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The Philadelphia Phillies’ comeback bid fell short on Monday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers escaped with a 4-3 win to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Jesus Luzardo, who started for the Phillies, gave his team everything he had for six innings, leaving without having allowed a run […]

On the 15th anniversary of Roy Halladay’s NLDS no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were locked in a pitching duel of their own. Until the seventh inning. That’s when the Dodgers’ bats came alive, turning a scoreless game with three combined hits into a commanding 4-0 Los Angeles lead as […]

The WNBA’s current collective bargaining agreement expires on October 31 and it’s no secret that the league and players association are nowhere near an agreement. As players, including Napheesa Collier, publicly call out commissioner Cathy Engelbert, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has spoken out. The NBA owns 42% of the WNBA with many W teams having […]

Milwaukee outfielder Jackson Chourio is in the Game 2 lineup for the Brewers against the Chicago Cubs on Monday, manager Pat Murphy has confirmed. Chourio left Game 1 of the NLDS in the second inning on Saturday with hamstring tightness. He was 3-3 at the time as Milwaukee jumped out to a 9-1 lead. He […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are getting ready for a crucial Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, and manager Rob Thomson is making more arms available as his team tries to avoid an 0-2 hole. Thomson confirmed before the game that Suarez, who started 26 games for the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies will pay tribute to late starting pitcher Roy Halladay on Monday before Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Game 2, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET, falls on the 15th anniversary of Halladay’s NLDS no-hitter against the Cincinnati […]

If there was any hope that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert could patch things up and move forward as they both try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, well, that doesn’t seem too likely. ESPN reports that the relationship between the MVP runner-up and Engelbert is “beyond repair” after […]

An ESPN executive is denying a report from Outkick’s Clay Travis that the network pulled NCAA football analyst Paul Finebaum from all TV appearances since he publicly expressed interest in running for senate in Alabama. “This is not true at all. The below is TOTALLY FALSE,” ESPN’s Vice President of PR Bill Hofheimer wrote via […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t sign Roki Sasaki to be a relief pitcher, but he just might be the most important and dominant one remaining in the MLB Playoffs. It happened almost by accident as the Dodgers’ supposed phenom from Japan struggled to adapt in his first season stateside. He got off to a lackluster […]

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has responded to Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier’s scathing comments directed at her, which she delivered in her yearly exit interview on Tuesday. “I have the utmost respect for Napheesa Collier and for all the players in the WNBA,” Engelbert said in a statement obtained by ClutchPoints. “Together we have all […]

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark will not be weighing in on Napheesa Collier’s scathing comments directed at WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert earlier on Tuesday. At least, not yet. Collier mentioned Clark directly during a prepared statement she read, in which she alleges that Engelbert credited the WNBA for all of Clark’s sponsorship deals. “I also […]

It was a lost season for New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea, but it ended with a hopeful note. It turns out the lefty starter might not need surgery to remove “loose bodies” from his pitching elbow, SNY’s Andy Martino reports. “He finished the season with the elbow feeling very good,” Martino explained via X. […]

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier gave her 2025 exit interview on Tuesday and took the opportunity to unload on WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. As part of her prepared statement, Collier revealed a truly absurd comment that Engelbert allegedly made to her about Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark while they were meeting during Unrivaled’s inaugural season […]

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians are about to get started in their American League Wild Card series, and to no one’s surprise, Detroit will give the ball to Tarik Skubal in Game 1. After that, it’ll be Casey Mize in Game 2, who will either try to keep Detroit’s season alive or pitch them […]

If Cleveland Guardians prospect Chase DeLauter is going to make his Major League debut in 2025, it is going to be on the sport’s biggest stage. The surprise American League Central champions announced their roster for their 2025 AL Wild Card series against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday and the 23-year-old outfielder is on it […]

After the Philadelphia Phillies flamed out in the 2024 National League Division Series, team owner John Middleton didn’t hide his disappointment. “I don’t think you can forget the postseason,” he told The Athletic at the time. “I don’t think you can forget the last couple of months of marginal play.” Now, the Phillies are back […]

New Mexico State University has announced former football safety Joe Fields as its next director of athletics. Fields comes to Las Cruces after a year as Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Operating Officer at Tulsa. Before that, he worked in the Texas A&M athletic department. He will begin his new gig on October 8. “Aggie […]

After polishing off their third-straight 100-loss season over the weekend, the Chicago White Sox have parted ways with four coaches. The team fired pitching coach Ethan Katz, first base/outfield coach Jason Bourgeois, hitting coach Marcus Thames and catching coach Drew Butera. Meanwhile manager Will Venable will return for a second season. Additionally, offensive coordinator Grady […]

The WNBA has fined both head coaches in the Las Vegas Aces vs. Indiana Fever semifinals series for making comments in support of Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve. A source told The Athletic that Aces coach Becky Hammon and Fever coach Stephanie White both received $1,000 fines. Reeve, for her part, was hit with […]

