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MLB’s recent Trevor Bauer suspension should have major ripple effects on the NFL, Cleveland Browns, and Deshaun Watson. The Browns expected Watson to receive a fairly minimal suspension when they acquired him from the Houston Texas earlier in the offseason. Anywhere from 4-8 games seemed realistic as punishment for Watson. However, he was accused by […]

When the Blue Jays signed Kevin Gausman during the offseason, they weren’t sure what to expect. The right-hander had a tremendous first half for the Giants in 2021 but fell off in the latter part of the season. Nonetheless, his high ceiling earned him a 5-year, $110 million dollar deal with Toronto. And it has […]

The Washington Commanders have endured plenty of transition and drama over the past few years. They have consistently changed quarterbacks, dealt with various front office scandals, and of course adopted the new Commanders nickname. And it appears as if stability will continue to be difficult to find at the QB position following a Commanders’ recent […]

The New England Patriots made a late move in the 2022 NFL Draft that could prove to be highly beneficial down the road. The Patriots took QB Bailey Zappe with the 137th pick in the 4th round. New England was not expected to take a QB in round 4 but they decided to roll with […]

Who is the Dallas Mavericks X-Factor heading into the Western Conference Semifinals? Dallas is fresh off of an opening playoff series against the Utah Jazz that saw them overcome a Luka Doncic early through the first couple of games and still hold strong. The Mavs then cruised to a series win once Luka returned. But […]

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz in the first round of the postseason. Luka Doncic and the Mavs have made the postseason before but Luka has yet to make any kind of deep playoff run. But this is a different Dallas team than year’s past and they have a shot at making some noise […]

The Detroit Lions took Aidan Hutchison out of Michigan with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft after the Jaguars took Travon Walker first overall. Hutchison was originally the favorite to go first overall but was surpassed by Walker prior to the draft. But the Lions are happy that he fell since they have […]

The New York Yankees are playing great baseball all of the sudden. It wasn’t all that long ago that Yankees fans were calling the 2022 squad a bust and the media was posing all of the difficult questions after New York’s underwhelming beginning to the season. But the Yankees have proven that the game of […]

The Chicago White Sox have struggled mightily to open the 2022 campaign. Their record sits at well under .500 and some people are questioning the legitimacy of their contention ability. The team has been hampered by injuries as well, as Lucas Giolito, Lance Lynn, and Eloy Jimenez have all already dealt with various ailments. When […]

Trevor Bauer has been issued a record long 324 game suspension without pay by MLB. The league conducted it’s investigation and believes that Bauer is in violation of the league’s Join Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Policy. As expected. Trevor Bauer is appealing the suspension. Bob Nightengale posted the official release. The official release […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly had a players-only meeting for their huge Game 6 matchup against the Grizzlies. However, that might not be the case. Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns refuted that such a meeting happened in a fiery manner.  Warning: This quote contains profane language. “No. We had a film session, just as a team. Ok. […]

Week 4 of the Fantasy Baseball Season is already set to begin. It seems as if the season is flying by. We are now entering the point of fantasy baseball where the picture is becoming clear of which players are actually good and which guys simply got off to hot starts. There are slow starters […]

There have been numerous questions about Aaron Rodgers’ future in Green Bay over the past few seasons. The quarterback was rumored to want out of Green Bay but the Packers seemed to display interest in keeping him around for the long term. The questions about his future were answered when he signed a massive 3-year […]

The New York Yankees are playing a quality brand of baseball right now. They have swept two series in a row and things are undeniably beginning to come together for the Yankees. New York trailed against the Orioles on Thursday but came back and defeated them 10-5 to cap off the sweep of Baltimore on […]

The Dallas Mavericks won a thriller in Game 6 to continue the Utah Jazz’s postseason frustrations and advance to the second round. The usual suspects stole the headlines as Luka Doncic earned his share of the praise, while breakout star Jalen Brunson has become a major talking point for Dallas as well. But Mavs’ head […]

There is plenty of concern surrounding the Phoenix Suns right now. Devin Booker is injured and Phoenix is laboring against a Pelicans team that barely made the playoffs. Nonetheless, there is reason for optimism in Phoenix. The Suns leads the series 3-2 with the Pelicans as of this story’s publication. But even if they send […]

Carlos Rodon has been nothing short of excellent since signing with the San Francisco Giants. The left-hander is striking out batters left and right and quickly endearing himself to the baseball fans of San Francisco. Rodon is doing so well that he has already broke a record that was set by Giants legend Tim Lincecum. […]

The drama in San Francisco has produced a myriad of storylines in regards to a potential Deebo Samuel trade. It began with stirrings that the superstar may not be happy with the 49ers. Those stirrings developed into facts after Samuel requested a trade. However, the 49ers then declared they had no intention of dealing him […]

Hall-of-Fame quarterback and former Broncos’ superstar Peyton Manning announced that he will be providing a college scholarship in honor of the late Demaryius Thomas. Thomas passed away at just age 33 last year. He was a Broncos’ star wide receiver for a number of years and played alongside Peyton Manning during his time in Denver. […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to a massive extension with offensive tackle Cam Robinson. The deal is reportedly worth $54 million dollars over 3-years, per Ian Rapoport. Robinson, who was already franchise tagged, provides steady protection for Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars offense. The former 2017 second round pick finished within the top 20 in pass […]

