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The Tigers finished fifth overall in both the men’s and women’s races at the SEC Championships Friday in Knoxville, Tenn., with 16 schools competing. Freshmen Drew Rogers and Monica Wanjiku deliver standout performances, as they continue to lead their team with strong showings. “When you’re consistent, I think that that allows you to go into […]
From Rock M Nation | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Over the final 54 games in which he played during the 2024 season, Santiago Espinal hit .311/.361/.446 with 55 hits for the Cincinnati Reds. The utility infielder, never a huge source of offense, chipped in enough to be counted on in 2025 as a pretty valuable depth piece on the roster. At least, that was […]
From Red Reporter | 3 months ago | 0 reads
How the rotation for Arizona performed this year kinda depends on what metric you choose, as well as how you look at it. By straight ERA, they were mediocre: 4.29 ranked the D-backs’ starting pitching nineteenth. It was considerably better than the 4.79 ERA and 27th ranking they managed in 2024. They certainly got their […]
From AZ Snake Pit | 3 months ago | 3 reads
Paul Toboni and the Washington Nationals made a bold move hiring Blake Butera. At just 33 years old, he will be the youngest manager in over 50 years. Thursday was a big day for Butera, as he not only became a manager, but also became a father. Talk about living the dream. The last manager […]
From Federal Baseball | 3 months ago | 5 reads
The San Francisco 49ers (5-3) will visit the New York Giants (2-6) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Keep scrolling for DFS analysis. 49ers vs. Giants Game Info When: Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET Where: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey TV info: CBS Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions apply) Live Stream: Watch this game on Paramount+ 49ers DFS Projections Salary values from DraftKings. Player Position Salary Projected Po...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 3 reads
2025 In A Discarded-On-The-Dugout-Floor Nutshell After spending over a year with a giant up-arrow attached to him, Kristian Campbell encountered numerous challenges at the big league level. A second-half surge in the minor leagues should provide continued hope for his future in Boston. The Good For starters, Campbell made the team out of camp, which […]
From Over the Monster | 3 months ago | 1 read
While I was engaging in some online banter on who deserves the most blame for the game-winning JT Miller goal during Edmonton’s OT collapse against the New York Rangers on Thursday night, I couldn’t help but notice the time-on-ice distribution of the Oilers — it got me concerned about the direction the team is trending….
From In the Pressbox | 3 months ago | 2 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves took Baumann out of Hagerty High School in Florida in the fourth round of the 2023 draft, using the 126th overall pick on the righty. Baumann received a signing bonus of $747,500, which was enough to lure him away from his commitment to the University of Central Florida. What […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 1 read
This is going to be a long day, still over six hours until Game 6. I really have nothing to say. I don’t like making predictions. Yesterday, someone, finding out I run this place, said, ‘That must be fun.“ I said, ”Only on days I have something to say.” Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been excellent this […]
From Bluebird Banter | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Real Madrid attacker Kylian Mbappé has been named La Liga’s Player of the Month after his production in October. Real Madrid won their three LaLiga games played in October and Mbappé managed to score in all three of them. This is his second consecutive Player of the Month award, as he also conquered the one […]
From Managing Madrid | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Technically, the 2025 MLB season is still going on, though we all hope it ends tonight. But it sure feels like the offseason around these parts, as we’re starting to find some rhythm with our time-honored tradition of ranking the top 44 prospects in the San Francisco Giants organization through the Willie McCovey Memorial Community […]
From McCovey Chronicles | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Lance Pugmire reports that, a week after outbidding Top Rank for the right to stage Raymond Muratalla’s mandatory IBF lightweight title defense against Andy Cruz, Matchroom has booked a January 24th event at Las Vegas’ Fontainebleau to host it. This is the same working date Mike Coppinger linked to Emanuel Navarrete’s planned unification against Eduardo […]
From Bad Left Hook | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Sometimes all it takes for a team to get a spark is to change the quarterback. In Jaxson Dart’s first start for the New York Giants, they upset the Philadelphia Eagles. The Los Angeles Rams will be going up against a quarterback making his first career start on Sunday when they take on the New […]
From Turf Show Times | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Earlier this week, I asked you via the SB Nation Reacts survey which long-time Cubs player you would most like to see get a contract extension. The result really was no surprise at all: Nico Hoerner’s age, defensive ability and offensive consistency do call for the Cubs to keep him for a few more years. […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 3 months ago | 6 reads
With the World Series about to wrap up, I thought it would be a good time to reintroduce the MaiLLbag to answer your burning questions about the Mariners and the wider world of baseball. We got a pretty good response from the initial call for questions so I’m hoping to make this a regular feature […]
From Lookout Landing | 3 months ago | 2 reads
How was he acquired? The Braves drafted Sinnard in the third round of the 2024 draft, using the 99th overall pick to take the righty out of Indiana University. When the Braves took Sinnard, there was a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to reactions. On the one hand, his 6’8, 250-pound frame […]
From Talking Chop | 3 months ago | 5 reads
The Phillies and Halloween: A tradition like no other? Actually, there’s not really much history for the Phillies on Halloween. It used to be that the baseball season was well wrapped up by the time the 31st came around. But these days, with the addition of extra playoff rounds, the World Series now regularly stretches […]
From The Good Phight | 3 months ago | 2 reads
The salary structure and team control matrix for Major League clubs is complicated and convoluted, but there are at least a couple of tenets to it that generally hold. Clubs get six years of team control over players, and the players typically operate at or around league-minimum salaries for the first three of those years […]
From Red Reporter | 3 months ago | 1 read
The bullpen and its troubles, a recurring topic during this postseason, especially as the performance of the last two starters was greatly affected by how much they had to be pushed to minimize the impact of the relievers coming in. With the Dodgers biggest, hopefully two games of the season coming up, we shall be […]
From True Blue LA | 3 months ago | 1 read
The San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants have some similarities this season. They’re both coming off their worst loss of the season, at least in terms of point differential, because the Giants’ worst loss of the season was when they allowed 33 fourth-quarter points to the Broncos. Both teams are dealing with injuries to […]
From Niners Nation | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Michael Massey came into the season with high expectations after a very stellar 2024 season in which he played 100 games and posted 1.6 bWAR as he slashed .259/.294/.449 for a .743 OPS, eight percent above the league average. It appeared that the plan had been for him to hold down second base, at least […]
From Royals Review | 3 months ago | 0 reads
Louisville allowed Boston College to make this game much closer than it ever should have been. They started the fourth quarter with a clear opportunity to put the game away but it took until the two mintue warning to do so. Louisville played down to it’s competition but they avoided a true letdown game. Not […]
From Card Chronicle | 3 months ago | 1 read
Brooks Raley had a 2024 season to forget. The veteran lefty performed well in eight games for the Mets that season, not allowing a single earned run in seven innings, but an elbow injury forced him to undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season in late May. He was a free agent after the season, […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 3 months ago | 4 reads
If you’re reading this, we’re assuming you love Houston Astros baseball. We are looking for a new site manager for The Crawfish Boxes. If you already spend a good amount of your days talking about the Astros and Major League Baseball, then this might be a perfect opportunity to take that passion to the next […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 3 months ago | 2 reads
Elsewhere in MLB… The 2025 Major League Baseball season could come to an end tonight as the Toronto Blue Jays are on the precipice of a World Series. The Jays took two out of three in Los Angeles and have a 3-2 series lead over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with first pitch for […]
From Viva El Birdos | 3 months ago | 2 reads