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While a Game 1 loss in the ALDS is far from disastrous, circumstances were lining up for the Seattle Mariners to perhaps flame out early in the postseason. After all, the Detroit Tigers, after taking Game 1, were sending the near-invincible Tarik Skubal to the mound with a chance to go up with a commanding […]

The Miami Heat are in the middle of a transition period similar to where they were before they brought in Jimmy Butler in 2019. They have enough talent to compete for playoff spot next season, especially in the weaker Eastern Conference, but they can probably forget about mounting a deep playoff run unless they acquire […]

Through the first three innings of the decisive Game 3 of the AL Wild Card series clash between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, with rookie starter Connelly Early holding his own against a very deep Yankees lineup. He was almost mirroring what Cam Schlittler was doing opposite him on the mound, but […]

Garrett Crochet powered the Boston Red Sox to an all-important Game 1 win over the New York Yankees in their 2025 AL Wild Card series clash. But it all went downhill for the Red Sox from there. With the two AL East powerhouses trading punches, it was the Yankees that stood tall in the end, […]

On Thursday night, the Chicago Cubs punched their ticket to the NLDS after securing a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. This game was very smooth-sailing for the Cubs for the most part, but the thousands of fans in attendance at Wrigley Field had to hold their breath for portions of the ninth inning, […]

The San Diego Padres, in every season over the past six years, have had grand World Series contending ambitions. General manager AJ Preller has certainly been aggressive in upgrading the squad, and this was the case earlier this year as well when he traded one of the consensus best prospects in MLB, Leo de Vries, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays, on the final day of the regular season, secured the AL East crown with a huge win over the Tampa Bay Rays. This meant that, instead of going through the Wild Card gauntlet, they received a bye to the ALDS by virtue of having the best record in the American League. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers now know which team they’ll be facing in the NLDS after the Chicago Cubs took care of business against the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card series with a 3-1 win in Game 3 on Thursday night. The Brewers are very familiar with the Cubs, what with both teams residing […]

With the New York Yankees’ backs against the wall in their AL Wild Card series clash against the Boston Red Sox, they had to rely on rookie starter Cam Schlittler to get them over the line. Schlittler had a very good rookie year (2.96 ERA in 14 starts, 73.0 innings in the regular season), but […]

It was very worrying for the New York Yankees when they dropped Game 1 of their AL Wild Card series clash against the Boston Red Sox. They were one loss away from seeing their season come to an abrupt end, and at home, losing Game 1 was far from the ideal start. But they could […]

The events of the 2025 MLB postseason thus far have only proven that momentum is not a legitimate determining factor in baseball. The Detroit Tigers certainly are the epitome of this. After going through a nightmare calendar month of September where they ended up losing control of the AL Central, lost the division crown in […]

Another season has come and gone and the San Diego Padres have once more bowed out of the postseason. This year, however, the Padres did not even make it past the NL Wild Card series, with the Chicago Cubs sealing the deal on Thursday night with a 3-1 win. While winning 90 games in the […]

Hopes are high for the Atlanta Hawks for the upcoming season; the Hawks arguably have the most improved roster over the offseason following the additions of Kristaps Porzingis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Luke Kennard. Atlanta is clearly on an upward trajectory, and the players they added fit so seamlessly within their Trae Young-led nascent core that […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off a dream season in which they made the NBA Finals, coming to within one win away of claiming the franchise’s first NBA title. Alas, their season came undone with one play; Tyrese Haliburton, who pushed through a hamstring strain to suit up in Game 7, ended up rupturing his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers showed on Tuesday just how big the gulf in quality between their and the Cincinnati Reds’ squad truly is when they took a 10-5 win to come to within one win away from punching their ticket to the NLDS to face the Philadelphia Phillies. After all, this Dodgers team won the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are eight months removed from controversially trading Luka Doncic away, so they are looking forward to prove themselves right with their decision to pivot into more of a defensive identity. The Mavericks have so much frontcourt depth that all they need is some quality backcourt play to get them back to playoff […]

The Golden State Warriors can now move freely in free agency now that they’ve come to terms with Jonathan Kuminga on a two-year, $48.5 million contract — putting an end to their months-long standoff. With the Kuminga situation now taken care of, the Warriors can finally make the signings of Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton […]

With every game mattering so much now that the postseason is here, the New York Yankees recognized that every sort of advantage they could get could matter considering how thin the margins separating them and the Boston Red Sox are. With ace southpaw Garrett Crochet on the mound for the Red Sox, Yankees manager Aaron […]

Game 1 of any playoff matchup is always important considering how it can set the tone for the rest of the series. For the Boston Red Sox, they went into the heart of enemy territory as they faced their sworn rival New York Yankees on the road for Game 1 of their AL Wild Card […]

The Texas Rangers endured yet another disappointing season in 2025; they missed out on the postseason once more, finishing with an 81-81 record to put them six games behind the eventual third AL Wild Card entrant, the Detroit Tigers. Their World Series triumph in 2023 continues to look more and more like a fluke with […]

