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The Yankees and Red Sox split their doubleheader on Saturday. While New York won the nightcap, 9-2, rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. exited early with an apparent right knee injury. Lombard tweaked it during an at-bat in the second inning (video via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com). He stayed in the game for a little while […]
Brian Kelly spent roughly three decades on college football sidelines. But this Saturday, he finally watched one from somewhere else. The former Notre Dame and LSU coach made his CBS Sports debut in the booth for Jacksonville State’s matchup with North Dakota State. This time, he’s calling the game alongside Rich Waltz and Adam Breneman, […] The post “Have to Get Better”: Brian Kelly Falls to Nostalgia on Broadcasting Debut as 30-Year Coaching Career Put to Rest appeared first on Essentially...
With middle blocker Lauren Larkin asserting her authority at the net and outside hitter Paige Felder delivering heavy contact on the pins, Missouri Volleyball closed out the Mizzou Invitational in sweeping fashion Saturday night. The Tigers defeated Idaho in three sets at Hearnes Center 25-18, 25-21, 25-12, capping off a flawless opening weekend without dropping […]
Box Score The Brewers kept on rolling tonight. Despite facing a pitcher having a strong month, the Brewers put up an early 3-0 lead, built on it, and held on late. The end result was a 5-3 win, their fourth straight win. It also secured their fifth straight series win. Cal Quantrill of the Rangers […]
In 2022, Major League Baseball adopted the universal designated hitter for both the American and National Leagues. This eliminated the need for pitchers to hit, and changed the strategy of lineup construction and late-inning substitutions. Throughout this 2026 season, there have been numerous occasions where the Rockies had a player who was hot at the […]
Missouri football head coach Eli Drinkwitz showed his vocal side one month ago. Drinkwitz called out the rival conference to the SEC, the Big Ten, over the belief his conference is more superior. But did drop an ’embarrassing’ take on the NCAA one month after his Big Ten rant. Drinkwitz got asked his true thoughts […] The post Eli Drinkwitz drops ’embarrassing’ take on current state of NCAA appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The San Francisco Giants officially retired Jeff Kent’s No. 21 on Saturday at Oracle Park, honoring the former second baseman between games of their day-night doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jon Miller opened the ceremony by sharing memories of Kent, including his first walk-off home run at Oracle Park, then known as Pacific Bell Park. […] The post Watch Giants officially retire Jeff Kent’s No. 21 appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Cubs have released shortstop Ed Howard. Iowa Cubs infielder Hayden Cantrelle has been placed on the Development List. Iowa right-hander Tyler Santana was activated off the Development List. Iowa right-hander Andrew Wantz was placed on the temporarily inactive list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs calmed the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 7-6. Braxton Garrett started […]
Recap Opener Alec Gamboa departed in the second inning, yielding to Brayan Bello with a runner on first. The Sox used the same template as the earlier contest today: score early with a solo homer. This time it was Nick Sogard in the top of the third, notching his third hit in his last four […]
In the opening game of today’s doubleheader, the Yankees just didn’t show up. They were shut out, while the pitching and defense had some shaky moments, leading to a less-than-stellar loss. However with another game to play, they had a chance to quickly bounce back, and — credit to them — the Yankees did that. […]
Mike Perry’s fight week went from bad to worse after he suffered a dislocated shoulder and a first-round TKO loss to late notice replacement Brandon Jenkins at Brand Duel in Orlando on Saturday night. Following Dillon Danis’ withdrawal just two days before the event was scheduled to take place, Perry accepted the short-notice fight against […]
The New York Giants addressed a clear need on the interior defensive line on Saturday, acquiring defensive tackle CJ Okoye from the Baltimore Ravens for a 2028 seventh-round pick. The move reunites Okoye with head coach John Harbaugh, who coached him in Baltimore this past season. The 24-year-old Okoye stands at 6-foot-6 and weighs 365 […] The post Giants HC John Harbaugh tells fans what to expect from trade addition CJ Okoye appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Yankees are holding their breath that it's nothing serious.
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Milwaukee Brewers scored five runs. Remember last night’s game? Well tonight’s game was pretty much the same game except everyone watched it on FOX instead of no one watching it on BZZR. Just like last night the Rangers trailed 2-0 after an inning, made no headway with […]
The Green Bay Packers have the perfect solution to the defensive line problem. They just need to make the move to bring in Josh Sweat.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Before Bryson Stott had his three-run homer stolen from him by Wade Meckler and before Edmundo Sosa […]
Well, they lost the first one. But they’re back to try it again! The San Francisco Giants are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second game of a doubleheader, and are hoping to split the four-game series. It’s an exciting pitching situation for the Giants, as right-hander Yunior Marte takes the mound for his MLB […]
The Giants have selected right-hander Yunior Marte from Double-A Richmond, the team announced. Marte will make his major league debut on Saturday and start the second game of a doubleheader against the Diamondbacks. To make room for Marte, the Giants optioned lefty Seth Lonsway to Triple-A Sacramento and transferred infielder/outfielder Casey Schmitt to the 60-day […]
Happy Saturday, folks! Hope you’re having a nice weekend. If you decide to spend it watching late-night West Coast baseball, I hope the Orioles grace you with a series win tonight. They snatched a win in Game One last night with a 4-3 victory in ten innings. Although Brandon Young pitched a strong seven innings, […]
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GIANTS Lars Nootbaar – DH Jonah Cox – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Rafael Devers – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Bryce Eldridge – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Jung Hoo Lee – RF Max Kepler – LF Shay Whitcomb – 3B Tim Tawa – 1B Andrew Knizner – C James McCann […]
This contest was a series of moments wrapped around a wild seventh inning that saw each team score at least three runs, albeit in different methods. Prior to a 7th inning that was off the rails in the home half, the Rays looked to be mostly in control with an early 2-1 lead through five […]
Just after a celebrated first-quarter touchdown, everything went quiet at Greene Stadium in Liberty, Missouri on Saturday. William Jewell College junior RB MicahJo Barnett collapsed with a medical emergency during the Cardinals’ season opener against Fort Lewis College. He had just scored the game’s only touchdown. According to Fox 4 reporter Harold R. Kuntz, MicahJo […] The post Program Mourns Loss as College Football Player Dies After Medical Emergency During Game appeared first on Essenti...
Last night, the Athletics fell to 14-29 in series openers this season after falling to the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in 10 innings. The A’s had a chance to win their third straight game, but they could not conjure enough late-inning magic. As a result, the team must win tonight to avoid falling into a 2-0 […]
Juan Soto is glad to be back out on the field after recovering from his injury before the New York Mets’ matchup against the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Soto returned to the last-place Mets after missing 31 games with a grade 2 strain of his left calf. It was the second IL stint of […] The post Mets’ Juan Soto drops honest admission on returning from injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .
UNLV hopes to keep building under Dan Mullen after narrowly missing out on the Mountain West championship last season and starts 2026 at home to Memphis. How to watch Memphis vs UNLV Charles Huff will lead Memphis out for the…
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