Why Jacob deGrom should make Rangers AL West contenders

Reports of ace Jacob DeGrom looking like the star of old might make his new team the favorite to surprise in 2023. DeGrom, who signed a five-year, $185 million free-agent deal with Texas in the offseason, made his first start of spring training Sunday. According to the Dallas Morning News, he hit between 97-100 mph on […]

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The ‘American League batting champions’ quiz

The Houston Astros‘ hopes for back-to-back World Series wins took a considerable blow on Saturday.  During Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic matchup against the United States, Jose Altuve, the former MVP and the heart and soul of the Astros lineup, took a pitch from Daniel Bard off of his hand. The former AL MVP went down […]

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Mattias Samuelsson, Mikey Anderson help set new market for defensive defenseman

Unless you’re a fan of the team or a hockey nerd, when you saw the news that Mattias Samuelsson of the Buffalo Sabres and Mikey Anderson of the Los Angeles Kings were signed to respective seven and eight-year extensions, you probably were wondering why they got that kind of term. You may have even been […]

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Trea Turner joins exclusive WBC club with pair of homers against Cuba

Twenty-four hours after hitting what he called the biggest home run of his career, Trea Turner put on one heck of an encore in helping to send Team USA to the World Baseball Classic championship. After crushing a mammoth grand slam Saturday against Venezuela, Turner picked up where he left off against Cuba on Sunday, […]

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Texans lock in star tackle to record contract, finally trade disgruntled WR in busy Sunday

The Houston Texans had an extremely busy Sunday morning making a pair of moves that will greatly impact whatever quarterback they choose with the No. 2 overall pick. Houston reportedly locked in star left tackle Laremy Tunsil to a three-year contract extension that, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, makes him the highest paid tackle […]

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Pau Gasol unhappy with direction of current NBA game

The NBA has changed since Pau Gasol’s prime and the two-time champion has some qualms with the direction of the game. Gasol spoke about the current state of the NBA in a recent interview with Movistar NBA, explaining that he feels like defense has “disappeared” and “doesn’t matter anymore.” While Gasol has only been out […]

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Daniel Bard discusses pitch which broke Jose Altuve’s thumb

During Saturday night’s World Baseball Classic quarterfinal matchup between Team USA and Venezuela, Jose Altuve went down with a broken thumb after being hit by a pitch from Daniel Bard.  For both Altuve and Bard, it was a worst fear realized. While most of the attention has been on Altuve, Bard was left emotionally wounded […]

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Watch: FAU guard misses disrespectful dunk attempt in win over FDU

The story on Sunday night should have been Florida Atlantic’s gigantic win over Farleigh Dickinson to advance to its first Sweet 16 in program history. However, an unsuccessful attempt at showboating by FAU’s Alijah Martin will grab most of the headlines.  With the Owls up by eight in the final seconds, the Knights waved the […]

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Reconfigured Atlanta delivers again with exciting NASCAR finish

When NASCAR repaved and reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2022, the intention was to create action-filled pack racing like the series sees at superspeedways Daytona and Talladega. It delivered twice in 2022, and its first event in 2023 didn’t disappoint either as Joey Logano passed Brad Keselowski on the last lap to win the Ambetter […]

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