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Kyle Tucker has not played for the Chicago Cubs since September 2, and it does not seem like the team has a good read on when he will return. The right fielder is continuing his rehab program as he recovers from a strained left calf, but has not yet progressed to running, Cubs manager Craig […]

The Chicago Sky stumbled to a 10-34 season, tied for the worst record in the WNBA. Now after the team told the media that Angel Reese, Courtney Vandersloot, and Ariel Atkins would conduct their exit interviews at a later date, they actually won’t happen at all. The Sky cancelled the traditional end-of-year media availability for […]

The New York Liberty, whose title defense officially ended on Friday night, weathered injuries all year from just about everyone. The trend continued into the playoffs when Breanna Stewart suffered an MCL sprain in overtime of the Liberty’s Game 1 win. She did her best to compete in Game 2 — a blowout loss at home […]

However ugly the box score looks from the New York Liberty’s 86-60 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of their WNBA Playoffs series on Wednesday, it was even worse on the court. After ending the first quarter tied at 25, New York scored 35 points the rest of the game in a barrage […]

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider poured cold water on fans’ hopes that Bo Bichette might be back before the postseason on Tuesday when he delivered a blunt response to questions about his shortstop. “He’s not going to be back for the regular season,” Schneider said, per MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson. Bichette has been on the […]

The New York Mets are looking to shore up their bullpen as they hope to secure a spot in the postseason, and with the trade deadline long gone, the team may have to get creative. Team president David Stearns brought up a couple interesting options for the Mets as they continue their final home-stand of […]

After he missed the last three games, Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto has landed on the 10-day injured list, the team announced on Tuesday. Neto first sustained his injury on August 20 when he took a pitch off the left hand, then aggravated it on a swing last week. The Angels held him out […]

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is still on track to make his next start, scheduled for Thursday afternoon at home against the Cleveland Guardians. Skubal exited his last start against the Miami Marlins in the fourth inning after throwing his 45th pitch of the night and immediately grabbing at his left rib area. The reigning […]

The rumors of Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia seeking a seventh year of eligibility were short-lived. The senior took to X on Tuesday to respond to the reports and tell fans that he’s done after the 2025 season. “🧢… this my last year 🤝,” he wrote over a report from On3 that read, ” Vanderbilt […]

North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Aziah Johnson is no longer with the team, sources confirmed to Inside Carolina on Tuesday. The reason for his departure is unknown as of this writing. Johnson, a sophomore transfer from Michigan State, joined the UNC program two weeks after Bill Belichick took the reins as head coach. He […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in Major League Baseball entering play on Tuesday, and looking at their lineup, it should be no surprise. In fact, third baseman Caleb Durbin is one RBI away from making some truly bonkers MLB history for his team. Durbin would become the sixth Brewers player this season to […]

The New York Liberty appear to have avoided the worst-case scenario in terms of Breanna Stewart’s knee injury, but her status for Game 2 against the Phoenix Mercury is still uncertain. Head coach Sandy Brondello told reporters at practice on Tuesday that Stewart will be a game-time decision. The two-time WNBA MVP was at practice […]

With the National League Central division crown out of reach and a comfortable lead for the top Wild Card spot, there isn’t much left for the Chicago Cubs to play for in the regular season’s final two weeks. Provided their performance doesn’t suffer significantly down the stretch, Chicago can mostly look to secure some individual […]

No one likes to be booed at home — least of all the starting quarterback of the Texas Longhorns football program. Arch Manning heard it from the hometown fans over the weekend during Texas’ 27-10 win over UTEP. Manning completed 11 of 25 passes for the game, throwing for 114 yards with one touchdown and […]

New York Liberty fans hoping for something definitive on Breanna Stewart’s injury status after their Game 1 win over the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Playoffs on Sunday will be disappointed. Stewart is undergoing an MRI and “additional testing” on the left knee that she hurt against Phoenix in overtime, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne first reported. […]

College basketball season is still a couple months away, but Purdue men’s basketball fans got some welcome offseason content on Monday when Field of 68 revealed its preseason top 25. The Boilermakers rank No. 1 in the poll, assembled by college basketball insiders Rob Dauster and Jeff Goodman. 2025 national runners-up Houston comes in at […]

The Florida Gators are 1-2 without a win against FBS competition three weeks in to the 2025 college football season. Unfortunately for Gators head coach Billy Napier, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum does not believe he can recover from this start. “Their path is very challenged, and I mean I’m not going to sugarcoat it on your […]

Alabama Crimson Tide football notched its second win of the season on Saturday, taking down Wisconsin, 38-14. They also got some good news on Monday when head coach Kalen DeBoer told the media that he expects defensive lineman LT Overton to play in two weeks when Alabama returns to the field. The Crimson Tide have […]

Notre Dame is 0-2, and head football coach Marcus Freeman isn’t ready to panic. He just isn’t happy with how his team has arrived at this point. “We got to become a more consistent team,” he said on Monday, per Tyler Horka of On3. “And that starts with being more consistent individuals…The only way we […]

When Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman nailed down his 30th save of the season on Sunday, he did more than just help his team defeat its arch-rival. Boston’s 6-4 win over the New York Yankees put Chapman in an exclusive group of Hall of Fame closers with nine-or-more 30-save seasons. The only other pitchers […]

The New York Liberty have insisted time and again this year, through all of their injuries and setbacks, that they have enough in their locker room to win big games. While nothing is certain, it looks like that may be tested in a way nobody wanted to see. Breanna Stewart suffered an apparent knee injury […]

The New York Liberty are in the playoffs. It didn’t happen how they wanted or how anyone who follows the league could have expected, but they’re in the field. As the 5 seed, New York will open its best-of-three first-round series against the Phoenix Mercury in the desert on Sunday afternoon. The bad news for […]

If a healthy version of the New York Liberty are going to return to the WNBA Finals for the third straight year, it’s going to be on the backs of their defense. The offense is not going to be a worry. In a lineup so star-powered that Emma Meesseman — the 2019 WNBA Finals MVP […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has stuck by his struggling shortstop, Anthony Volpe, despite his season-long struggles at the plate and extended woes in the field. It doesn’t seem like that’s about to change. Boone appeared on the Talkin’ Yanks podcast where he reiterated his support for Volpe, even as trade deadline acquisition Jose […]

New York Mets starting pitcher Frankie Montas, who suffered an elbow injury in August, will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of 2025 and all of 2026, according to a report from the New York Post. Montas last pitched on August 15 against the Seattle Mariners, just three days after manager Carlos Mendoza […]

No. 6 Georgia football will face its first major test of the season when it travels to Knoxville to play the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. Head coach Kirby Smart, who has lost a grand total of five games over the last four-plus seasons at the helm in Athens, spoke to the media ahead […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are about to begin a four-game series against their division rival New York Mets, and they will do so short-handed. Phillies superstar Trea Turner left Sunday’s loss with a hamstring injury. On Monday, the Phillies placed Turner and third baseman Alec Bohm on the injured list, taking both players out of the […]

Fresh off a 73-0 drubbing of Louisiana Monroe over the weekend, Alabama football is getting ready for an SEC vs. Big Ten showdown against Wisconsin in Week 3. The Crimson Tide are just unsure if running back Jam Miller will be available for it. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer updated the media Monday on Miller’s […]

Sherrone Moore won’t be on the sidelines when Michigan football plays its next game, but according to him, there’s a “high probability” that Rod Moore is on the field. The Wolverines safety has missed more than a year battling knee injuries, including the first two games of the 2025 season. Michigan faces Central Michigan at […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed two things to the media on Monday: One, that his quarterback Arch Manning is not injured, and two, that he has no interest in seeing Texas media use the bathroom. When a reporter asked the fifth-year Longhorns coach about Manning appearing to grimace as he threw the ball on […]

Michigan football has turned its attention to Central Michigan after losing 24-13 to No. 18 Oklahoma over the weekend. When the Wolverines take the field on Saturday, however, head coach Sherrone Moore will not be the one leading them. Moore will begin his two-game suspension against the Chippewas, stemming from the program’s infamous sign-stealing scandal. […]

You can add the Philadelphia Phillies to the list of teams in on Munetaka Murakami if the Yakult Swallows post him this offseason, as they are expected to do. If true, as Phillies Tailgate reported on Monday, Philadelphia joins a host of other teams either expected to pursue him or named as a potential fit […]

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh’s unbelievable season took another historic turn on Sunday when he hit his 53rd home run of the season. Raleigh’s shot, which was part of an 18-2 Seattle onslaught against the Atlanta Braves, moved him to within one home run of Mickey Mantle’s single-season record for a switch hitter. Mantle famously […]

The first year of Unrivaled was an undeniable success, and it seems Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier’s WNBA offseason league is doing even better than anyone could have anticipated. With Caitlin Clark still a tantalizing possibility to join Unrivaled, the league has announced a $340 million valuation following a Series B investment round that included […]

New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello isn’t giving up on her team. Granted, even if she had, she’s smart enough not to say it publicly. But the two-time championship coach cited precedent on Friday for why she thinks her team can still make noise in the playoffs. She recalled her 2021 Phoenix Mercury team, […]

Say what you will about the 2025 New York Liberty — and there’s plenty to say. But no one will say they’ve had it easy. The 2024 WNBA champions started 9-0 but have battled inconsistency ever since, as injuries have plagued the roster. It has further exacerbated their spate of self-inflicted wounds, including puzzling turnovers, […]

The New York Liberty are headed to the WNBA Playoffs. If you’re a Liberty fan and you want that to be the extent of the discussion around the team right now, you could be forgiven. It was another bad one for New York on Tuesday in a season that has become defined by underwhelming performances. […]

The New York Liberty will once again be shorthanded on Tuesday night when they face the Golden State Valkyries in a crucial game for playoff positioning. Sabrina Ionescu will miss her third straight game with a left toe injury, head coach Sandy Brondello confirmed before the game. Brondello added that she is hopeful her guard […]

The phrase “that one got out of here in a hurry” was created for home runs like the one Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani swatted on Tuesday night. Ohtani hit his 46th long ball of the season — the 100th of his Dodgers career — in the third inning of LA’s game against the […]