Morning, all! The Rangers are currently sitting at $197 million in payroll obligations, $44 million less than 2025, and Chris Young says their focus leading up to spring training is pitching. The team still has holes to fill in both the rotation and bullpen. As things currently stand, the Rangers have the worst bullpen projection […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
The NFL Wild Card playoffs are in the books, and a few more teams know when they will be picking in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Let’s look at the updated order. $250 deposit bonus for pick’em contests! 2026 NFL Draft Order (Post Wild Card) The Las Vegas Raiders claim the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft after a season to forget. Check out the draft order as we head into the Divisional Round of the playoffs. We have 24 picks set. Pick Team Rec 1 Raiders 3-...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Often, the biggest problem with complex statistics is that there is not a good enough frame of reference. I always try to include league average references for the new metrics that we come up with, but league average is not the only frame of reference available. For many Astros fans, they want to know why […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
Atlético de Madrid rolled back the years in the Copa del Rey round of 16 on Tuesday night, as an Antoine Griezmann goal at Estadio Riazor saw the Rojiblancos edge past a determined Deportivo La Coruña and reach a fourth successive cup quarterfinal. Griezmann’s free kick 13 seconds after the hour sealed a nervy victory […]
From Into the Calderon | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Good morning, Chargers fans! You know what to do! And now for today’s links. Chargers News: The Chargers signed 14 players to reserve/future contracts (Chargers.com) Greg Roman and Mike Devlin out after a rough year for offense, offensive line (Chargers.com) Justin Herbert’s teammates were swift in his defense after another playoff bummer (Bolt Beat) Five […]
From Bolts From The Blue | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
A four-time All-Star point guard ostensibly in his prime has been moved midseason and the NBA’s Feb. 5 trade deadline is just a hair over three weeks away, but that short-term transactional stuff almost feels like an afterthought. That’s because the league is currently rife with drama among some of its biggest names, drama that might not get resolved until the offseason. Here’s the latest from around the NBA — starting with the league’s glamor franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers. ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
With the NBA Trade Deadline less than a month away, massive questions about the Dallas Mavericks roster will have to be answered. With the season in a tailspin, it is imperative that the Mavericks move quickly to set up the future and build around Cooper Flagg. Obviously there are players who aren’t available, and more […]
From Mavs Moneyball | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
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From The Smoking Musket | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The light flyweight division remains red-hot, as Salvador Rodriguez reports that knockout artist Sergio Mendoza will face IBF champion Thanongsak Simri on April 19th in Japan. It may seem odd for a Mexican challenger and a Thai champion to square off in the Land of the Rising Sun, but Simsri (39-1, 34 KO) has had […]
From Bad Left Hook | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Good morning! The Red Sox don’t have a third baseman, but they do have two of the best left-handed pitching prospects in baseball. MLB Pipeline put both Payteon Tolle and Connelly Early on their top-10 list: That’s Tolle in the number two slot, just behind Miami’s Thomas White, and Connelly Early landing at number eight. […]
From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 12 reads
Saturday night is the rubber match between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. Following a loss in Week 18 to Seattle, the Seahawks are well rested off their bye week, while the 49ers left Philadelphia with a hard-fought victory. Unfortunately, the win came at a high cost, with the loss of George Kittle, who […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
On Monday night in Philadelphia, Tampa Bay center Brayden Point suffered a right knee injury and needed help getting off the ice. The scene wasn’t great for Jon Cooper because… Point it not only one of the more important players on his Lightning roster, but he’s also supposed to play for Cooper with Canada’s Olympic team. Reports on Tuesday are that the injury is “not good.” Jon Cooper on Brayden Point. “We avoided the worst case scenario. His season is not over. But he is week to week”...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
On Saturday night, against the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning, the Philadelphia Flyers aspired to take two points. Or at least get a loser point from the formidable foe. They were playing them again on Monday night for an oddly slated two-game miniseries with both games at Xfinity Mobile Arena. But after giving up the first goal to a wide-open Nikita Kucherov less than two minutes in, Philadelphia’s Garnet Hathaway’s first of the year tied things up. After that, Ersson should’ve settled down. Sho...
From Broad Street Hockey | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
When Scotland youth international Calvin Ramsay signed for Liverpool in 2022 in a £4.2M deal, hopes and expectations were high for the young right back, especially given the fee—a club record sale for Aberdeen—for a then 19-year-old playing in the Scottish Premiership. Injuries, though, became an issue almost immediately following the switch, and after spending […]
From The Liverpool Offside | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The Toronto Raptors are learning more about themselves. That’s important because with the season officially reaching the halfway point, there remains a litany of questions about who this team is and what they’re capable of. When the NBA released its schedule, this particular week always stood out with dramatic potential for the Raptors. This team […]
From Raptors HQ | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
For the second straight game, the Ohio State men’s basketball team (11-5, 3-3) jogged to an unfamiliar visitor’s locker room in a road arena with a lead at halftime. Three days after taking a five-point lead into the break against Oregon and ultimately winning by 10, Ohio State filed into the visitor’s locker room at […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day. This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about. I’ll be dropping in […]
From The Smoking Musket | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Bryan Hoeing came to the San Diego Padres at the trade deadline in the 2024 season. He was not the focus of the trade as Tanner Scott also joined the Padres in the same deal, but his versatility and potential made him a player not to be overlooked. Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball looks at […]
From Gaslamp Ball | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
When the New Orleans Saints drafted quarterback Tyler Shough out of Louisville in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft many were left scratching their heads. Shough was 26 years old and had completed just one full season of college football in a six-year career and was rarely seen with a second-round grade on […]
From Canal Street Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The New England Patriots have finally gotten off the schneid. After not winning a playoff game in their last seven seasons, they beat the Los Angeles Chargers last Sunday night to punch their ticket to the AFC divisional round. There, the Houston Texans await. For quarterback Drake Maye and the rest of the Patriots, this […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 2 months ago | 7 reads
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
For the second straight year, the Detroit Tigers have struck out on one of their biggest free agent targets, third baseman Alex Bregman. Last year, the Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs were the three finalists for the former Houston Astros’ services, with the BoSox prevailing with a three-year, $120 million contract with opt-outs […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 10 reads
IU basketball suffered its first 20-point loss of the season, falling 81-60 to Michigan State on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center. The loss dropped the Hoosiers to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten play. Here are five takeaways ... The post Five takeaways from IU basketball’s loss at Michigan State appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | about 2 months ago | 1 read
On Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET, the Los Angeles Kings meet the Vegas Golden Knights — will Alex Laferriere light the lamp? There are stats and trends here, to help you make the best bet. Alex Laferriere Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Golden Knights Anytime Goal Odds: +330 (Bet $10 to win $33.00 if he scores a goal) Laferriere Goals Betting Stats In each contest Laferriere has played with a set points prop (out of one opportunity), he’s failed to go over the prop total. Through 45 games, ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
There’s no questions that Xabi Alonso was very high on Gonzalo Garcia. Alonso started the young Spanish forward in every Club World Cup match in the summer, and during Kylian Mbappe’s recent injury, Alonso started Gonzalo in all three matches, getting four goals out of him in the process. But Alonso also (in 95% of […]
From Managing Madrid | about 2 months ago | 0 reads