Mike Trout is smashing baseballs all over Angel Stadium once again in 2022. After missing most of the 2021 season due to injury, Mike Trout’s return has Angels fans hopeful for success this year. But could Trout, who is still just 30 years old, be in store for his biggest season yet? Is the 3-time […]

Mike Trout is officially back! After missing a significant portion of the 2021 campaign due to injury, Shohei Ohtani became the talk of the town in Anaheim. Although Shohei still holds immense popularity, Trout is back and once again stealing the hearts of Angels and all MLB fans. The duo is arguably amongst the best […]

Remember when Yankees fans were upset because New York failed to land Matt Olson or Freddie Freeman over the offseason? Or when they felt underwhelmed when the team decided to roll with Anthony Rizzo as their starting first baseman this season? Well, Yankees fans probably can’t even remember those negative feelings anymore after the performance […]

Kevin Durant had himself a day on Tuesday. No, it had nothing to do with playing basketball. Instead, his day revolved around beefing with Charles Barkley, discussing Kyrie Irving after getting swept by Celtics, and defending LeBron James and Stephen Curry. However, none of that compared to a comment he made on Twitter after dealing […]

Max Scherzer was impressive on the mound in Monday’s Mets victory over the Cardinals. However, the right-hander did not factor into the decision despite striking out 10 batters over 7 innings and allowing no runs. Trevor May entered the ballgame in the 8th and immediately surrendered two runs in relief of Scherzer. New York would […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday thanks to a dominant shutout performance from Walker Buehler. Buehler was electric throughout the contest, limiting Arizona to just 3 hits while striking out 10. There was growing discussion towards the 8th and 9th inning as to if manager Dave Roberts would allow Buehler to […]

Everyone in the MLB World was stunned when Carlos Correa signed with the Minnesota Twins this offseason. It seemed as if it was a foregone conclusion that Correa would head to a big market such as New York or Philadelphia, or possibly even return to Houston. People are equally as confident that Correa’s stay in […]

The Trevor Bauer saga continues as the controversial Dodgers pitcher is reportedly filing a lawsuit against the woman who accused him of sexual assault. Bauer and his representation are claiming defamation in the lawsuit. The lawsuit states the following: “She wanted to destroy Mr. Bauer’s reputation and baseball career, garner attention for herself, and extract […]

Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts’ decision to remove Clayton Kershaw from his perfect game bid against the Twins was the talk of the MLB World for a long while. Some supported the decision while others harshly criticized Roberts. The topic was brought back to life following Walker Buehler’s recent shutout in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. Everyone […]

The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Monday in Anaheim to kickoff a four game series. Neither team had much offense to speak of but the Angels did just enough to earn the win. The Angels had one player smash 2 home runs and drive in all 3 of the team’s RBI’s. […]

An accidental triple? Who else but Mike Trout! In the sixth inning of a 1-0 game with the Angels leading the Guardians in Anaheim, Shane Bieber was facing Mike Trout. Bieber was spinning a gem but Trout had squared two balls up off of the Cleveland ace. But both of Trout’s hard hits had resulted […]

The first thing I want to make clear is that being an umpire or referee in any professional sport is an incredibly difficult occupation. Although video replays have been implemented to help, umpires/referees ultimately hold the power to decide the outcome of the game. And even when they make the correct call they still tend […]

George Kittle made an extremely bold comparison recently. The superstar tight end said he sees similarities between 49ers young QB Trey Lance and the Bills’ Josh Allen. Allen is one of the best quarterbacks in football so that is unquestionably high praise for Lance. Kittle made the comments on a podcast entitled, “I Am Athlete.” […]

Cody Bellinger’s 2 home run game on Sunday opened a lot of eyes in the MLB world. However, it apparently caught the attention of other sports stars as well. NFL players have not been shy about discussing their interest in baseball this year, especially JJ Watt. However, it was Raiders QB Derek Carr who made […]

Context is key. That was the case following the riveting Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves game on Saturday that saw Minnesota escape with a 119-118 victory. Timberwolves’ beat reporter Chris Hine sent out the following Tweet discussing a situation involving Grizzlies’ star Ja Morant and Timberwolves’ star Anthony Edwards in the hallway after the contest. […]

The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros received plenty of hype entering the 2022 season. Los Angeles finally made some moves to upgrade their pitching staff while featuring superstars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in their lineup. Houston has been the class of the American League West over the past few years and they are […]

A potential American League playoff preview took place over the weekend as the Houston Astros hosted the Toronto Blue Jays. The series did not disappoint as each contest during the 3-game set was decided by just one run. After the Blue Jays took Friday and Saturday’s matchups, the Astros roared back with an 8-7 victory […]

The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians played a great baseball game on Saturday. Nestor Cortes and Cal Quantrill both pitched very well to start the contest. New York took a 3-2 lead in the 7th before Cleveland roared back with two runs in the 8th. However, the Yankees scored 2 in the ninth to […]

Matthew Stafford spent 12 years as a member of the Detroit Lions and also happens to be a baseball fan. He grew up playing ball with Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers and the two are friends to this day. So it was no surprise to see Stafford, who of course now plays in Los Angeles […]