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Today is a good day. Not only is it Friday and the start of the weekend—one that may be chock-full of March Madness action—but it’s also the last one before Opening Day. Just two full workdays remain before Opening Day! Well, I suppose it’s three since for most people, the entirety of another workday will […]
Ziaire Williams is a generally optimistic guy. Always a smile and positive vibes. Earlier this week, speaking to NetsDaily at a Special Olympics event at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center, the 24-year-old was asked about the Nets future. “We have something very special brewing here in Brooklyn. A year or two from now we’ll be […]
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: As we wrote yesterday afternoon, the Yankees made the “difficult decision” to option top pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange. The 22-year-old fireballer has been the standout pitcher across all of spring training, posting a 0.66 ERA in 13.2 innings with 13 strikeouts thanks to a fastball that averages triple digits and has […]
This one suuuucks. Brady Tkachuk’s goal with 11 seconds left was a gut punch, but the Islanders squandered two leads, going up in the second period thanks to Matthew Schaefer, and then again early in the third thanks to Brayden Schenn. But Schenn’s goal was the ONLY SHOT ON GOAL FOR THE ISLANDERS IN THE […]
Tkaptain Tklutch!
Despite a bevvy of encouraging performances, the Mets’ prospects were defeated by the Rays’ prospects 2-0 in the 2026 Spring Breakout. The outcome is not what you want and the objective viewing experience was a bit dull (it was a sleepy, drizzly affair). But that’s not the point of this event really, it’s all about […]
Igor Shesterkin did everything he could to keep this game close, but the Rangers’ bad habits—and a few brutal bounces—sent them to yet another defeat.
The Mets defeated the Astros by a score of 6-2 tonight in West Palm Beach. The Mets play the Cardinals tomorrow at 1:10pm at Clover Park. The game will air on SNY.
Move over, Tiger King. The newest Netflix star is the home run king. Netflix announced Thursday that Barry Bonds would be a special guest studio analyst for their telecast of the season opener between the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees Wed., March 25. Bonds will join Albert Pujols and Anthony Rizzo as part […]
Sorry folks, forgot the game time for this one. Here’s a late-in-posting game thread for the Islanders in Ottawa. Still 0-0 at the time of posting, so…whatever happens from here on out is a direct result.
General Manager Chris Drury of the New York Rangers had a chance to maximize his cache of assets this deadline by trading center Vincent Trocheck. A reliable two-way forward who hasn affordable contract, compared to other centers in the league who have been demoted to the third-line (Elias Lindholm). Nevertheless, Trocheck wasn't moved by this deadline, in a perplexing fashion, as the Rangers opted to keep him around. It's not until free agency in July that the team could fi...
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The Brooklyn Nets announced on Thursday that forward Michael Porter Jr. has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain following an MRI. He will be sidelined and reevaluated in two to three weeks, per team PR. Porter Jr. had already missed four straight games with a right ankle sprain, but during his return-to-play process, he […]
Mets Lineup SP: Jack Wenninger Rays Lineup SP: Jose Urbina Broadcast info First pitch: 7:10pm EDTTV: SNY
The Lakers’ trip to Houston could hardly have gone better. Facing two important games in the playoff race, LA took care of business with a pair of statement victories. In the process of doing so, they also sent Kevin Durant off the deep end in a couple of different ways. First, on Monday, Durant was […]
The New York Liberty were out last night at Barclays Center to catch the Nets vs. the NBA champs OKC Thunder. Fans took pictures of Betnijah Laney, who’ll be back this season after missing all of 2025, Jonquel Jones and new coach Chris DeMarco who sat courtside… Even Miss Ellie made an appearance … The […]
Time for some damage control!
With Opening Day inching closer and closer, the Yankees are gradually dealing with some roster question marks, the latest of moves involving Angel Chivilli and Carlos Lagrange. The former was optioned to Triple-A while the latter was sent to minor-league camp. Specializing in finding hidden gems with which to build their bullpen in recent seasons, […]
The Houston Astros (10-11-3) host the New York Mets (11-9-2) in Grapefruit League play. RHP Peter Lambert (1-0) will make his second start and fifth appearance of the Spring tonight as he takes on Mets RHP Kodai Senga. TONIGHT’S STARTER: RHP Peter Lambert gets his second start and fifth overall appearance of the Spring tonight. […]
Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSJuan Soto – LFBo Bichette – 3BJorge Polanco – 1BLuis Robert – CFBrett Baty – RFMarcus Semien – 2BMark Vientos – DHFrancisco Alvarez – C SP: Kodai Senga – RHP Astros lineup Jose Altuve – 2BIsaac Paredes – 1BYordan Alvarez – LFCarlos Correa – SSCam Smith – RFZach Cole – […]
A lot of the attention in the sporting world — including occasionally that of your humble author — was elsewhere on Thursday afternoon, with the start of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. However, even with the World Baseball Classic having come to a close, there’s still plenty of spring training action left to go before […]
The Minnesota Wild’s recent losing run isn’t cause for alarm, at least not yet. Still, three losses to teams lower in the standings – the Philadelphia Flyers, the New York Rangers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs – raise questions about the team’s shape heading into the playoff season. Bill Guerin recen...
As if there was any doubt, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner will start the first game of the year. The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Thursday that Paul Skenes will get the ball in New York to start Opening Day against the Mets. “Duh,” the Pirates tweeted. Skenes tallied 1.97 ERA and struck […]
Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Tommy Kahnle and, like most relievers in their mid-to-late 30s, he comes from all over the league. As one of the rare baseball players to grow up in upstate New York, Kahnle settled for Division II baseball in college before being selected by the Yankees […]
As fans of the Kansas City Chiefs continually check for updates on their favorite quarterback’s rehabilitation process, the organization went out and acquired a notable backup for Patrick Mahomes. New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields — a former first-round pick of the Chicago Bears — was targeted in a trade by general manager Brett Veach, […]