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Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk Trade Could Lead to Goaltending Bind

The Florida Panthers wait for the 2026 NHL Draft this weekend and the start of free agency on July 1. After watching the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup, they…

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Wyatt Langford has a grade 1 flexor strain in his right arm, which marks the fifth IL stint for a soft tissue injury in the first two years of his career. Skip Schumaker says it’s because he “has more muscles than most people.” Langford is hoping to spend no more than the minimum […]

Wise Owl Boxing Signs Elite Amateur Standout Thomas Covington

Los Angeles, CA — April 23, 2026 — Wise Owl Boxing proudly announces the signing of highly coveted amateur standout Thomas Covington, an elite-level competitor widely regarded as the No. 1 ranked elite amateur boxer in the United States and one of the most promising prospects transitioning into the professional ranks today. A proud member of Team USA, Covington […] The post Wise Owl Boxing Signs Elite Amateur Standout Thomas Covington appeared first on Boxing News - Boxing, UFC and MMA News,...

Odds and Costs of Texans draft trades

In a recent Groupthink, the Masthead was asked to predict our #1 draft pick for the Houston Texans. Since there are 11ty million mock drafts out there currently, including a few right here on Battle Red Blog, I went a different direction. My scenario was pure fantasy. Nick Caserio traded a few picks to jump […]

David Ornstein Reveals Newcastle’s Stance on Anthony Gordon’s Future

Newcastle United could face a major decision on Anthony Gordon this summer, with the club open to a sale if their valuation is met amid growing interest from Europe’s top clubs. The 25-year-old winger has attracted long-standing attention from Arsenal and Bayern Munich, while Liverpool was previously close to completing a transfer for the Magpies […]

The case for Mason Miller to win the NL Cy Young Award

It has been 23 years since a major league closer has won the Cy Young Award. Plenty of today’s top relievers still have their warts — specifically, the occasional blown save that tarnishes their regular season. Thus, making it virtually impossible for them to gain any traction in the Cy Young voting.  However, San Diego […]

Syracuse men’s basketball: Orange hire Hampton’s Greg Fahey as general manager

The final piece of the staff puzzle has been completed. It took nearly a month, but the Orange have hired a general manager. Sources confirmed to Nunes Magician that Hampton associate head coach/general manager Greg Fahey will be named Syracuse’s GM. The story was first reported by Syracuse.com on Wednesday night. He spent the last […]

2026 NFL Draft: 12 surprising first-round candidates for the Detroit Lions

Last April, I wrote a similar piece, operating under the premise that Brad Holmes—the unpredictable, best-player-available, talent-evaluating wizard that he is—might veer from commonly mocked and reported projections at Pick No. 28. One of my “surprise” candidates ended up being the eventual selection in Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams. The goal then, as it […]

The Royals made the best decision they could with the Asa Lacy pick

In 2020, the COVID pandemic resulted in a stilted cadence to the typical draft evaluation process. Nevertheless, the draft continued onward and the Royals picked Asa Lacy fourth overall. However, the Royals recently released Lacy, who threw only 80 professional innings in the minors since being drafted. Lacy had only 4 starts and 24 innings […]

Retrospective: FTRS 2020 Mock Draft, Six Years Later

After 362 agonizing days of nothing but mocks and projections and desperate attempts to convince us that utterly underwhelming college QBs will be surefire top-10 picks… it’s once again time for our annual three-day celebration of 32 billion-dollar businesses coming together to fill out a spreadsheet. Happy draft day, y’all. The FTRS staff has internally […]

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Braves Minor League Recap: Tate Southisene Hits Leadoff Homer

The attention the Braves have given to position player prospects has paid huge dividends so far this season with a number of impressive performances already in the first month. First round pick Tate Southisene led off for Augusta with his third long ball of the season, and his .917 OPS on the season has been […]

Texas to serve as 2026 Concacaf W Championship host

It will be a showdown in Texas for the Concacaf W Championship. On Tuesday, Concacaf announced that the 2026 Concacaf W Championship will take place at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield and Shell Energy Stadium in Houston from November 27th through December 5th. The 2026 Concacaf W Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament […]

Unscientific Predictions: 2026 Big East Women’s Lacrosse Postseason Awards

The regular season for women’s lacrosse wraps up this weekend with three Big East contests on Saturday and a stray Xavier/San Diego State game on Sunday. With that in mind, and the approach of the conference tournament semifinals on April 30th, we should probably make some postseason award picks, huh? Once we get past Sunday, […]