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The 2025 season could not be going any further from plan for the Baltimore Orioles. After two consecutive playoff appearances amid the emergence of their incredible young core, a few of their core pieces took a step back, and in turn, the team has struggled immensely all year long. They entered their Monday night contest […]

The past few weeks have been a topsy-turvy ride for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’ve been slumping quite a bit, even relinquishing the division lead to the San Diego Padres at one point, but they have taken back control of the NL West and have appeared to right the ship somewhat. But the events of […]

2025 almost feels like a dream for the Detroit Tigers, as they have remained one of the best teams in MLB, withstanding a slump following the All-Star break that threatened to break the team’s spirit. On Monday, they flexed their muscle against a fellow division leader in the Houston Astros, demolishing them 10-0 in a […]

At this juncture of the offseason, there isn’t much player movement left as teams have mostly settled in and finalized their moves in free agency. (Of course, the Golden State Warriors are the exception to the rule, as they are still yet to make a move in free agency because of their inability to resolve […]

There are no awards given out during the offseason, but if there were, then the Denver Nuggets would be the frontrunner for the Most Improved Team award. The Nuggets’ front office was on a heater to start the offseason, offloading Michael Porter Jr. and his onerous contract to bring in Cam Johnson (costing them just […]

When the Chicago Bulls come up in conversation, the following words or phrases come up: “mediocre”, “treading water”, or “middling”. Hovering around the .500 mark and hoping for the best has been the Bulls’ M.O. over the past few seasons, and considering their moves (or lack thereof) this offseason, nothing is about to change for […]

This offseason, the Atlanta Hawks have certainly put their best foot forward with the hopes of creating a contending team around their star point guard, Trae Young. In addition to all the internal improvements they’re hoping for from their young core, they brought in reinforcements such as Kristaps Porzingis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Luke Kennard — […]

The clock is always ticking on the Los Angeles Lakers as long as LeBron James is on the roster. James is already about to turn 41 years old come December, and as elite of a player as he remains, even Father Time has to catch up to him at some point. James has been putting […]

The Indiana Pacers’ Cinderella run all the way to Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals extracted a heavy toll in the form of Tyrese Haliburton, who had to exit in the early goings of the biggest game of the season after suffering a torn Achilles. Haliburton’s injury put the Pacers on the back foot […]

The 2025 season is yet another lost one for the Washington Nationals, a team that just couldn’t find a way to return to winning ways after hoisting the World Series trophy in 2019. They entered their Thursday night game against the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies with a 48-72 record — which is “good” for the […]

The New York Mets find themselves stuck in the mud at the moment; after coming out of the All-Star break hot by winning seven of their first nine games, they’ve fallen off a cliff since then — losing 13 out of their past 15, including a 4-3 defeat to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. They […]

This offseason has been an uneventful one for the Golden State Warriors thanks in complete part to the ongoing standoff between them and Jonathan Kuminga, who remains a restricted free agent. The gap between the two sides appears to be impossible to bridge with the Warriors looking ready to give Kuminga the opportunity to spread […]

In recent weeks, it seemed as though the New York Mets had put their rough stretch earlier in the season completely in the rearview mirror. But the past 15 games have gone as poorly for the Mets as they could have envisioned, as they are in the middle of a 2-13 stretch made worse by […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t exactly been very good in 2025; heading into their Thursday night clash against the Cincinnati Reds, the Pirates were boasting a meager 49-66 record, sitting at dead last in the NL Central. But every five days, the Pirates have as good a chance to win a ballgame as any team in […]

The Utah Jazz are unlikely to make the leap to playoff contention next season, and their offseason moves suggest that the front office knows they’re in it for the long game. With the Jazz residing in the tougher Western Conference, it would take a miracle for them to be even in the play-in tournament picture. […]

The Golden State Warriors have only one thing in mind heading into the 2025-26 season: to win a title. While things haven’t exactly been moving for the Warriors this offseason, with the Jonathan Kuminga situation putting a pause on their dealings in free agency. In fact, the long rumored Al Horford signing hasn’t been finalized […]

Shea Langeliers popped off on Tuesday night, hitting three home runs and joining an exclusive two-person catching club in the process of powering the Athletics to a 16-7 victory over the Washington Nationals. Langeliers continues to be better, and in all areas of the ball as well, and he’s now slashing .272/.323/.545 on the year […]

Mookie Betts has been so good for so long that it can be disturbing to see him struggle the way he has for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025. Heading into their Tuesday night contest against the St. Louis Cardinals, Betts was slashing .231/.302/.355 on the season — career-worsts in every category if they hold. […]

Heading into the 2025 MLB trade deadline, Mason Miller was one of the most sought-after commodities on the market. After all, he had been lights out for the Athletics this season, recording 59 strikeouts in just 38.1 innings of work while sporting a 3.76 ERA. And with the Athletics struggling this season, that paved the […]

