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The Missouri Tigers (6-3, 2-3 SEC) get set for Senior Night at Faurot Field as they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-5, 1-5 SEC) on Saturday. Mizzou is looking to end a two-game losing skid and Mississippi State is playing for bowl eligibility in year two under head coach Jeff Lebby. Kick-off on Saturday night […]
The San Francisco 49ers started it all. It’s their fault. In Weeks 1 and 2, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers to begin this season 2-0-0. Their next contest was on the road against the 49ers. RELATED: CARDINALS OPEN AS HOME UNDERDOGS In the fourth quarter, the score was […]
Until the minor leagues began testing the automated ball-strike calling system a few years ago, I wasn’t that big on the idea. Growing up without the strike zone overlay on televised broadcasts, the strike zone had always been a negotiable airspace that could be manipulated by good pitchers and catchers using the same art of […]
Braves History 1957 – Milwaukee Braves outfielder Hank Aaron is named National League Most Valuable Player with 239 votes. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals is a close second with 230, and his teammate Red Schoendienst finishes third with 221. 2001 – Larry Bowa, with an 86-76 record, is named the National League Manager […]
Meet the Mets Jeff McNeil was struggling with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome late in the season and had surgery to address it after the season ended. The Mets announced that Carlos Beltrán, Bobby Valentine, and Lee Mazzilli will be inducted into the team Hall of Fame next year. Juan Soto finished third in National League MVP […]
The Yankee rotation, when fully healthy, has the potential to be on the very shortlist for the best in Major League Baseball. Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, Clarke Schmidt, and Cam Schlittler is a very strong top five, not even mentioning that you then have Luis Gil, who was just AL Rookie of the […]
Hoo boy, awards fans, we have some catching up to do. Since our last links post, we’ve gotten the biggest award winners of the season. On Wednesday, the Cy Young Awards were announced, and Tarik Skubal won for the second year in a row in the AL, while Paul Skenes of the Pirates won for […]
Coming off two straight losses, after having arguably their worst rushing performances of the season in back-to-back weeks, the Green Bay Packers need a get-right game badly. Thankfully, the football Gods have a gift for Matt LaFleur’s squad: the New York Giants, who are on pace for a historically bad run defense. How bad is […]
1900 The aggressively-improving American League was rejected as an equal major league by the established National League. Although there were multiple major leagues more often than not in the course of organized baseball over the latter half of the 19th Century, at this juncture the NL felt it was the sole top circuit in the […]
A very cool moment at the MLB Awards, as Pete Crow-Armstrong and Corbin Carroll were invited on stage to join Team USA manager Mark DeRosa for a special announcement. PCA will be repping Team USA in the WBC: Team USA adds Corbin Carroll and Pete Crow-Armstrong to its roster! Two of the most electric young players in the game will play for Team USA in the #WorldBaseballClassic 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/UFgOMxyJDq — MLB (@MLB) November 14, 2025 How could you not want Pete Crow-Arms...
For the first but likely not the last time this season, Kentucky basketball is coming off of a loss. The Wildcats fell at Louisville on Tuesday in their annual bragging rights match. Mark Pope was without sophomore guard Trent Noah but did get Jaland Lowe back after he missed a couple of games due to […]
Kyle Schwarber: NL MVP runner-up by vote, but NL MVP winner in our hearts. Onto the links. Phillies news Like I said: winner in our hearts. The All-MLB Teams have been announced, with four Phillies included. FanGraphs’ ZiPS projection system makes its predictions for the 2026 Phillies. ($) MLB news Meet the new MVPs, same […]
Sosa and Palmeiro free as birds, and other stories. Happy Birthday to Xavier Nady!* 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. Today […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. MLB’s hot stove has yet to start cooking. There have been no major trades or free agent signings of note in the less than two weeks since the World Series ended. This week’s just-concluded GM meetings in Las Vegas failed to produce any kind of news, but since The Baltimore Banner’s […]
Those hoping to see Maryland women’s basketball challenged in its fourth game of the year against Towson left Xfinity Center disappointed Thursday night. The Terps dominated a clearly overmatched Tigers team, winning 88-70. In the process, Maryland cemented its record at 4-0 heading into one of the biggest challenges in its nonconference slate against a […]
Dennis Gates capped off his highly ranked recruiting class with the official signing yesterday. The release from the MUTigers.com release: The nation’s premier scorer in the Class of 2026 is rounding out the nation’s premier signing class as Jason Crowe Jr. (Inglewood, Calif.) officially signed with the Mizzou men’s basketball team on Thursday, giving the Tigers the […]
As the season slowly goes into November, the Arizona Cardinals are close to playing for one thing… pride. That is never a good thing when you are talk about the third year of a rebuild, but things have gone off the rails and who knows if they can get back on them. Ahead of their […]
The Green Bay Packers are getting the New York Giants at what on paper is the perfect time. Not only are the Giants out their starting quarterback, number one running back and number one receiver, but the team also had to name an interim head coach and an interim offensive coordinator this week following the […]
There was some uncertainty, but after a year-long battle with Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player last night. It’s Judge’s third such award in the last four seasons, cementing this stretch among the very finest runs ever authored by a player in MLB history. Over in the NL, Shohei […]
Kentucky’s defense didn’t just look bad against Louisville; it was at times completely inept. The Wildcats gave up 96 points, allowing the Cardinals to shoot 45% from the field and 33% from deep. But the eye test was even worse. The team looked lost. In his press conference, Mark Pope’s entire analysis centered on one […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates just added a third Cy-Young winner to their history books, as Paul Skenes won the award unanimously in just his second Major League season. What should be a moment of celebration has turned to rumors however, as concerns have been raised on if Skenes wants to remain a Pirate. Skenes found himself […]
The San Francisco Dons (1-1) go up against the Seton Hall Pirates (1-0) on November 14, 2025. The matchup airs on ESPN+. On Sunday, in its last game, San Francisco fell to Boise State 83-68. With 13 points, Paula Tirado was its high scorer. On Tuesday, in its most recent game, Seton Hall defeated Saint Peter’s 88-39. With 20 points, Jordana Codio was its leading scorer. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle. When is San...
Kyle Shanahan reveals Brock Purdy will start 49ers’ Week 11 game vs. Cardinals“That’s why we were really close to getting him up last week, but still thought it would help him for another week, and so did he,” Shanahan said. “The way he was Monday, just watching him film with him, the way he was […]
Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga has picked up a minor muscle injury which will force him to return to the Spanish capital. The midfielder wasn’t going to be available for France’s next match against Azerbaijan and he will now try to recover in time for Real Madrid’s next Liga match in Elche. Camavinga has been […]
Overview 2025 Review It’s a given in the modern baseball game that every team will have its pitching depth tested over the course of the season. It is not a given that the depth will be tested to the extent that the D-Backs were this season. That kind of apocalyptic nightmare could even prompt a […]