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Luis Arraez is a throwback to the way baseball used to be played. Instead of trying to drive the ball in the air and looking for extra base hits while being unafraid to strike out, Arraez wants to get base hits and hit more than .300. "I wanna say something to the fans…" Luis Arraez […]

It took an epic comeback by Canada to get past Finland in the semifinal round of the Olympic hockey tournament. Canada rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat their opponents 3-2 and set up a gold medal match up with the United States on Sunday. Juuse Saros didn’t hesitate when asked if Sam Bennett’s goalie […]

Nearly 9 years after his last fight, undefeated champion Floyd Mayweather is planning to come out of retirement and return to boxing. Mayweather is planning to have an exhibition bout in the spring with Mike Tyson, and then return to competitive boxing shortly thereafter. Mayweather has signed with CSI Sports/Fight Sports to serve as his […]

The gold medal matchup between Team USA and Team Canada will be the last event of the 2026 Winter Olympics. It may also be the most anticipated hockey game since the legendary 1980 victory by the United States over the Soviet Union in Lake Placid. There is a very good chance that the USA-Canada matchup […]

There is little doubt that women’s hockey has become one of the most exciting sports in the Milan Winter Olympics, and it will be difficult for any of the sports to top the finish of the Team USA 2-1 overtime victory over archrival Canada that brought the Americans the gold medal in their sport. Wayne […]

The Boston Celtics have been one of the most surprising teams in the NBA this season. As they return to action Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors Thursday night following the All-Star break, they are in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 35-19 record. “I’m trying to come back … I don't […]

The United States scored a victory for the ages when the women’s hockey team scored a 2-1 overtime triumph over Canada to earn the gold medal. Team USA tied the score late in the third period when team captain Hilary Knight deflected home a shot from Laila Edwards that sent the game into the extra […]

Team USA had rolled over every opponent in the Milan Olympics and only needed a victory over Canada in the championship match to bring home the gold medal. It seemed like a done deal because the US had already rolled over Canada 5-0 in their previous meeting. How blessed the hockey world was to watch […]

The Chicago Cubs have now gone 10 seasons since their historic World Series victory in the 2016 World Series. That seven-game triumph over the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) represented a catharsis for both the franchise and their long-suffering fans. The Cubs had gone 108 years between World Series titles and it took a remarkable rally […]

The St. Louis Blues are in the middle of a disappointing season and the chances of head coach Jim Montgomery turning the team in the right direction like he did last year seems all but impossible. The Blues have a 20-28-9 record and their 49 points ranks 31st out of 32 teams in the NHL. […]

The New York Mets are attempting to get back in the battle for National League superiority. Like everyone else in the Senior Circuit, they have seen the Los Angeles Dodgers dominate for years. However, that does not jibe with owner Steve Cohen’s personality or pocketbook. The Mets have made multiple changes as they prepare for […]

The Boston Red Sox were not overly active in the offseason when it came to building a lineup that could compete with the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Shortly after the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out their second consecutive World Series title, it was expected that the Red Sox would […]

The Boston Bruins find themselves inside the NHL’s playoff structure at the Olympic break. They are exceeding nearly all preseason expectations that were thrown their way as the season was about to get underway. The Bruins have responded quite well to first-year head coach Marco Sturm and have returned to their roots by playing a […]

The Baltimore Orioles had a disastrous season in 2025. Many had expected the Orioles to gain a playoff spot for the third consecutive year, but the team sunk like a stone from the very early part of the season. That’s a problem when playing in the American League East because the competition is simply too […]

The San Diego Padres face the incredibly challenging task of facing the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. Many would say the race for first place is over before the first pitch is even thrown, but the Padres are not the team to concede anything to their hated rivals. […]

The early days of spring training often present some strange sights as players get ready for both the World Baseball Classic and the 2026 Major League season. Hitters want to prepare to face the best pitchers and pitchers need to have a game plan when facing the best hitters. That’s why Aaron Judge was in […]

The United States picked up its third and final victory of the preliminary round of the Olympic hockey tournament, downing Germany by a 5-1 margin. The United States was led by team captain Auston Matthews, who scored a pair of goals in the victory. As a result of the win, the United States moves on […]

The United States concluded its preliminary round of the Olympic hockey tournament Sunday with a clear-cut 5-1 victory over Germany. The Americans matched their rivals from Team Canada with 3 regulation victories in the opening round. Canada and Team USA will be the top two seeds in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Germany represented […]

Scottie Scheffler is the player who has earned the crown as the best player on the PGA Tour. That does not mean he is going to win every week or even come close to what all-time great Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods did when they were in the prime of their careers. However, every once […]

The New England Patriots had a brilliant season, but it ended in crushing disappointment when they lost Super Bowl 60 to the Seattle Seahawks. Many observers believed the Patriots had a big loss coming to them in the title game since they had one of the easiest schedules in recent memory and were not “deserving” […]