It’s a testament to the Houston Astros’ resiliency as a franchise that despite the departures of some of their key players over the offseason and persistent injury woes plaguing the team, they still find themselves sitting atop the AL West with a 64-50 record. On Tuesday, the Astros took care of business against the Marlins, […]

Instead of progressing forward in their rebuild, the Washington Nationals appear to have done nothing but take a step back in 2025. On Tuesday night, the Nationals fell to 44-68 on the year after being on the receiving end of a 16-7 beatdown from the Athletics. This is nothing but a continuation of their poor […]

The Chicago Cubs’ dream season has gradually been slowing down, and with the Milwaukee Brewers’ rapid ascent, they now find themselves down by four games in the NL Central standings following their 5-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. And while the Cubs look to find a way to avoid letting the Brewers build […]

The old adage may say that “things have to get worse before they get better.” But New York Yankees reliever Devin Williams has got to be wondering just when he’d be hitting rock bottom. Williams’ freefall from All-Star closer to expendable reliever continued on Tuesday, as he once again crumbled in a high-leverage situation in […]

On Tuesday night, the Seattle Storm welcomed the Minnesota Lynx into their house for what should be an exciting matchup between two winning teams in the WNBA. The Storm entered the night with a 16-13 record, so they were definitely the underdog against the 24-5 Lynx led by MVP candidate Napheesa Collier. Nevertheless, this appears […]

On Tuesday night, the Toronto Blue Jays are looking to continue their strong play over the past few months as they look to take advantage of an opportunity to pad their win total with another game against the worst team in MLB, the Colorado Rockies. And they appear to be well on their way to […]

It has been exactly one month since Kiké Hernandez played his most recent game for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as he’s been missing ever since he sustained an elbow injury in the aftermath of a 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros. Hernandez sustained inflammation on his left elbow, although it seems as though this knock […]

To say that the 2025 season has not gone according to plan for Joc Pederson and Josh Jung would be a major understatement. But at least for one night, all was right in the world for both of them, being as productive as the Texas Rangers envisioned they would be heading into the season. Pederson […]

For much of the 2025 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been as dominant as ever, boasting depth up and down the roster on both sides of the ball. But a team can only be as good as their worst side of the ball, and at the moment, the Dodgers cannot hit a lick. On […]

2025 hasn’t exactly been the easiest season for Tyler Glasnow. He missed over two months of baseball after suffering a shoulder injury, and since returning to the mound in July for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he hasn’t exactly been at his best either. But on Monday, Glasnow managed to turn things around after a rough […]

The New York Yankees have been playing it cool over the past few weeks, refusing to man panic stations despite being in a brutal stretch that now has them sitting in third place in the AL East standings. However, the Yankees may have to sound the alarm bells right now after an 8-5 loss to […]

It looked like the New York Yankees were going to put a temporary stop to their bleeding on Monday against the Texas Rangers. They were two outs away from doing so when closer Devin Williams added yet another terrible moment to what has been a nightmare 2025 season thus far for the former All-Star. Williams […]

On Monday night, the New York Yankees were on their way to a much-needed win against the Texas Rangers, another contender for a Wild Card spot in the AL. They were leading 5-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth, and a victory would have stopped the bleeding — giving them their first win of […]

Things are picking up for this Boston Red Sox squad that’s on fire at the moment. They’ve won eight of their past 10 games, including their Monday night tussle against the Kansas City Royals, 8-5. They have surpassed the New York Yankees to claim second place in the AL East, and they keep putting pressure […]

Monday night could not have gone more according to plan for the Toronto Blue Jays. Facing the worst team in MLB in the Colorado Rockies, the Blue Jays wasted no time in putting them in their place, destroying them 15-1 on the night on three home runs and a staggering 25 base hits. Of those […]

The Philadelphia Phillies weren’t shy at all prior to the trade deadline, being aggressive on the market by trading for one of the best available relievers in the hard-throwing Jhoan Duran. Duran is going to be the Phillies’ undisputed closer, and on Sunday, in just his second game for his new team, he made his […]

Armed with the gigantic task of holding the fort while Aaron Judge recovers from an elbow injury, the New York Yankees made a mess of themselves in a big way this past weekend in a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. On Sunday, the Yankees were thoroughly outplayed by the Marlins on all sides of […]

The Chicago Cubs will be needing every win they can get the rest of the way considering how on fire the Milwaukee Brewers have been for the past two months or so. With the Brewers demolishing the Washington Nationals, 14-3, the Cubs needed to win to keep in step with their rivals. But after the […]

The Chicago White Sox are not a good baseball team just yet, not by any means. But at this point, any sort of progress must be celebrated on their end. The White Sox have surpassed last season’s win total already even though there are 50 games remaining in the season, thanks to their incredible 1-0 […]

This offseason has been a rather eventful one for the Los Angeles Lakers. And they may not be done making moves yet. Now that they’ve received extra security for their future after Luka Doncic decided to sign a three-year, $165 million extension to stay until at least the 2027-28 season, they could very well be […]