarik Skubal on Opening Day. After a World Series win and dominant offseason, many people are picking them to repeat as champions. ESPN surveyed anonymous people across baseball, asking who the next […]

The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella on Thursday. In their first game with Brad Shaw as the interim, they won 6-4 over the Montreal Canadiens. But eyes were on the bench, where defenseman Cam York sat for the final 50 minutes of the game. The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz reported Friday that an incident […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Opening Day. After their dominant Tokyo Series against the Cubs, they picked up where they left off on banner night in LA. The Dodgers returned home to honor their World Series team, series MVP Freddie Freeman, and 1988 hero Kirk Gibson. Dave Roberts spoke about […]

The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella on Thursday. They won their first game with interim coach Bard Shaw, but replacement rumors are already swirling. Across the continent, the Vancouver Canucks are fighting for a playoff spot in a season full of drama with a coach on an expiring contract. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun […]

The New Orleans Saints had a disastrous season in 2024. From a 3-0 start to missing the playoffs, they are in desperate need of talent this offseason. The 2025 NFL Draft is approaching, and the Saints hold the ninth overall pick in the first round. We ran a Pro Football Focus seven-round mock draft simulator […]

The Washington Capitals have already clinched a playoff spot with 103 points from 71 games. That puts the spotlight firmly on Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. He enters Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Wild with 889 career goals, five away from tying the record. Former Capitals coach and current Predators GM Barry […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are in the middle of another miserable season. With 51 points out of 72 games, they are already eliminated from the playoffs. Even with Connor Bedard having his best season yet, they have not jumped into playoff competition yet. The organization knows it needs help and has its eyes set on the […]

The Edmonton Oilers made a few solid additions at the NHL trade deadline. They picked up defenseman Jake Walman from the San Jose Sharks and Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins as their biggest moves. But before they made the Frederic deal, they were poking around a center. Marco D’Amico from RG.org explained why the […]

The Dallas Stars made the biggest move of the NHL trade deadline. They sent promising forward Logan Stankoven and two first-round picks to the Carolina Hurricanes for Mikko Rantanen. Once they added the former 50-goal scorer, many saw them as a Stanley Cup contender. With Rantanen in tow, the Stars are the most balanced team […]

The St Louis Cardinals are entering a rebuild. Former Red Sox and Rays executive Chaim Bloom is in town running minor-league operations this year before he takes over everything next year. They let Paul Goldschmidt walk in free agency, declined options on Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, and did not give out any long-term deals. […]