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Longtime Dodgers broadcaster and outfielder Rick Monday turned 80 on Thursday. One day earlier, he was presented with The Bob Feller Act of Valor Patriot Award in Washington D.C., an honor given by Feller’s foundation annually to “a former MLB player who demonstrates the Foundation’s 4 Pillars of Service, Sacrifice, Citizenship and Legacy.” Mark Langill […]
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We cover the coverage like PCA covers center field. Names in the news today: Rob Refsnyder, Michael King. Several places have discussed both. Refsnyder looks like Turner-lite and that probably doesn’t have legs. Signing King would add a brisker pace to the offseason. *means autoplay on, (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome). {$} means paywall. {$} means […]
MLB History 1954 – The Pirates draft Roberto Clemente from the Triple A roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1957 – Mickey Mantle edges out Ted Williams to win the MVP Award in the American League. Mantle hit .365 with 34 home runs. Williams led the AL with a .388 average, 38 home runs and a […]
The offseason is starting to ramp up, as the 40-man Rule 5 protection deadline passed on Tuesday, as well as the non-tender deadline on Friday. The Colorado Rockies protected LHP Welinton Herrera, RHP Gabriel Hughes and OF Sterlin Thompson. They also DFA’d 1B Michael Toglia and LHP Ryan Rolison. The former was non-tendered on Friday, […]
Good morning, baseball fans! I wanted to try something new and (hopefully) fun this weekend. That’s right, a pop quiz! Kind of. One thing I’ve noticed about sports fans is that when you get them together, they like to argue. Sometimes about things that are completely subjective, and sometimes about things that are well-defined (but […]
Good morning Birdland, One of the more significant offseason deadlines has come and gone. The Orioles have tendered contracts to all but one of their arbitration-eligible players. Albert Suárez was the only one left out. He will now become a free agent. The one move that is getting more attention than the others is the […]
The tender deadline has come and gone, players have been protected from the Rule 5 draft and now the fun can begin. We know who will be free agents completely now as opposed to just those that filed once the World Series was over. It makes it that much more interesting now that we know […]
The Detroit Lions may be 12.5-point favorites over the New York Giants this week, but they better not take them lightly. Despite their 2-9 record, the Giants have been scrappy this year. Not only have both of their wins come against teams currently in playoff spots (Chargers, Eagles), but they’ve played almost everyone close, and […]
Kentucky fans have a lot to cheer for today as multiple sports teams play in big-time games. First, in Louisville, Kentucky women’s basketball head coach Kenny Brooks and his team will face off against the in-state rival Louisville Cardinals in a Top-25 showdown. The Wildcats are off to a 6-0 start while Louisville is 4-1 […]
Late Friday afternoon was a deadline on the otherwise-light Major League Baseball schedule for November, as teams had until 6pm ET to decide to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players or not. Five pitchers got the ax, with Mark Leiter Jr., Ian Hamilton, Scott Effross, Jake Cousins, and Michael Arias all becoming free agents. Some may […]
In the Week 12 game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Arizona Cardinals at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, will Parker Washington find his way into the end zone? Continue reading for odds and info on whether he’s a safe bet to pick up a TD in this matchup. There are prop bets available for Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Washington in his next game (versus the Arizona Cardinals) — see below for more info. Parker Washington’s Anytime TD Prop Odds vs. the Cardinals Washington’s odds to s...
Jerome Boateng made headlines this week after arriving at Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva training facility, not as a player but to undergo a coaching internship aimed at preparing him for a future managerial career. The 37-year-old, who retired from professional football in September following a final spell with Austrian side LASK, will spend around ten days […]
The Cubs have signed their first free agent of the winter and it’s right-handed reliever Phil Maton to a two-year deal with a club option for a third year. Bleacher Nation’s Michael Cerami had it first and The Athletic’s Will Sammon was first with the length of the deal. We still don’t have the dollar […]
NY Post | Greg Joyce: The deadline to tender contracts for arbitration-eligible players was yesterday, and the Yankees ultimately decided to non-tender five of their relievers. Most of them were players who saw at least some time in the Yankee bullpen in 2025, though they’d originally been acquired to fill in the middle-depths more reliably […]
The non-tender deadline has come and gone, and the Atlanta Braves made the decision to tender left-hander Dylan Lee. The two parties did not come to an agreement on a salary, so an arbitration hearing may be in the future. The Braves non-tendered just two players in right-handers Alek Manoah and Carson Ragsdale. Though non-tendered, […]
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (7-3, 4-3) at SMU Mustangs (7-3, 5-1) Game Time: Noon Location: Gerald Ford Stadium: Dallas, TX Television: ESPN2 Announcers: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline) Favorite: SMU by 2.5 All-Time Series: SMU leads, 3-0 Last Meeting: SMU won 31-24 on Oct. 5, 2024 in Louisville Series History: Statistics: Depth Chart: Louisville Uniforms: SMU Uniforms: Injury Reports: Louisville […]
Leave it to the White Sox to make unexpected and underwhelming moves during the offseason. After electing to not protect several Top 30 prospects from the Rule 5 draft, Chicago doubled down on their surprises Friday by signing outfielder Derek Hill but non-tendering outfielder Mike Tauchman, first baseman Tim Elko, and southpaw reliever Cam Booser. […]
Hunch feeling. That this 74-64 grind it out victory in the 101st game against Cincinnati will prove to be more meaningful as the season progresses. Many of U of L’s gnawing issue were again exposed. And overcome against a pesky Bearcat squad, though the flaws remain to be worked around. Important, it says here, was […]
The Detroit Tigers went into Friday’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players without too many question marks. The main one was whether utility infielder Andy Ibáñez would get a contract, and as it turned out the club decided to non-tender him as predicted. The rest of their arbitration eligible players were tendered contracts […]
Fresh off the tender deadline , with 10 open 40-man spots and lots of need in the bullpen, the Chicago Cubs are finally jumping into the free agent fray (non-Shota Imanaga edition). According to BN’s own Michael Cerami, the Cubs are signing reliever Phil Maton: Source is telling me the Cubs have signed right-handed reliever Phil Maton. — Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) November 22, 2025 Phil Maton, 32, was a “pretty good” reliever for a number of years, but then suddenly ...
Oh Yes, It's the Great Pre-Tender! 11/21 UPDATE : All unsigned players on the Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) except RHP Eli Morgan and C Reese McGuire were tendered 2026 MLB contracts. So Morgan and McGuire are now free-agents, free to sign an MLB or minor league contract with any club (including the Cubs). 11/19 ORIGINAL POST : The Friday prior to Thanksgiving is MLB Contract Tender Day (November 21st in 2025). NOTE : Prior to 2022, the MLB contract tender date wa...
Tigers Show Their Grit in a March Type Game If you haven’t been introduced to the 2025-2026 Clemson Men’s Basketball team, tonight was a good time to see what they are about. West Virginia had a large and loud contingent in the building and their athletic squad gave the Tigers fits for long stretches of […]
In a game that had the feel of 90 percent of the 100 series games that had come before it, Louisville outlasted Cincinnati, 74-64, in front of a pro-Cardinal crowd at Heritage Bank Center in Cincy Friday night. Pat Kelsey’s high-scoring team faced its first major adversity of the young season in the game’s opening […]
The Memphis Tigers (2-3) will host the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-4) after losing three straight home games. Memphis dropped its most recent game to Ole Miss, 73-64, on Tuesday. Chae Harris led the way with 24 points, plus four boards and zero assists. In its most recent game, East Tennessee State fell to Tennessee Tech on Thursday, 61-52. Its high scorer was Anala Nelson with 17 points. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Di...