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Good morning, Camden Chatters. MLB awards season has arrived, and the disappointing Orioles, of course, will not be involved. The top three vote-getters for each award were announced a week ago and included no Orioles. And don’t expect to see any Orioles receive even a single down-ballot vote for any award, other than AL Cy […]
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Maryland baseball released its 2026 schedule on Friday, Nov. 7 — a slate that features three NCAA Tournament teams from 2025. The Terps will kick off their season with a three-game series at UNC Wilmington before heading back home to take on rival Georgetown. Maryland’s other 2026 nonconference opponents will include the likes of Louisiana-Lafayette, […]
Not too much transactional news has broken this week (the story re: Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz is in a whole different bucket), with just a couple of very small pieces crossing the wire. In one of the first trades of the offseason, the Rays sent outfielder Kameron Misner, a former first-round pick, to […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are building their team around former No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes, who has been incredible ever since he stepped foot in the clubhouse. Skenes has been nothing short of the Pirates’ best pitcher and one of the best arms in the entire league. The Athletic’s Stephen J. Nesbitt wrote about how […]
The Cardinals were blown out by the Seahawks, 44–22, on Sunday afternoon. Seattle took a 35–0 lead, aided by two defensive touchdowns, putting the game out of reach early for Arizona. Here is the good, the bad and the ugly from the Seahawks’ dismantling of the Cardinals: The good TE Trey McBride: When things go south for the […]
1926 The White Sox traded one future Hall-of-Famer player-manager for another. Second baseman-manager Eddie Collins was released (as player, and manager), with catcher Ray Schalk taking over as manager as well. Indicating there was somehow some bad blood (or, at least, awkwardness) between owner Charles Comiskey and Collins, superstar was let go without even a […]
The Duquesne Dukes (2-0) play the Queens Royals (1-2) on November 11, 2025. The matchup airs on ESPN+. In its most recent game, Duquesne beat Sacred Heart on Friday, 92-80. Tarence Guinyard scored a team-high 25 points (and contributed seven assists and four boards). In its most recent game, Queens lost to Villanova on Saturday, 94-74. Its leading scorer was Nasir Mann with 21 points. When is Duquesne vs. Queens and when does it start? This contest between the Dukes and Royals will take ...
Mobile gaming has become a real lifestyle. Right in the middle of this shift stands the PinUp app, offering players a seamless way to dive into sports betting, PinUp games, and immersive casino entertainment anytime, anywhere. PinUp perfectly blends style, functionality, and excitement. It’s not just one of those typical online betting apps; it’s a […] The post PinUp App: How to Download and Install on Android and iOS appeared first on The Sports Bank .
The Clemson Tigers (2-0) battle the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0) at Colonial Life Arena on November 11, 2025. South Carolina was victorious in its previous game against Bowling Green, 114-47, on Friday. Joyce Edwards starred with 24 points, and also had four rebounds and three assists. In its most recent game, Clemson topped Mercer on Thursday, 72-51. Mia Moore scored a team-high 20 points (and added four assists and 10 boards). Watch women’s college basketball , other live sports and mo...
It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. It’s always good to see you. Let us check your coat. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your […]
The Athletic | Ken Rosenthal, Will Sammon, Katie Woo, & Patrick Mooney ($): Kyle Tucker doesn’t have quite the allure of Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge, but he’s the top free agent in this year’s class and will land himself a healthy contract. Just who ends up signing him is an open question, […]
The Baseball Writers Association of America announced the Rookie of the Year Award tonight and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin won the National League award over second-place right-hander Cade Horton of the Cubs. Baldwin received 21 first-place votes and 183 points. Horton received the other nine first-place votes and a vote total of 139. First baseman […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball’s foremost authority on the Rookie of the Year award, didn’t exactly have a memorable campaign on the subject in 2025, but still found a way to sneak at least one player into the voting poll. Jack Dreyer received two top 5 votes in the National League, with Braves […]
Fueled by Trocheck’s return and Perreault’s debut, the Rangers erupted for their first home win in emphatic fashion.
The American League Rookie of the Year winner was announced Monday evening, and to no one’s surprise A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz took home the award this year, the first Athletic to win it since Andrew Bailey back in 2009: It was a unanimous pick as Kurtz secured all 30 first-place votes. That caps a […]
We’ve been doing this for several years now. We reviewed some of the top free agents, as rated by Keith Law in The Athletic and Ben Clement at FanGraphs, using the contracts FanGraphs suggests they will receive, and asked if we should sign them. Free Agent number two on Ben’s list and number four on […]
After bringing up young players like Brice Turang, Sal Frelick, and Jackson Chourio in recent years, the Brewers had another feature in this year’s Rookie of the Year in Caleb Durbin. Earning a regular spot from the get-go, Durbin’s campaign placed him among fellow National League finalists Drake Baldwin, the catcher for the Atlanta Braves, […]
For the 10th time in Atlanta Braves franchise history and for the third time since 2018, the National League Rookie of the Year is an Atlanta Braves player. Drake Baldwin joins a list that includes Earl Williams in 1971, Bob Horner in 1978, David Justice in 1990, Rafael Furcal in 2000, Craig Kimbrel in 2011, […]
Nick Kurtz of the Northern California Athletics has been named the American League Rookie of the Year, claiming all 30 first place votes. His teammate, Jacob Wilson, finished second in the voting, with 23 second place votes, four third place votes, a fourth place vote and a fifth place vote. Roman Anthony of the Boston […]
The Atlanta Braves seem primed to add long-time Minnesota Twins coach Tommy Watkins to their coaching staff per multiple reports. Dan Hayes of the Athletic was first to report the news earlier this afternoon. As Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic noted, Watkins had been with the Twins for 27 years. Reporting on the Braves side […]
Things went from bad to worse in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks for the Arizona Cardinals as they have lost Zay Jones for the season. Jones has played in eight games this season for the Cardinals, and had 12 receptions for 183 yards. In his brief Cardinals career thus far he played in 19 […]
The Seattle Seahawks pulled off a rare feat this season, starting the same five offensive linemen in each of the first nine games of the season. However, during the Seahawks dominant 44-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10, starting center Jalen Sundell left the game with a knee injury and following an update […]
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In his end-of-season press conference this October, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer implied that he’d be trying (this offseason) to extend some Cubs players beyond their current term of team control. And while any number of soon-to-be free agents came to mind (most notably, Nico Hoerner, a free agent after 2026), the guy he may have had most in mind is Pete Crow-Armstrong. In case you forgot , the Cubs attempted to extend Pete Crow-Armstrong last spring, juuuuuust before h...