Edwin Diaz has been one of the top closers in the Major League Baseball since the 2018 season. He established himself with the Seattle Mariners, became a star with the New York Mets and has moved on to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason. Mets owner Steve Cohen was fairly surprised that Diaz left […]

Team USA has come to Milan Cortina with one goal in mind — winning the gold medal in hockey for the first time since the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The United States has picked up a pair of victories in its first two games, beating Denmark 6-3 Saturday in its second game of the competition. […]

Edwin Diaz was a hero for Puerto Rico when he competed in the World Baseball Classic in 2023. However, after he recorded the final out in a dramatic victory over the Dominican Republic, he was down on the ground with a torn patellar tendon as his teammates celebrated. Nevertheless, the new Los Angeles Dodgers star […]

Team USA may have been expecting another easy game against Denmark in the team’s second game of the Olympic competition. However, the Americans carried a narrow 4-3 lead into the third period despite dominating possession and the shots on goal. Swayman has given up 3 goals on only 11 shots? pic.twitter.com/uZx0x3iIex — Carri Ann Timpf […]

The Chicago Cubs have been highly competitive in the last two seasons under manager Craig Counsell. The Cubs played well for the majority of the 2024 season before they fell short at the end of the year and missed the playoffs. They were quite a bit better last year as they challenged the Milwaukee Brewers […]

Switzerland suffered a major loss in Friday’s game against powerful Canada when Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Fiala went down on the ice hard following a collision with Washington’s Tom Wilson. The Canadian forward is well known for his aggressive play that sometimes goes over the edge, but this did not appear to be one […]

Team Canada is well on its way to advancing in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament. Canada has had a pair of one-sided victories in its first two games, beating Czechia in the opener and following up with a 5-1 triumph over Switzerland in Friday’s matchup. While the Canadians have gotten brilliant performances from superstars Connor […]

Connor McDavid may be the best hockey player in the world, and he regularly make his case with his speed, balance, playmaking ability and talent for putting the puck in the net. While he is pursuing his first Stanley Cup as a member of the Edmonton Oilers, his immediate goal is winning a gold medal […]

On a day that Canada received a brief challenge from Switzerland in their Olympic hockey game, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored a clever goal in the third period that helped his team earn a 5-1 victory. Canada moved to 2-0 in the Olympic tournament and is well on its way toward advancing to […]

There are two dominant teams in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament and many observers are expecting the United States and Canada to meet in the gold medal game next week in what could be the premier event of the Olympic competition. However, there are multiple steps each team has to take before that meeting takes […]

The New York Mets are coming off a disappointing season in 2025, as they were one of the favorites to challenge the Los Angeles Dodgers for National League superiority and they did not even make the playoffs. While Mets fans were clearly disappointed with the result, team owner Steve Cohen had to be in a […]

The United States began its pursuit of its first Olympic gold medal since 1980 by facing off against Latvia in its opening game. Brady Tkachuk was able to get Team USA off to a sharp start when he wristed home a goal at the 5:29 mark of the first period after taking a pass from […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Nick Castellanos have finally come to the end of their relationship. The club gave Castellanos his release Thursday with one year and $20 million remaining on his contract. Castellanos and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had been at odds with each other since an incident in June of last season that had […]

Kike Hernandez appeared to be a high quality utility player without a team throughout the majority of the offseason. That apparently is no longer the case as the infielder posted that he will be back with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made the announcement on his Instagram account. Hernandez’s return to the World Series champions […]

The Boston Red Sox made a significant climb back towards American League title contention last year when they made the playoffs. Their stay in the postseason was a short one, as they beat the Yankees in Game 1 of the Wild Card series before losing the next two and seeing their season come to an […]

The Chicago Bears finally had the kind of success in 2025 that the team had been hoping to have for years. They went from worst to first in the NFC North. They beat the archrival Green Bay Packers in 2 of their 3 meetings, including once in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. They […]

The Minnesota Vikings thought they were well-prepared for a brilliant season in 2025. They had addressed a pair of needs on the offensive line with a couple of key signings and they knew they had a dynamic defense that had shown the ability to limit opposing offenses. What the Vikings did not have was strength […]

The Boston Bruins have been something of a surprise this season. They went into the Olympic break as the fifth place team in the Atlantic Division with 69 points, a position that put them inside the Eastern Conference playoff structure as the No. 8 seed. That sounds like a tenuous position, but the Bruins have […]

The New England Patriots had an opportunity to pick up their seventh Super Bowl triumph, a win that would have broken their tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most by any franchise in the history of the 60-year-old event. Their defense certainly played well enough to prevent the Seahawks offense from dominating, but their […]