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When UConn women’s basketball star Azzi Fudd left Tampa last week as a National Champion, she had added her name to the annals of one of the most storied programs in all of college sports. Fudd was named the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, and her UConn Huskies dominated two No. 1 seeds that weekend […]

The 2025-26 UConn Huskies men’s basketball backcourt got another major boost on Monday when the six-time national champions landed Dayton guard Malachi Smith via the transfer portal. Smith joins Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr. and returnee Solo Ball as the most experienced players in what should be one of the best backcourts in the country. […]

With the 2025 WNBA Draft just hours away, this year’s draftees took to the Empire State Building for an early photo op and sight-seeing opportunity. It’s become a tradition on draft day for the green room invitees to join WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert on the ride to the top. This year, presumptive No. 1 pick […]

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge, a two-time American League MVP and the AL’s all-time home run king, earned another prestigious honor on Monday when he was named captain of Team USA for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. It will be Judge’s World Baseball Classic debut. The career Yankee is off to a scorching start […]

There may not be a more obvious trade candidate in all of Major League Baseball than Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara. The 29-year-old has two years left on his deal, is by far the highest-paid player on the roster and is pitching for a team that isn’t expected to contend for a playoff spot. That […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaylen Wells left Tuesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets on a stretcher after taking a scary fall following a dunk attempt. The play occurred with 1:10 remaining in the second quarter. Wells went up for a dunk and was hit from behind by a trailing KJ Simpson. Simpson was issued […]

The New York Yankees have released a statement following the death of former relief pitcher Octavio Dotel. Dotel, who pitched for 13 different teams in his career, including the Yankees, died after sustaining injuries when a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed on Tuesday morning. He was 51. “The Yankees mourn the passing of former Yankees pitcher […]

Corbin Burnes is opening up about his free agency and how he ended up a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Burnes was the Baltimore Orioles’ ace last year, going 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA and an All-Star nod. Though the O’s remained in the running to retain him until the end, he settled on Arizona […]

Right-handed pitcher Spencer Arrighetti joined the stable of injured Houston Astros starters on Tuesday when the team placed him on the 15-day injured list with a broken thumb. It was a hard luck injury for Arrighetti, who took a line drive off his throwing hand while playing catch in the outfield during batting practice Monday […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a 7-2 start and are one of the reasonable picks to challenge the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the National League. They won 95 games last year and, rather than go big during the offseason, decided to mostly run it back in hopes that this time they can break back […]

The ripple effects of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s massive 14-year, $500 million extension with the Toronto Blue Jays continues to be felt around Major League Baseball. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal speculated on Tuesday that it could even reset the market for first basemen — namely, Pete Alonso. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s extension kind of re-establishes the first […]

Two days after South Carolina women’s basketball was blown out of the national championship game against UConn, Gamecocks fans got some good news. Ta’Niya Latson, the leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball this season, will transfer to Dawn Staley and South Carolina. Latson, a guard from Florida State, put up 25.2 points per game […]

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal gave up hits to the first two New York Yankees he faced on Tuesday. His usual catcher, Jake Rogers, was a late scratch from the lineup, meaning it was the first time since 2023 that the 2024 AL Cy Young winner threw to […]

St. John’s men’s basketball guard RJ Luis was hurt when his head coach, Rick Pitino, benched him during the Red Storm’s second-round loss to Arkansas in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Luis, the Big East Player of the Year, averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season as he guided St. John’s to its […]

With the Los Angeles Dodgers in Washington, D.C. to face the Washington Nationals, it was the perfect time for the defending World Series champions to stop by the White House. As tradition would have, President Donald Trump invited the 2024 champs to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate the achievement, and Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani seemed […]

The Detroit Tigers are off to a 6-4 start to the 2025 season, and while it’s still early, the world is taking notice of Spencer Torkelson‘s hot bat. Torkelson went 0-4 on Monday in the Tigers’ win over the New York Yankees but is still hitting .289 with a .953 OPS. Compare that to his […]

Alabama transfer Mouhamed Dioubate is staying in the SEC. The sophomore forward committed to Kentucky just days after entering the men’s basketball transfer portal, he announced on Monday. Kentucky first reached out last Friday, the same day he entered the portal, according to On3. He also had interest from Louisville, Michigan, Mississippi State, North Carolina, […]

Sam Menzin, assistant general manager for the Detroit Tigers, resigned shortly before the organization planned to fire him for improper workplace conduct, according to The Athletic. The outlet also reported that Menzin sent unsolicited lewd photos to two former Tigers employees via SnapChat. An additional woman, who worked for Major League Baseball but not the […]

In an alternate universe somewhere, Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman both just had outstanding weeks for the Houston Astros. In our reality, their performances came with the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox, respectively, earning each a Player of the Week award for their league. Bregman is coming off a week in which he hit […]

The Porter Moser era hasn’t gone as well as Oklahoma men’s basketball fans may have liked, but the program took a major step forward in his fourth season at the helm as the Sooners reached the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Looking ahead to next year, the future appears to have gotten even brighter. That’s because Oklahoma […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s massive contract extension with Toronto was great news for Blue Jays fans. It’s also great news for every upcoming free agent hitter, especially the Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Tucker. With Guerrero locked up, the newly minted NL Player of the Week Tucker is set to take the mantle as the best hitter available […]

