St. Paul – When the Minnesota Twins optioned Matt Wallner and Royce Lewis down to Triple-A, they wanted them to have a full reset. They allowed them to take as much time as needed. Royce Lewis made his stay in St. Paul short. The Twins called him back up on Saturday after he hit 10 home runs over 15 games, and Matt Wallner may not be far behind him.
Locks WNBA (0.75 Unit) Chicago Sky @ Toronto Tempo -2.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 2:00 PM CT on The U This number has been on the move consistently towards Toronto, and I understand exactly why. The Sky have fallen apart since the Rickea Jackson injury, now on an 0-6 ATS run where they’re failing to cover by 8.1 PPG.
After the recent news that Micah Parsons won’t return until mid-October, there is increased concern about the edge rusher position. Although the Green Bay Packers drafted the dynamic Dani Dennis-Sutton in the fourth round, Edgerrin Cooper likely will need to help on the edge. Reporters spotted Cooper lining up from the edge at OTAs, where he hadn’t previously played.
Bo Melton attempted a radical change from wide receiver to cornerback last summer. At the time, some speculated it was a last-ditch effort to make the team in some capacity. Melton made the squad but didn’t log a snap at cornerback in the regular season.
After an offseason of uncertainty, the Wilf family has made a bold decision by hiring Nolan Teasley as the Minnesota Vikings’ next general manager. It’s almost like the Wilfs heard us all speculating that they wanted to stick to a candidate they knew with ties to the organization, and then decided to tread new ground to prove us all wrong.
It was a foregone conclusion that the Green Bay Packers and wide receiver Christian Watson would come to terms on an extension. That became especially clear after Romeo Doubs departed and they traded Dontayvion Wicks. The only question left was when it would happen. On Thursday, we got that answer. It capped a Packers offseason full of smart moves at wide receiver.
June is typically one of the busiest months on the sports calendar in the United States. The NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals are running concurrently. The U.S. Open is a June tradition unlike any other. The WNBA is in full swing. The hotly anticipated drafts for the NBA and NHL are coming up in mere weeks. And the men’s and women’s College World Series are taking place.
Every NFL offseason produces a handful of intriguing storylines, but few have been as compelling as the journey of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Bo Melton. Over the last year, Bo Melton has become one of the most versatile players on Green Bay’s roster. He spent significant time learning cornerback last offseason while continuing to contribute as a receiver and special-teams standout.
The 2026 Minnesota Vikings safety room is one of the biggest question marks left on the roster. It’s uncertain whether Vikings legend Harrison Smith will return in 2026, and the rest of the players in that group are relatively unknown. Free agent Jordan Whitehead might be part of the solution.
Minneapolis – What do Matt Bowman, Justin Topa, and Simeon Woods Richardson all have in common? The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired or signed all of them in the past week after the Twins moved on from them in May. Woods Richardson is the headliner. The Twins designated him for assignment on May 30 and traded him back to Toronto on Wednesday night.
Coming into the season, the Lynx were a tough team to project. Their conference finals loss to the Phoenix Mercury was a disappointment after they spent most of the season as championship favorites. To add another challenge, the team knew they would struggle to work around the unique incoming off-season. It was evident that the Lynx would need to seek out frontcourt help.
With right tackle Zach Tom still recovering from a late-season knee injury, the Green Bay Packers are getting creative in his absence. Rather than lean on Darian Kinnard, the primary backup tackle, the Packers let fifth-round rookie Jager Burton start at right guard with the ones, while they kicked presumed right guard starter and second-year tackle Anthony Belton outside to tackle.
Locks NBA (1 Unit) NY Knicks @ San Antonio Spurs -1.5 First Quarter (-110; Odds via DraftKings): 7:30 PM CT on ABC I put 10 toes down and said the Knicks would win this series, Game 1 made that very realistic, and I’m not budging from the prediction.
After naming Nolan Teasley their new general manager, the Minnesota Vikings have a new front-office power structure. Teasley will work in conjunction with head coach Kevin O’Connell after this week’s news, and now that all the compliments and introductions have been handed out, it’s time for them to assess the present and future of the Vikings.
Minneapolis – The Minnesota Twins are one step closer to filling the fifth slot in the rotation. Mick Abel has been out since April 15 with right elbow inflammation and threw a two-inning simulated game on Thursday. Abel faced Austin Martin, James Outman, and Alex Jackson and threw 35 pitches in the simulated game, striking out the side in his second simulated inning.
The eventual outcome and the timeline of this grim Josh Jacobs situation remain unclear. For now, from a football perspective, the Green Bay Packers have to be considering every possibility, including whether they have enough running back talent behind Jacobs to cover any protracted absence or even his full departure from the team.
Before the Minnesota Twins claimed Ryan Kreidler off waivers in October, he had previously played in Minnesota with the Mankato MoonDogs in 2017. Ryan Kreidler is from Southern California. He went to high school in Davis, Calif., and played at UCLA. However, he spent a year with Mankato in the Northwoods League between his freshman and sophomore seasons at UCLA.
If you have ever paid attention to any media availability from the Green Bay Packers, whether from players or coaches, you know how much they value Christian Watson inside the locker room. That’s only part of the equation in understanding why his most recent contract extension is such a big win for the organization. Four more years. pic.twitter.
The Green Bay Packers signed Christian Watson to a four-year, $110.5 million extension on Thursday, securing one of the most important pieces of their offense for the foreseeable future. With the long-expected deal now finalized, the attention turns to what comes next for Watson and whether he can take another step in 2026 to establish himself among the NFL’s premier wide receivers.
Running back has quietly become one of the more underrated needs on the Green Bay Packers’ roster, especially when looking beyond this season. If Green Bay decides to explore low-cost options with upside, Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson could make sense as a potential target. The 2024 third-round pick appeared in 13 games during his rookie season but made just one start.
Locks MLB (1 Unit) Pittsburgh Pirates/Houston Astros Over 8.5 (-110; Odds via Caesars): 7:10 PM CT on MLB.TV These teams are both crushing overs right now and over the course of the season, but for different reasons as the Pittsburgh offense is elite while Houston’s pitching is awful.
Mark Wilf clarified a few things after the Minnesota Vikings hired former Seattle Seahawks assistant general manager Nolan Teasley. Teasley has control over the 53-man roster, and former interim GM Rob Brzezinski will report to him. Interestingly, though, Kevin O’Connell will report to ownership. “[If] it comes to structure,” Wilf emphasized, “we’ve got a problem.
Running back Josh Jacobs has been a focal point of the Green Bay Packers’ offense since he signed with them two years ago. Following some disturbing off-the-field allegations, Jacobs’ status with the team is uncertain. A couple of key numbers shed light on just how significant any absence of his could be.
Minneapolis – When Yoendrys Gómez joined the Minnesota Twins in the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field in Cleveland, his season hadn’t been what he’d hoped. The Tampa Bay Rays had recently designated him for assignment after he posted a 6.23 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, .275 opponents’ average, allowing 10 walks, and 13 strikeouts in 17 ⅓ innings across nine outings.
With plenty of uncertainty surrounding Josh Jacobs‘ off-field situation, the Green Bay Packers may have to pivot and add at a position they thought they had covered. Internally, there are options to try to make up for Jacobs’ production, but they range from kinda risky to wildly unproven. Here are a few outside options they should consider, starting with free agents.