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Wild extend point streak with another win over Jackets
Kirill Kaprizov collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Minnesota Wild claimed a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Marco Rossi and Mats Zuccarello also scored for the Wild, while goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves.,Minnesota is unbeaten in regulation to kick of...

Blue Jackets spoil Avs' celebration in high-scoring affair
Kirill Marchenko scored a tiebreaking goal early in the second period and added two assists, Yegor Chinakhov also had a goal and two assists, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Sean Monahan also had a goal and two assists, Adam Fantilli, Zach W...

Sam Pittman's job on line as Razorbacks open season vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
It's go time for coach Sam Pittman and Arkansas. ,Not just because the season starts Thursday night in Little Rock with a game against FCS opponent Arkansas-Pine Bluff, but because Pittman's fifth year likely will be his last year if the Razorbacks don't improve.,The good news is that the 4-8 record...
MLB Trade Deadline Sellers Won This Year's Baseball Trade Frenzy
It's never fun watching your team shell out their best players in exchange for prospects that you've never heard of. But these four sellers won the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline....
Three Teams That Will Be Most Active at MLB Trade Deadline
These three teams are expected to be among the most active participants in the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline, with star players like Vladdy and Garrett Crochet up for grabs....

Blue Jays host Pirates, seek to extend winning streak
The Toronto Blue Jays carry the momentum of their first series sweep of the season into a seven-game homestand that opens Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Blue Jays defeated the struggling Chicago White Sox 3-1 Wednesday night to take all three games of the series and complete a 4-3 ...

The Colorado Rockies have crushed Kris Bryant's soul
For the most part, fans these days accept that a player signing a generational wealthy contract with a team is more than enough of an end to itself. Few players, out of the very few who make the majors at all, get to take the opportunity of free agency and set themselves up for the rest of their car...

This week in the NHL February 24, 2024
Sebastian Aho scored with 18.9 seconds to play and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 44 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes outlasted the visiting Florida Panthers to win 1-0 on Thursday night in a showdown between two of the Eastern Conference's best teams in Raleigh, N.C. - Field Level Media Read More...

So what if baseball is just a job for Anthony Rendon?
With the NFL season in the rearview mirror, baseball is back. Spring Training is underway, and baseball reporters everywhere are desperate for something to write about....

NHL 'tough guys' are always cheapshot artists; The cause of increased scoring revealed
For a sport that really loves to tout how tough its players are, hockey players don’t seem to have much tolerance for anything that makes them feel bad in the slightest. At least on the ice. Morgan Rielly of Toronto was just the latest to wet himself when an opponent reminded him just a little too m...

Blue Jays need some reality; Gooden, Strawberry numbers retired; Wainwright switches careers
In a lot of ways, feverishly watching the flight route of a plane that wasn’t everything it was cracked up to be is a pretty nice metaphor for the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason and outlook. The Jays knew Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on that flight, but their fans certainly didn’t. That doesn’t mean that the ...

How suspected or confirmed PED users have fared in Baseball Hall of Fame voting
Is Gary Sheffield more Hall of Fame worthy than Alex Rodriguez, despite the fact that both are inextricably linked to performing enhancing drugs?...

The Blue Jays need to be built on fact instead of myth
In a lot of ways, feverishly watching the flight route of a plane that wasn’t everything it was cracked up to be is a pretty nice metaphor for the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason and outlook. The Jays knew Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on that flight, but their fans certainly didn’t. That doesn’t mean that the ...

Maple Leafs have unexpected problem; Winnipeg surprises everyone; Hockey players & psychologists?
It’s hard to be an afterthought for an NHL team in Canada, and yet it kind of feels like the Winnipeg Jets are one. They’re not grouped with either of the other blocks. They aren’t near Toronto or Montreal in the Atlantic Division, and even the Ottawa Senators get more shine from being caught betwee...

Aubrey Huff still a sexist dolt; free agency grinds to halt; Do Omar Vizquel Omar Vizquel, Trevor Bauer deserve a second chance?
Updated Jan. 5: Aubrey Huff’s X/Twitter hiatus was short-lived, as the ex-MLB player and problematic poster reactivated his account and proceeded to be predictably sexist, and offensive. - Cale Clinton Read More...

Celebrating 2024 with the best players to ever wear 24
Happy New Year! We’re on to ‘24. Years have become synonymous with athletes and their jersey numbers recently (ask any 23-year-old how their “Jordan Year” is going). In honor of the trend, here are the greatest athletes to ever wear No. 24....

These are the oldest players in NBA history
Of all the oldest players lists that we have compiled, the NBA’s is easily the most star-studded. The list of players who played well into their 40s is decked out with Hall of Famers, All-Rookie players, and NBA Champions, a feat that few on our other lists can manage. Those who have the longevity a...

This week in the NHL: Sidney Crosby is having a moment; Devon Toews is not happy; the Flyers, well, they're the Flyers
It hasn’t worked in Pittsburgh. While the Penguins made perhaps the offseason’s splashiest move by trading for Erik Karlsson, pairing another surefire Hall of Famer with the three they already had, they’re still only being propped up in the Metro Division by the pointless Blue Jackets. They’re only ...

What could have been if Shohei Ohtani signed with the Blue Jays
Shohei Ohtani has just signed the largest contract in baseball history. 10 years for $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...

If NBA teams can raise division-title banners, they should be able to raise a banner for the In-Season Cup
The inaugural In-Season Tournament is nearing its conclusion, which can only mean one thing: How can we find a new way to dump on it? Fortunately, a contrived controversy has been delivered on cue. The winner of this weekend’s In-Season Tournament will have to navigate the thorny situation over how ...