When the Toronto Blue Jays signed franchise cornerstone Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a 14-year, $500 million extension on Monday, teams around the league had to shuffle to the metaphorical big board and change their offseason plans. The New York Yankees are one of those teams. The reality is the Blue Jays are the winners of […]

If the Los Angeles Dodgers are supposed to waltz to another National League pennant, the Philadelphia Phillies didn’t seem to get the memo. The Phillies are now 7-2 after taking two out of three from the Dodgers over the weekend, in part thanks to a scorching start from Edmundo Sosa. In six games, Sosa is […]

The Toronto Blue Jays made a strong statement about their future on Monday, signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a massive 14-year, $500 million contract that will keep him north of the border for the rest of his career. But Toronto hasn’t won a World Series since 1993 and if the Blue Jays want to end […]

The Duke Blue Devils are in the men’s basketball Final Four for the first time in the Jon Scheyer era, and they’re betting favorites to cut down the nets in San Antonio. Duke reached the national semifinal by blowing through the East Region, defeating teams by an average of 23.5 points per game. The Blue […]

The college basketball season isn’t even over yet and Michigan has already had a productive offseason. A day after North Carolina transfer Elliot Cadeau committed to the Wolverines, Dusty May’s group has also landed Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr. On3 Sports was first to report the news. As a freshman, Johnson started eight out of […]

The Boston Red Sox wasted no time signing pitcher Garrett Crochet to an extension, agreeing with him on a $170 million contract before April of his first season in Boston. The Red Sox acquired Crochet from the Chicago White Sox in a trade over the offseason with two more years of team control. Though he […]

Hours after Liam McNeeley announced he would enter the NBA Draft, the UConn men’s basketball program lost another player from its 2024-25 squad as Aidan Mahaney entered the transfer portal. Mahaney, a reserve guard for the Huskies, came to Storrs after two seasons with Saint Mary’s. He never quite fit in at UConn, however, struggling […]

Meechie Johnson’s college career hasn’t been so much a rollercoaster as it has been a game of ping-pong. On Tuesday, the senior announced he would return to South Carolina to seek a sixth year of basketball eligibility. Johnson began his career at Ohio State where he played two seasons before transferring to South Carolina. After […]

As expected, UConn men’s basketball freshman Liam McNeeley is headed to the NBA Draft, he told ESPN. McNeeley is the second Husky in as many years to enter the draft as a one-and-done player and only the third to do it in program history. He follows NBA Rookie of the Year betting favorite Stephon Castle, […]

Auburn men’s basketball is headed to the Final Four for the second time in school history and the Tigers are seeking their first national championship. Head coach Bruce Pearl has built the once dormant program into perennial contenders, and when he’s pacing the sidelines in San Antonio, he will have his family in the stands […]

The New York Yankees are bringing back relief pitcher Adam Ottavino to bolster their bullpen as the team enters a stretch of 22 games in 23 days. The team announced on Tuesday that it has signed the veteran righty to a Major League deal and added him to the active roster ahead of its game […]

Fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Arizona Wildcats have lost another player to the transfer portal. Former four-star recruit and Wildcats forward Henri Veesaar is in the portal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. Veesaar averaged 9.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for Arizona in the university’s […]

The Detroit Tigers have placed second baseman Gleyber Torres on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, the club announced on Monday. The Tigers have recalled utility man Justyn-Henry Malloy from Triple-A Toledo to replace him. Torres seemed to aggravate his oblique while hitting a home run on Friday night against the Los […]

New York Liberty guard/forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will miss five to six months with a knee injury, the team announced on Monday. Word of Laney-Hamilton’s injury first surfaced earlier this month while she was playing for Unrivaled. After just two games in the new three-on-three league, it was revealed she would miss the remainder of its […]

The New York Yankees have re-signed first baseman Dominic Smith to a minor league deal, the team announced on Monday. Smith was with the Yankees during spring training, where he hit .297 with three home runs over 13 games. He opted out of his contract when he failed to make the Opening Day roster. Smith […]

The Chicago Cubs are only six games into their 2025 season, but early on, the bullpen has been a problem. Cubs relievers have a combined 8.34 ERA — the third-worst in the majors — and collapsed on Sunday in a 10-6 loss that spoiled an otherwise sparkling debut for new Cubs starting pitcher Matt Boyd. […]

The New York Yankees’ home run barrage over the first three games of the 2025 MLB season has elicited both amazement and confusion. Nine of the whopping 15 home runs the Yankees hit in their three-game sweep over the Milwaukee Brewers came with players using the so-called torpedo bat, designed by an MIT-educated Yankees staffer […]

The Atlanta Braves are calling up veteran right-handed relief pitcher Jesse Chavez, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported. The Braves have a full 40-man roster, so the team will designate Hector Neris for assignment as a corresponding move, per Mark Bowman of MLB.com. It’s been a rough start for the Braves, to say the least. At 0-4 […]