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Friday's FTB: 4,528.7 candidates for Maple Leafs head coach

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Yankees 2026 Season Preview: J.C. Escarra

Every season has its feel-good story, and for the 2025 Yankees, that feel-good story was J.C. Escarra. With 2022 Platinum Glove winner Jose Trevino traded to the Cincinnati Reds over the winter, the Yankees entered spring training with an opening behind the plate. Despite having a disadvantage in the position battle because he, like starter […]

Royals players and their option status

The Royals will spend the next few weeks shaping the roster that they will carry to Atlanta for the season opener. One large factor in deciding who makes the team will be which players have options remaining. Options allow teams to send a player to the minors without exposing them to be claimed by another […]

2026 Five star combo guard Dylan Mingo commits to UNC

After a long, somewhat painful wait, five-star 2026 combo guard Dylan Mingo has announced that he is committed to play for the University of North Carolina this fall. This announcement was made on ESPN’s First Take with Steven A. Smith. Mingo is a 6’5, 189-lb combo guard out of Glen Head, NY. He currently plays […]

Contracts expire for eight members of 2025 Patriots practice squad

Eight recent New England Patriots have become street free agents a week into the NFL offseason. Running backs D’Ernest Johnson and Craig Reynolds, wide receiver Trent Sherfield Sr., tight end Thomas Odukoya, center Brenden Jaimes, linebackers Patrick Johnson and Darius Harris, as well as safety Richie Grant all saw their contracts with the organization expire […]

Maple Leafs' Ekman-Larsson Will Cost Premium As Team Poke Around

The Toronto Maple Leafs sit six points out of a playoff spot in the East with four teams to jump to take a spot, but they had a win streak going into the break and they are close enough where a push and an appearance in the postseason is doable. Nothing drastic should necessarily be done just yet, but there are a handful of games prior to the trade deadline to determine exactly what the plan will be. The Maple Leafs are very likely a team that will wait until the day before the trade deadline ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson Helped Open Up UIC’s Curtis Granderson Stadium

Tuesday marked the passing of Civil Rights leader, former Presidential candidate and 1980s sociopolitcal icon Reverend Jesse Jackson.  The Founder of Operation Push lived until the age of 84. And he was on hand on April 17, 2014 as New York Mets Center Fielder Curtis Granderson returned to his native Chicago to open and christen Curtis […] The post Rev. Jesse Jackson Helped Open Up UIC’s Curtis Granderson Stadium appeared first on The Sports Bank .

MLB

2025 Saints player review: DT Davon Godchaux

The New Orleans Saints traded a 2026 seventh-round pick to the New England Patriots for veteran defensive tackle Davon Godchaux last offseason with hope that the nose tackle would bolster the team’s run defense. Ultimately, Godchaux’s first year in the black and gold was underwhelming, as the Saints’ run defense remains an a work in […]

Champions League Game Time Thread: Juventus vs. Galatasaray

MATCH INFO When: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Where: Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, Istanbul, Turkey. Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. local time in Istanbul, Turkey; 6:45 p.m. in Italy and across Europe, 5:45 p.m. in the United Kingdom, 1:45 p.m. Eastern time, 11:45 a.m. Central time, 9:45 a.m. Pacific time. STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (4-3-3): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, […]

Match Preview: Manchester United Women vs. Atletico Madrid

The first-ever UEFA Women’s Champions League knockout phase play-offs conclude on Wednesday and Thursday. Eight teams are competing to join Barcelona, Bayern München, Chelsea and OL Lyonnes in the quarter-finals, for which the draw is already made with the knockout phase bracket set to the final. On Wednesday, Real Madrid and Arsenal defend leads at […]

BYB 2026 Tigers prospect reports #32: OF Roberto Campos

When the Tigers signed the Cuban outfielder Roberto Campos back in 2019, he was the most expensive international free agent the club had ever inked to a deal. Early on he showed the good power potential and solid hitting ability that was projected on signing day, but his progress has been slow since breaking into […]

Lightning Morning News: Moser and Stachowiak advance to quarter finals

In early Tuesday action over in Milan Switzerland defeated Italy 3-0 and Germany ended France’s run in the Olympics. Both outcomes were expected and the two victors will move on to the quarter-final round. J.J. Moser was held off the scoreboard, but registered two shots in his 17:38 of action. Meanwhile, Wojciech Stachowiak was a healthy scratch in Germany’s 5-1 victory over France. The lone goal by the French was scored by old friend Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, who announced his retirement...

NHL

Jets' Young Forward Could Be On Trade Block For Larger Move

The Winnipeg Jets are going to have a lot of work to do before the trade deadline and in the summer because they can't stand pat and hope that their team is going to bounce back to where it was last season. There have been many players not playing up to expectations and this season was more than just the loss of Nikolaj Ehlers, though losing him was a significant part. The Jets need much more scoring to not only replace Ehlers' production, but go beyond that. In order to do that, it seems like...

Matt Robinson shows versatility to Las Vegas Raiders secondary

Role: Secondary Coach Previous Role: Assistant Defensive Line Coach Previous Team: New York Giants Age: 32 The Raiders have reportedly hired former Ravens coach, and Giants assistant defensive line coach, Matt Robinson as their secondary coach, yes that felt weird typing. Robinson is close with current Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Leonard from their time in […]

Seahawks News 2/17: Big contract decisions looming for Seahawks

In Today’s Links: how the Seattle Seahawks can repeat as Super Bowl champs, per Seaside Joe; the ‘Hawks get mic’d up for SB LX, how the Klint Kubiak offense will have carry-over to the new Brian Fleury offense, clocking our squad’s blue chip players, a look at the salary cap, and much more! Thanks for […]