The Denver Nuggets arguably have the most improved team of the offseason; they addressed their urgent need for more depth by adding the likes of Jonas Valanciunas, Bruce Brown, and Tim Hardaway Jr., and these additions were made possible by the room they created when they traded Michael Porter Jr. and his big contract to […]

Draymond Green and LeBron James have built a friendship born out of the years they spent fighting against one another in the NBA Finals during the heyday of the Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers rivalry. Now that James is residing nearer to Green with the Los Angeles Lakers, their friendship has only blossomed — with the […]

Dalton Knecht has survived some serious roster turnover from the Los Angeles Lakers, as all indicators point to him starting the second year of his NBA career with the team that drafted him. Knecht is only 24 years of age and the Lakers continue to have high hopes for him. Perhaps he’ll be a more […]

The Los Angeles Lakers addressed their most urgent need heading into the offseason when they pounced on the surprise availability of Deandre Ayton on the free-agent market after the Portland Trail Blazers decided to buy him out of his contract. Considering how limited the Lakers’ resources were, upgrading their frontcourt with the addition of Ayton, […]

The 2025-26 season is yet to begin but disaster has already struck for the Houston Rockets. They were heading into the new campaign with high hopes after they brought in Kevin Durant in a blockbuster trade with the Phoenix Suns, but their point guard situation is going to be a mess after Fred VanVleet suffered […]

This past offseason, the New York Mets were parading themselves as the new king of New York after they stole Juan Soto from the New York Yankees by enticing him with a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract that could reach $800 million provided that he reaches certain milestones. However, the Yankees have managed to get […]

The San Francisco Giants have been desperately trying to keep in step with their peers in the NL West. They have been doing everything they could to recapture the magic of their stunning 107-win 2021 season, but since then, they haven’t finished with a record better than 81-81 or worse than 79-83 — a remarkable […]

Aaron Judge, in another year, would be the undisputed AL MVP, and perhaps win that award unanimously. But 2025 is no ordinary year in the AL MVP race. The New York Yankees star’s closest competitor for the award is Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who broke out and became an MVP-level player who finished the […]

The New York Mets’ worst fears have come true: they will be missing the MLB postseason in 2025, with their September collapse culminating in a 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on Game 162 eliminating them from playoff contention. Even though the Cincinnati Reds also lost on the final day of the regular season, they’ll […]

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to redeem themselves this year after missing out on the postseason last year. Their start to the new campaign hasn’t exactly been ideal, as they’ve lost two games (one against the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and another against the seemingly improved Chicago Bears) heading into play for their […]

The Seattle Mariners could not have dreamed up of a better way to finish the season than the way they did. They managed to not just win the AL West crown, with the Houston Astros failing to even make it to the postseason, they also clinched a bye to the ALDS by virtue of being […]

Another season has come and gone and Aaron Judge has, yet again, put up another monster year that has him in consideration to win another AL MVP award even though the New York Yankees narrowly missed out on the AL East crown by virtue of losing the tiebreaker against the division champion Toronto Blue Jays. […]

It may have gone down to the final day of the regular season, but the Toronto Blue Jays managed to secure the AL East crown at last with a 13-4 romp over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 162 on Sunday night. The Blue Jays own the tiebreaker over the Yankees so they controlled their […]

On Sunday night, all MLB teams played their 162nd game of the regular season, marking an end to an eventful 2025 campaign for 18 teams in the entire league. For 12 teams, their journey in October is only about to begin, and one of the teams that qualified for the postseason, the Boston Red Sox, […]

On Friday night, the Boston Red Sox officially punched their ticket to the 2025 MLB postseason with a 4-3 win over the floundering Detroit Tigers. This is a major achievement for the Red Sox, as they managed to escape the mediocrity they seemed to be destined for towards the start of the season. This also […]

The fate of the New York Mets’ season lies in the results of their final few games. Friday night was not a very good start for the Mets; facing the sub-.500 Miami Marlins, one would have thought that this was a good opportunity for them to keep the Cincinnati Reds at bay. Alas, the Mets […]

The Minnesota Lynx’s dream season is on the brink of coming to an abrupt end. On Friday night, with their semifinal clash against the Phoenix Mercury headed to the Valley, the Lynx had to put up a big performance to avoid going down 2-1 with homecourt advantage having slipped away from their fingertips. However, the […]

The Seattle Mariners have already punched their ticket into the 2025 MLB postseason and they have in fact won the AL West. It keeps on getting better for the playoff-bound Mariners, as they earned a bye to the ALDS since they cannot finish below second place in the overall AL standings. But on Friday night, […]

When the Indiana Fever won Game 1 of their semifinal clash against the heavily-favored Las Vegas Aces, it looked like everything was going sunshine and butterflies and rainbows for the seventh-seeded Fever team that continues to punch above its weight class amid the season-ending injury to Caitlin Clark. But the Aces, led by four-time MVP […]