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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James reminisced about his 2015-16 NBA championship-winning Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday after Throwback Hoops' Instagram page shared highlights of the Cavs' 120-90 home win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
NFC North 2026: A Closer Look I think we can all agree there is no tougher division in football than the NFC West, as three teams (Seahawks, 49ers, Rams) all had 12+ wins last year, but in terms of the closest division, one in which every team has a legitimate chance of winning it, I [...]
ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted that the San Francisco 49ers signed running backs Jordan Mims and Jemar Jefferson. The team also released running back Sincere McCormick and placed safety Darrick Forrest on the Injured Reserve. McCormick has had multiple stints on the 49ers roster and practice squad. Mims was an undrafted free agent in 2023 out […]
The Arizona Complex League was off on Wednesday, and the Dominican Summer League still hasn’t started, but the other four Minor League Baseball affiliates of the San Francisco Giants were all in action. So let’s get into it! Link to the 2026 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions in the roundup are […]
Defense wins championships. That saying has been proven in basketball across multiple eras by the likes of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Kawhi Leonard, and James Harden; however, one of these examples is not like the others. James Harden’s Defense Fails Again For the seventeenth time in his […] The post James Harden Just Proved That Defense Wins Championships appeared first on The Lead .
It’s a topic that will bring up painful, emotional, and downright no-good memories. We asked San Francisco 49ers fans what one moment in history they would change for the franchise. Depending on your age range, the answer is easy. As randywildman pointed out, if you’re over the age of 40, the first thing that comes […]
The San Francisco Giants are celebrating the upcoming Pokémon World Championships with a Pikachu-themed jersey giveaway.
We welcomed suckers esteemed customers into the SnakePit Casino to place bets before the season. The second game in San Francisco marked the one-third point of the schedule, meaning it’s time for another check in, and see how things have gone over the last twent-seven games. Below, you’ll find details of the various lines, the […]
The San Francisco 49ers take the field this week for Phase 3 of the offseason program. The closer we get to summer, the closer we get to real football. It’s spring, which means we’ll need to settle for OTAs There’s generally a 10-practice schedule over a three-week period, which kicked off on Wednesday. Practice is […]
Jauan Jennings compared the depth of the 2026 Minnesota Vikings' receiving corps to that of the back-to-back NBA champion Golden State Warriors during this week's OTAs.
While the Athletics are trying to win games at the MLB level, their scouts and front-office executives are preparing for the 2026 MLB Draft, which will take place July 11–13 in Philadelphia. For the sixth straight year, the draft will set the stage for MLB’s All-Star Game, scheduled for July 14. With this summer marking […]
Mac Jones wasn’t the only contract the San Francisco 49ers toyed with. The team converted $3.02 million of center Jake Brendel’s 2026 compensation into a signing bonus, per Spotrac. That cleared $2.265 million of cap space. This may be the last season we see Brendel in a 49ers uniform. His contract is void after the […]
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was inspired by Conor McGregor's movement coach in his preparation for his 10th NFL season, he told The Athletic's Vic Tafur.
The A’s need to use the day off to regroup before the New York Yankees open their series at Sutter Health Park on Friday. The Yankees have the second-best record in the American League and are 2 ½ games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East going into Wednesday’s matchup. On Tuesday […]
Good morning everyone! Your Seattle Mariners get to enjoy this off-day in sole possession of first place in the American League West after confidently toppling the A’s last night 9-1. The squad will now head back home for a pair of interleague battles against the Diamondbacks and Mets. What are you most looking forward to […]
Good morning, baseball fans! Every week, I ask everyone to pick their San Francisco Giants Player of the Week. Last weekend, I picked Casey Schmitt, because he’d been on a bit of a tear. That published on Saturday, and you can imagine my delight in seeing that Schmitt hit yet another home run in that […]
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The St. Louis Blues enter the 2026 NHL Draft with three first-round picks, twelve total selections, and a prospect pool that The Athletic 's Scott Wheeler ranked tenth in the league as recently as March. They also have a problem. As Wheeler wrote, the Blues' pool is missing a truly elite prospect. With picks at 11th and 15th overall, plus Colorado's first-rounder slotting in somewhere around 30th when the Avalanche's season ends, the Blues have the assets to be aggressive. The question everyon...
49ers backup QB Mac Jones would have preferred a trade. He got a raise instead (paywall)“The 49ers have rewarded Mac Jones for last season’s stellar fill-in work by giving him a $300,000 roster bonus, according to multiple reports. Jones, 27, who signed a two-year, $7 million contract in 2025, will now earn $3.55 million this […]
No matter how you split it, it’s been a pretty fun couple of weeks to be a Diamondbacks’ fan. Since May 9th, the day after the D-Backs lost an extra-inning affair to the Mets, they’ve gone a major league best 14-4 including today’s win. They’ve pitched to a 2.69 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP between […]
Heading into a pivotal divisional series in Sacramento, the vibes were off in Mariners Land. They had just dropped another series to the middling Royals in which they couldn’t put all the facets together in one game. And even though the M’s took the series opener on Monday night, their work was cut out for […]
Hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of American League West Rival Seattle Mariners, the A’s took the field today at Sutter Health Park for game three of the three game set. Taking the mound today for the A’s was Jeffrey Springs, who faced off against Logan Gilbert for the Mariners. Springs had a […]
Mariners 9, Athletics 1 Ice cream on a sunny day: Logan Gilbert, +0.22 WPA Razor scooters or baseball helmets to the shin: Julio Rodríguez, -0.06 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
Keep an eye on the Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks this offseason as trade winds are swirling. There's been multiple reports surfacing that the two teams have discussed a potential summer trade that involves defenceman Morgan Rielly. The longest-tenured Maple Leaf does hold a no-movement clause, however is rumored to be open to deals on the west coast. Frank Seravalli: Re Morgan Rielly: This is a very movable player; consider a team like the Sharks for instance, two NHL defenseme...