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MLB News: FanDuel broadcasting deal, arbitration deadline, Clayton Kershaw after retirement
Happy Friday, everyone. It’s been an exciting week for the Cubs, but what else is going on around baseball that’s worth mentioning? Well, the arbitration deadline was last night, and it seems likely we’ll be seeing some hearings come out of it. We’ve got discussions about the Hall of Fame, and if those who participate […]
Majority of fans expect Cody Bellinger to re-sign with Yanks
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across Major League Baseball. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Yankees fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The offseason story has been one of patience, as pretty much all winter we’ve heard […]
Mets Morning News: No need for arbitration hearings
Meet the Mets The Mets agreed to contract terms with all of their arbitration-eligible players. The White Sox claimed catcher Drew Romo off waivers from the Mets just a few weeks after the Mets had claimed him off waivers from the Orioles. Despite a successful event last year, the Mets will not be holding a […]
Recruiting Reset: Xai’Shaun Edwards resets Mizzou’s RB timeline
Raise your hand if your favorite college football team has not one but two All-American running backs on its team… EVERYONE’S HAND SHOULD BE UP! After spending two days on Mizzou’s campus, former Houston Christian running back Xai’Shaun Edwards joined up with the Tigers, becoming the fourth scholarship tailback on the roster for 2026, joining […]
The Red Sox can’t eat soup with forks. They need spoons
There’s a long history of people being associated with things they never *exactly* said. On July 15, 1979, exactly 18 months after I was born, Jimmy Carter gave a speech about a “crisis of confidence” in America that’s commonly referred to as the “malaise” speech, despite Carter never having used the word. But the brain […]
Brewers Reacts Survey Results: Who will lead the team in homers?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked fans who they think will lead the Brewers in […]
The St. Louis Cardinals: Baseball meets Technology
While we wait for the player logjam to clear, I’m going to busy myself with other pursuits. Recently has been the time to get more serious about understanding all this technology the Cardinals have fallen behind in adapting. What is it? How does it help? Approach When I started this journey, what I found is […]
Friday BP: Luis Matos community review
Good morning, baseball fans! Since the season ended, the McCovey Chronicles staff have been doing player reviews that go over each member of the San Francisco Giants’ 2025 season. Today, I’m going to continue our community reviews where we ask you all to weigh in on how you feel like each player did this year […]
Twins Flashback: 1976
If you turned the ballgame on TV in 1976 Twins Territory, you’d get the dulcet tones of Joe Boyle & recently-retired Harmon Killebrew. If you flipped on the radio: Herb Carneal—as always—and Frank Quilici at the mics. Though no playoff berth was achieved—and you certainly wouldn’t guess it from the 715,394 home fans (an AL-low […]
Rays Reacts Results: The Rays should spend more!
It’s 2026 and Rays Reacts is back! It’s a whole new phase of Rays baseball. The Tropicana Field roof is getting fixed (with the Rays set to return home in April after a weird 2025 at Steinbrenner Field), and we’ve got new ownership in town led by Patrick Zalupski and his group, who closed the […]
Rockies must move on from Bryant, center leadership to follow Broncos blueprint
During a time when the Denver Broncos, Colorado Avalanche, and Denver Nuggets are all soaring in their respective leagues, there’s not a lot of space in the Colorado sports media market for the worst team in Major League Baseball. The Rockies are trying to build a new foundation to change that reputation, led by president […]
Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles dished out some raises
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s salary arbitration season, everyone. Try to contain your excitement. Yesterday the Orioles agreed to terms on 2026 salaries for nine of their 11 arbitration-eligible players. The pay bumps for the players ranged from the modest (Tyler Wells’s $375,000 raise) to the dramatic (a nearly $8 million raise for Gunnar Henderson). […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — January 9
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Happy birthday to Joe Wallis* (who spoiled Tom Seaver’s no-hit bid), The first episode of Home […]
Profile: Cardinals HC candidate Klint Kubiak
The list of NFL teams that now need a coach keeps growing. The Arizona Cardinals are certainly on that list as they axed Jonathan Gannon on Black Monday. The job now is to make a short list of candidates the team is interested in, set up interviews either virtually or in person, and then pare […]
Phillies News: Bo Bichette, Arbitration Numbers, Don Mattingly
Well, Friday is here again. Some Fridays are slow news days. Not this one. Lots happened. Well, technically this post is being written on Thursday, which was the actual day where lots happened. So this is more of a fast links day. If you want to be technical about it. Anyway, onto the links. Phillies […]
Missouri vs Alabama Women’s College Basketball Odds and Prediction – Jan. 12
The Missouri Tigers (12-6) will try to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-1) on January 12, 2026 at Mizzou Arena. The matchup airs on SEC Network. Missouri vs. Alabama NCAA Game Info Date: Monday, January 12, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: SEC Network Where: Columbia, Missouri Venue: Mizzou Arena Last Game For Each Team Missouri suffered defeat by a final score of 99-68 in their last game against Vanderbilt. Leading the way on offense for t...
Today on Pinstripe Alley – 1/9/26
With things at a standstill on the Cody Bellinger front, more rumors are floating about their supposed Plan B, Bo Bichette. Jon Heyman reported that the Yankees are looking at Bichette “more seriously.” The Phillies have also expressed interest in Bichette, as have the same Blue Jays that he just left at the start of […]
New York City FC attendance climbed slightly in 2025
While MLS attendance overall shrank by 5.36% in 2025, NYCFC's grew for the fourth consecutive year to average 21,853 per match — that's the highest since 2018.
Today in White Sox History: January 9
1909 The White Sox bought outfielder Dave Altizer from the Cleveland Naps. Altizer had been purchased in July from Washington, suffering a subpar 1908 season as a result. However, in Chicago Altizer put together his best season, logging 2.5 WAR despite being an average-seeming player; 27 stolen bases, an AL-leading 16 HBPs and an ability […]
SB Nation Reacts results: Grade the Pirates offseason so far
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked you to grade the Bucco’s offseason so far. It’s not over yet, and there […]
Yankees news: Bombers avoid arbitration with all eligible players
MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald: Thursday was the deadline for teams and players eligible for arbitration to come to terms on deals and avoid the arbitration process. The Yankees had several players—including Jazz Chisholm Jr., David Bednar, and more—up for possible deals. They ended up coming to terms with everyone on their list. Here […]
Green Bay Packers cap casualty projections drop for 2026 offseason
Over the Cap has just dropped their cap casualty rankings for the upcoming offseason, which includes four Green Bay Packers in their top 100 players. Only three teams have more plays on the list than the Packers: the Arizona Cardinals (nine), the Minnesota Vikings (seven) and the Washington Commanders (seven). Personally, I only think that […]
Purple Row After Dark: Rockies Reacts Results
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked you to predict what the Rockies would do ahead of the arbitration deadline earlier […]
Brewers avoid arbitration with five players, fail to reach deal with William Contreras
The Milwaukee Brewers reportedly avoided arbitration with five of their six arbitration-eligible players on Thursday, as the team reported deals were reached with Garrett Mitchell, Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn, Trevor Megill, and Ángel Zerpa. The only player of the six arb-eligible players not to reach a deal is catcher William Contreras, who is likely headed for […]
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