The WNBA fined Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve $15,000 for her outburst during and after Game 3 of Minnesota’s semifinals series against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, sources told The Athletic. That comes after Reeve was suspended for Game 4, which ended up being a season-ending loss for the Lynx. Assistant coaches Eric Thibault […]

As expected, 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers highlights the league’s All-Rookie team after a historic first season with the Dallas Wings. A national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters voted on the team, as they did for other all-WNBA awards, which the league will announce throughout October. Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in […]

Garrett Crochet is more than the Boston Red Sox’ Game 1 starter against the New York Yankees in the MLB Playoffs on Tuesday. He can even overrule the manager on the team’s dress code as it travels to the Bronx. Red Sox beat writer Tim Healey recounted the story via X on Monday of how […]

The day after the regular season ends is prime time for finger pointing in Major League Baseball and there’s plenty of blame to go around with the New York Mets. Owner Steve Cohen took to X on Monday to apologize to the fanbase after his $340 million team collapsed in the second half of the […]

The New York Yankees are back in the MLB postseason as they look to return to the World Series for a second straight year. But to do so, they will need to get past the Boston Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card series at Yankee Stadium. In Game 1 on Tuesday, the Sox will […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw threw the last regular season inning of his Major League career on Sunday, closing the book on one of the best careers for a starter the game has seen in the live ball era. For proof, look no further than the career ERA+ list, which Kershaw finishes atop, alongside […]

After committing hundreds of millions of dollars to his team in the offseason, New York Mets owner Steve Cohen woke up Monday with his club on the outside looking in at the 2025 MLB Postseason. Despite signing superstar Juan Soto to the biggest contract in professional sports history and bringing back fan favorite Pete Alonso […]

One of the greatest rivalries in sports will add a new chapter this week when the Boston Red Sox visit the New York Yankees for a best-of-three MLB postseason series in the Bronx. Both teams are expected to throw their aces in Game 1 on Tuesday night with Max Fried getting the ball for the […]

The 2025 New York Mets are in a position that seemed unfathomable halfway through the season. After racing out to a 45-24 record on June 12, New York is 17 games below .500 since then as what would be an epic collapse has unfolded slowly and painfully. There’s plenty of blame to go around, and […]

As the San Diego Padres continue to chase the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, the team has activated Xander Bogaerts from the 10-day injured list. The Padres optioned Will Wagner to the Arizona Complex League as a corresponding move. After missing a month with a fractured left foot, Bogaerts is in the […]

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve has spoken up in support of Sandy Brondello, whom the New York Liberty fired on Tuesday one year after leading the franchise to its first-ever championship. Cheryl Reeve on the Sandy Brondello being let go in NY “I think Sandy is a heck of a coach and I think […]

As the Texas Rangers cling to their playoff hopes by the skin of their teeth, the team got some bad news on Tuesday when manager Bruce Bochy had to scratch Josh Smith from the lineup. Smith is dealing with an infected elbow, according to MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry. He was in the lineup batting third and […]

After the Atlanta Dream cruised to a 30-14 record in 2025, good for a 13-game improvement over 2024, general manager Dan Padover has been rewarded with the WNBA Executive of the Year award, the league announced on Tuesday. The third-seeded Dream fell in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs to the 6 seed Indiana […]

Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull is returning to Unrivaled. Hull, who is currently in the midst of a WNBA playoff run with the Fever, will return to the offseason 3-on-3 league founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier for a second season, the league announced on Tuesday. The former Stanford Cardinal played for Rose BC […]

It’s hard to imagine Hall of Fame pitcher Billy Wagner as anything other than an elite closer, but when he came up with the Houston Astros in 1995, the plan was for him to start. In 83 career minor league games, he started 73 of them, pitching to a 3.10 ERA. There was only one […]

The New York Liberty shocked the sports world on Tuesday when they announced that head coach Sandy Brondello would not return in 2026 for a fifth season. Brondello, who is already the winningest coach in franchise history, led New York to its first WNBA championship in 2024 before the team suffered a disappointing, injury-plagued 2025 […]

One day after the Detroit Tigers released him, the Atlanta Braves have signed veteran right-handed picture Charlie Morton to a Major League contract. Morton has spent part of five seasons with the Braves, including his first in 2008. With less than a week left in the regular season and Atlanta miles from playoff contention, it […]

When Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl stepped aside on Monday, just weeks before the season started, it cleared the way for his associate head coach to take the reins. That associate head coach just happens to be his son, Steven Pearl. Steven joined the Auburn staff in 2014 as an assistant strength and conditioning […]

In probably the most shocking moment of the college basketball offseason, Auburn men’s coach Bruce Pearl has officially announced his retirement. The legendary coach shared a 14-minute video via the Auburn basketball account on X where he made his first comments since news broke earlier on Monday. Dear Auburn Family, I truly love you.@CoachBrucePearl x […]

Now the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, Deion Sanders’ days in the New York Yankees‘ organization are far behind him. But Coach Prime gave an interesting, modern look at his time in pinstripes, calling himself the first NIL athlete as a Florida State Seminole in an appearance on Jason and Travis Kelce’s […]