Steve Howe was an extraordinary pitcher. Featuring a bowling-ball sinker that he could locate with pinpoint control, his arm talent and tenacity distinguished him from the competition at every stage of his baseball life. He accomplished things on the field that should form the foundation of a proud legacy. Unfortunately, Howe never got the chance […]
The Philadelphia Flyers have been on a roller coaster this past weekend, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a thrilling shootout victory Saturday night before getting embarrassed at home by the New York Rangers 6-2. Not much has gone right for this team lately, but one positive development has been Matvei Michkov’s shift to the right wing and the effectiveness we’ve seen from the move.
In the wake of the Flyers dealing forward Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defensem...
The Vincent Trocheck non-trade is the latest in a series of decisions from Chris Drury that do not add up to a cohesive or effective plan.
As has been the case with all of our coverage surrounding young starting pitchers for the Yankees, their importance to the club early in the year would be hard to overstate. With each of Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, and Clarke Schmidt on the shelf to begin the season, depth in the rotation will be vital, […]
Coming off a pair of 84 wRC+ seasons in 2024 and 2025, Luis Robert Jr. was traded by the White Sox to the Mets in late January. The oft-injured 28-year-old Cuban center fielder had been with Chicago since playing rookie ball in 2017. At his very best in 2023, Robert was a force to be […]
With the trade deadline behind us, it is time to take a look at some of the Utica Comets who may be recalled once the Devils are officially eliminated. In this article, I make the case for Topias Vilen’s NHL debut this season. Why Vilen? Originally drafted in the 5th round of the 2021 NHL […]
The Nets are fresh off their first win out of the All-Star break — a STUNNING win over the conference leading Detroit Pistons. Is the Brooklyn the best team in the league now (lol)? Is the Tank in trouble? Either way, with the Nets and Pistons meeting again this week, we wanted to check in […]
Meet the Mets The Mets blanked the Marlins 9-0 behind Zach Thornton’s three scoreless innings and Carson Benge’s three runs batted in. With Juan Soto suiting up in the WBC, A.J. Ewing is seizing his moment at Mets’ camp this spring. Soto did some dugout pushups after hitting balls to the warning track twice. David […]
The Rangers handled the Flyers again, and the top line is suddenly a lot of fun to watch—even if winning right now might complicate the tank.
The New England Patriots had a relatively neutral opening day of the NFL’s legal tampering period on Monday. The franchise signed former Ravens edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones (three years, $39.5 million), former Jets offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker (three years, $42 million) and former Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam (three years, $12 million) but lost the likes […]
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Good morning Gang Green Nation! Day one of the legal tampering period is in the books, and it was quite the whirlwind for the New York Jets. The day got off to an early start, with the Jets trading a seventh round pick in the 2026 NFL draft to the Miami Dolphins for safety Minkah […]
The closer we get to Opening Day, the sooner we’ll lean about the Yankees’ ultimate roster plans. Manager Aaron Boone got the obvious out of the way last night, with the confirmation that 2025 ace free-agent signing Max Fried will be the Opening Day starter. If you had to line up the Yankees’ rotation beyond […]
The Islanders’ final out-of-time-zone road trip comes to a conclusion tonight in St. Louis, with a golden chance to go .500 on a four-game trip that began with a couple of stinkers in Southern California. The Blues are in the middle of a cratering season that has brought Brayden Schenn to Long Island. However, they […]
The New England Patriots front office put in some long hours on Monday, but the work paid off. At 11:44 p.m. ET, news broke that the team had reached an agreement with free agent offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker: the former first-round draft pick was set to make an in-division move from the Jets to the […]
For the first time since 2007, John Harbaugh is coaching a team other than the Baltimore Ravens. His 18 years in Baltimore produced one Super Bowl title, a 193-124 record and a NFL record for most playoff road wins (8). However, the time had come for a parting of ways and now Harbaugh finds himself […]
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Still smarting from the previous day’s drubbing by the Lakers, the Knicks (41*-25) bounced over to the Intuit Dome to challenge the LA Clippers (32-32). Redemption was not in the cards, however. The visitors spent most of the night digging out of holes they had dug themselves. 20 turnovers, cold shooting, and long Clippers runs […]
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: To no one’s surprise, Max Fried will be taking the baton first for the Yankee rotation in 2026. The team officially announced that Fried will be the Opening Day starter on March 25th against the Giants, setting up their ace from the 2025 season to start things off. Fried didn’t get […]
In an interview with podcaster Emily Austin last week, Michael Porter Jr. spoke about how he’s enjoying his time with the Nets … which he’s said before. He also spoke about his relationship with Andrew Tate, accused sex trafficker and self-described misogynist, which he’s also done before … unfortunately. Here’s all 73 (not necessarily) fun […]
After an entertaining 4–3 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers came out flat against a struggling New York Rangers squad and never recovered, losing 6–2.
The Basics
First period: 1:04- Noah Laba (Matthew Robertson, Tye Kartye), 13:06- Mika Zibanejad (Alexis Lafreniere, Vladislav Gavrikov), 19:23- Alexis Lafreniere (Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck) (PPG)
Second period: 3:54-Matvei Michkov (Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras)(PPG), 6:40- Gabe ...
Look. It’s spring training. I’m not going to get too wound up in the final score. There was some really good tonight and some really blah tonight. On the positive side of the ledger, just-announced Opening Day starter Max Fried looked like an ace on the mound, mixing his repertoire and flummoxing Pirates hitters. Meanwhile, […]
Seven Rangers have a two-point night as the team picked up their third win of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Mets blanked the Marlins 9-0 this evening thanks to a pair of four-run innings in the first and sixth. The Mets will be back at it tomorrow at Clover Park, facing off against the Cardinals at 1:10pm EDT.
Being the starting center of the Lakers is always going to bring an inherent pressure with it. After embracing that pressure coming into the season, Deandre Ayton has faded into the background. With each subpar game, the focus on him intensifies. Recently, those games have come with more frequency for Ayton. Sunday, though, was a […]
After yesterday’s stinker against the Lakers, the Knicks (41*-24) get an LA mulligan against the Clippers (31-32) at the Intuit Dome. LA has gone 25-11 after a 6-21 start, powered by Kawhi Leonard’s monster year (27.9 PPG). Fatigue could be a concern for our heroes in this one, especially for Cap, who logged 42 minutes […]