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Mets Morning News: Tony Clark resigns

Meet the Mets Clay Holmes threw live batting practice yesterday, and new Mets Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette were impressed by his breaking stuff. John Harper posited Carson Benge as the Nolan McLean of the 2026 Mets, as he sees him coming up and adapting quickly to become an impact player. The Mets plan to […]

Man Utd think Marcus Rashford now worth £50m after Barcelona spell

Manchester United reportedly believe that Marcus Rashford is now worth around £50 million after impressing on loan with Barcelona. Rashford has enjoyed life with Hansi Flick’s side and has 10 goals and 10 assists in 34 appearances so far this season in all competitions. There is a purchase option in his current contract for him […]

Value of Things: Silencing the Rumor Mill

There comes a time when those of us on the periphery of the sports commentary game come across an existential crisis. On the one hand, controversy sells. The hot take generation has taken over in full force and you either get on the train or get run over by it. Yet, one can’t help but […]

Patriots hire former intern to their coaching staff

The New England Patriots have made a first addition to their coaching staff this offseason, and it comes in the form of a familiar face. B.J. Edmonds, who spent time with the team last summer as a coaching intern, was hired in an undisclosed role. Edmonds joining the Patriots comes only a month after he […]

Happy Birthday John Mayberry and Alex Rios

It is John Mayberry’s 77th birthday. Mayberry was drafted in the 1st round (6th pick overall) in the 1967 amateur draft. The number 1 pick that year was Ron Blomberg by the Yankees, so the Astros could have done much worse. Only Ted Simmons and Bobby Grich, also first-round picks, had better careers than John […]

ACC Free Throw Woes

Earlier this season we marveled at the stunning rise in free throw accuracy sweeping the ACC. Only one team made fewer than 70 percent of its shots from the line in each of the last three seasons, truly remarkable efficiency. That even as the league added three more members in 2025.  Was some new, unpublicized […]

Dodgers notes: Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernández, Hyeseong Kim

The Galactic Empire of baseball has assembled at Camelback Ranch. Their first spring game is in just three days. The anticipation and excitement surrounding the start of the 2026 season is brewing. On Tuesday, both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani faced live hitters, and the latter’s arm will be preserved during the World Baseball Classic […]

Tigers talk: What would you consider a successful season?

World Series or bust y’all! Ok, this is baseball. It’s a rare team that can actually expect to win a World Series title in a given year. Even the highest projected odds for the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series again this year are only 27.3 percent, and by baseball standards those […]

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2026 NFL Combine preview: 7 WRs the Lions should be scouting

The 2026 NFL Combine kicks off in the final week of February, and we are exploring each position group ahead of the big event. So far, we have already previewed which quarterbacks and running backs the Detroit Lions should be scouting, and in this article, we take a look at the wide receiver prospects who […]

2026 spring training storylines for position players

Last week, we explored some storylines concerning pitchers and catchers in spring training for the Colorado Rockies. Now that full-squad workouts have officially begun and games are right around the corner, we can turn to the position player group. Believe it or not, there are even more questions surrounding the position players, as battles and […]

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Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 2-18-26

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 2/17: Rinzel gets his groove back ( SCH ) Five storylines to follow during the final third of the Blackhawks season ( Sun-Times ) Examining the Blackhawks’ recent power-play struggles ( SCH ) Mailbag: What does Blackhawks’ cap space look like in 5 years? ( Athletic ) Mailbag: Comparing the Blackhawks and Sharks’ rebuilds ( Athletic ) Musings on Madison, ...

Kansas City Royals news: Dawson, Estévez reflect on Kansas City

MLB.com’s Anne Rogers talks with new Royals assistant hitting coach Connor Dawson. A 2012 graduate of Olathe North High School in Kansas, Dawson grew up about 25 miles southwest of Kauffman Stadium. He played collegiately at Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas, but he set his sights on coaching early. He coached the Kansas […]

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The 2026 EuroLeague Women play-ins begin with four marquee matchups

The 2026 EuroLeague Women postseason has officially begun. Things will tip-off this Wednesday, Feb. 18 with the league “play-ins,” in which the top eight finishers from group play will play best-of-three series to determine who moves on to the Final Six, a bracket-style playoff that will be held in April. The play-ins are divided into […]