A report out of Japan indicates that Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto is now in the United States ahead of the January 4 expiration of his posting period for MLB teams. He is reportedly meeting with his agent, Scott Boras, and visiting interested teams. This sounds like what we heard over the weekend about Tatsuya Imai, whose posting expires two days earlier.
I suppose that means we need to be on the lookout for clandestine meetings at Wrigley Field this week.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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There will be no Victory Monday this week, as the Buffalo Bills lost 13-12 to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon, bringing their record to 11-5. The loss also clinched the AFC East division title for the New England Patriots, ending Buffalo’s five-year streak. It was an ugly game offensively, and it was the Bills’ […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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The final score wasn’t exactly what we hoped for, but the Bears and 49ers played one heck of a football game. No, Ben Johnson’s team wasn’t able to pull off its seventh come-from-behind victory with less than two minutes left this season, but what they did do is establish that they can hang with anyone they’ll come across in the playoffs on a given day.
That doesn’t mean the Bears aren’t flawed. They are. The defense thrives on taking the ball away and struggles mightily when it doesn’t. ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The Las Vegas Raiders did get some good injury news on starting quarterback Geno Smith but it may not matter. A day after Las Vegas coach Pete Carroll said Smith suffered a high-ankle sprain, the coach said it’s not a high-ankle sprain. However, Carroll called it “significant” and said it will be difficult to for […]
From Silver And Black Pride
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Utah State ended a disappointing 6-7 season with a 34-21 loss to Washington State in the Idaho Potato Bowl on December 22nd. The Aggies went down at the half 14-0, and before the Aggies scored their first touchdown of the game, the Cougars were up 20-0 in the 3rd quarter. The first score of the […]
From Mountain West Connection
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Outside of the NFC West title race and the battle for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has been in the MVP conversation throughout the season. For much of the year, Stafford has led that discussion, but New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye hasn’t been far behind and has been […]
From Turf Show Times
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If you’re wondering whether the Detroit Lions are going to play all of their starter in a “meaningless” Week 18 game against the Chicago Bears, coach Dan Campbell gave a resounding… maybe? Unsurprisingly, Campbell mentioned that the game can say a lot about a team’s set of players, and it’s the standard in Detroit to […]
From Pride Of Detroit
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Rutgers men’s basketball fans, it’s GameDay! The Scarlet Knights wrap up this season’s non-conference slate today as they are set to take on Delaware State at home. The Hornets are by far the lowest-ranked opponents by KenPom that Rutgers has faced this season, as they sit at No.355 out of 365 total teams. Rutgers, on […]
From On the Banks
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Noah Philp is gone from the Edmonton Oilers organization. The Carolina Hurricanes claimed Philp off of waivers on Monday afternoon, after working his way back from a reported concussion. The 27-year-old played 15 games with the Oilers this season, scoring two goals and adding an assist before his injury. Philp was one of two Oilers…
From In the Pressbox
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The Carolina Hurricanes added some depth down the middle of the ice on Monday, as the team has claimed forward Noah Philp from the Edmonton Oilers. The #Canes have claimed forward Noah Philp off waivers. Forward Bradly Nadeau has also been assigned to the @Chicago_Wolves . Details » https://t.co/bGWefbxg4C pic.twitter.com/XjULWWHetg — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) December 29, 2025 Philp, 27, is an undrafted product of Canmore, AB and has had quite the hockey journey to eventually land with the...
From NHL Trade Rumors
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I joined OTE full time just after the 2014 season, which means this is only the fourth bowl preview I’ve ever had the opportunity to do. I never imagined I’d have to do them in consecutive seasons! Illinois plays Tennessee in the ostensibly neutral-site Music City Bowl tomorrow, and I have a slow week at […]
From Off Tackle Empire
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The Warriors are playing a back-to-back and face the Nets at 7:30 pm ET tonight. Check out the odds, Stephen Curry props, and more for this NBA matchup.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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For the first time since his arrival in Los Angeles, LeBron James is not the leading vote-getter for the Lakers for the All-Star game. The NBA released the first returns for fan voting for the upcoming All-Star game in Los Angeles and Luka Dončić leads all players. LeBron James and Austin Reaves both are in […]
From Silver Screen and Roll
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Speaking to reporters as the Kansas City Chiefs began their week of preparation for the season finale — a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders this Sunday afternoon — head coach Andy Reid was happy there were no significant injuries to report in the wake of last Thursday’s 20-13 loss to the Denver Broncos. […]
From Arrowhead Pride
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Out pro wrestlers Dillon McQueen and Nixi XS left Austin with Uncanny gold. 'I don’t plan on leaving this title under lock-and-key,' McQueen said.
The post New LGBTQ wrestling champions crowned at Uncanny Attractions’ ‘Winter Ball’ appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports
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The injuries have taken quite a toll on the Green Bay Packers over the past few weeks. Now, with the team locked into the 7 seed in the NFC playoffs ahead of their regular season finale at the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers are expected to sit several banged-up players for that game, a group that […]
From Acme Packing Company
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Tonight, the Los Angeles Kings will step into Ball Arena, a place where no visiting team has won in regulation so far this season. Pretty remarkable considering we are already 17 home games into the season. The Avalanche are winners of seven straight contests and will hope to push it to eight in what could […]
From Mile High Hockey
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The All-Star break is fast approaching! Fan voting started just a few weeks ago, and now we have the first round of returns. As always, there are some surprises, some strange results, and some outright bad voting. Starting with the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee’s (?) Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the conference — which, in hindsight, is a […]
From Liberty Ballers
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In one of the most entertaining games of the year, the Chicago Bears fell short in the final seconds to lose to the San Francisco 49ers 38-42. Here are my notes from the wild shootout. Offense: Defense: Special Teams:
From Windy City Gridiron
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After a head-scratching three-game stretch, the Carolina Hurricanes got back to their game against Detroit Saturday night. Tonight, the Canes seek to keep it going versus the New York Rangers. The Rangers are in the midst of a six-game road trip that concludes with the Winter Classic. With four road games against divisional opponents and […]
From Canes Country
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Real Madrid made their return to training this Monday in what was the first session after the Christmas break, with Los Blancos getting ready to face Betis next Sunday. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal (injuries) and Brahim Diaz (currently with Morocco in the AFCON) were the only ones who didn’t complete the training session […]
From Managing Madrid
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There are plenty of Big Ten teams that are powers on the court, and the names I could list would probably bore you: Michigan, Purdue, Michigan State, Illinois… yawn. All of these teams are doing well so far this year, were expected to do well this year, and likely will continue to do well this […]
From Off Tackle Empire
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Darius Johnson was a UCF Knights legend and fan favorite during his four-year tenure from 2021 to 2025. Johnson averaged nearly 13 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals per game as a Knight. Johnson made the 2022 AAC All-Freshman Team, but his 2024-25 season as a senior would be his best at UCF. Johnson averaged […]
From Black & Gold Banneret
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The Edmonton Oilers haven’t lost consecutive games in over a month. They are 10-5-1 since November 21st, but they will need to be sharper tonight in Winnipeg than they were in Calgary on Saturday if they want to avoid a second straight loss. The Winnipeg Jets are desperate and angry after losing 4-3 in overtime…
From In the Pressbox
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The San Francisco 49ers have scored over 40 points in three of their previous six games, and they scored 37 in one of those games. The offense is operating at a level that rivals its 2023 second-half stretch. The quarterback is healthy and using his entire skill set. The running game has finally caught up […]
From Niners Nation
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