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Mariners acquire INF Jake Slaughter from Cubs
The Seattle Mariners acquired minor league infielder Jake Slaughter from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for right-hander Tyson Miller.,Slaughter, 27, is batting .297 with five homers, 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 32 games this season at Triple-A Iowa, where he has started games at first, second and t...
Cubs, Braves look for more strong pitching
Chicago right-hander Jameson Taillon and Braves left-hander Chris Sale will try to follow the strong starting performances of their teammates in the series opener when they go head-to-head on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game set at Atlanta.,The Braves won the opener 2-0 on Monday when Chic...
Braves baffle Cubs for 2-0 win
Zack Short drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth for his first RBI of the season and four pitchers combined on a shutout as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.,The Braves scored both of their runs with two outs in the sixth off relie...
OF David Peralta opts out of minor league deal with Cubs
Veteran outfielder David Peralta opted out of his minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on Monday and became a free agent.,Peralta, 36, was batting .217 with two home runs and eight RBIs in 20 games at Triple-A Iowa.,A 10-year major league veteran, Peralta spent last season with the Los Angeles Do...
Cubs, Braves look primed for a pitchers' duel
The opener in the three-game series between the Atlanta Braves and the visiting Chicago Cubs on Monday has all the makings of a great pitching duel.,The Braves will send right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (2-1, 1.53 ERA) against Chicago left-hander Shota Imanaga (5-0, 1.08) in a matchup between two of the ...
Cubs hold on for series win over slumping Pirates
Patrick Wisdom hit a solo homer during a three-run 10th inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.,Adbert Alzolay allowed Connor Joe's two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th before securing his fourth save. Hector Neris ...
Josh Hart is the hardest working man in the NBA
Work Hart, not smart, has been the New York Knicks blueprint since the end of January. While injuries to Julius Randle and OG Anunoby have kept their front court stars out of the rotation, Tom Thibodeau has turned to his tried-and-true method of working his blue collar contributors until they’re dog...
Minnesota and New York listened to the NBA on load management and guess what happened
The NBA’s annual battle of attrition that precedes the playoffs struck again as Minnesota Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns is out indefinitely with a torn meniscus. It’s the same ailment that forced Philadelphia Sixers center Joel Embiid to the sidelines, and one that should be treated with a...
Nick Saban retired, so why is he acting like he was forced out?
For those of us who hoped Nick Saban retiring would be the end of Nick Saban, this idle/jilted version of him might be even more insufferable. In an ESPN story about how Alabama pivoted from Saban to Kalen Deboer in 49 hours, the seven-time title winner revealed that “player attitudes” and the NIL e...
The pros and cons of proposed advancements in the NFL and college football
College football might follow in the footsteps of the NFL as the NFL mulls taking a page out from soccer. After the Michigan sign-stealing scandal, in-helmet communicators could be coming to FBS programs, as well as a two-minute timeout. The Shield meanwhile might eschew the chain gang for optical t...
Is Dan Orlovsky right about Jerry Jones and the Cowboys <i>wanting</i> to be mediocre?
Former NFL quarterback, Dan Orlovsky, has become one of the better analysts on ESPN programming over the past few years. Despite not having the best NFL career he knows the game and can break it down in a way that’s easily digestible for viewers. Orlovsky sounded off on Jerry Jones and the Dallas Co...
Raheem Morris said the Falcons want a QB that’s the ‘best fit’ for Atlanta — he means Black
Quarterback is the most important position in all of sports. The Falcons are on the hunt for a new one. And not only does their next signal-caller need to be a perfect match for the team, but for the city. Atlanta is Black as hell, which means their next starting quarterback probably will be, too....
Ask not what a free agent running back can do for you, but what you can do for them
Saying there’s no value in running backs was always nonsense, but because bad teams think a ground game is going to make their garbage quarterback and shoddy offensive line redeemable, the stereotype gets furthered. So this offseason when some NFC South team signs Derrick Henry or Josh Jacobs or Saq...
Finally, one of Scott Boras’ strays finds a home
Even though spring training is now in full swing, games are being played and every player is hanging dong unintentionally, the major story in MLB remained the four Scott Boras clients that had yet to sign a contract. That number dropped to three, as Cody Bellinger will be fostered by the Cubs, who t...
New York Jets' options for Aaron Rodgers' backup/Zach Wilson replacement
The New York Jets have a ton of areas of weakness heading into the 2024 offseason, but one of their more under-appreciated needs coming up is a backup quarterback. The lack of a competent reserve signal-caller in 2023 doomed the Jets to their 13th straight year without a playoff appearance. With 40-...
Ranking the major sports networks from most elitist to Fox Sports
Prestige and journalism shouldn’t go hand-in-hand together. Sure, there are outlets with enough history and money to have ethics departments, fact-checkers, and paying subscribers, but the omnipresent tier — the ones controlling the rights to the big sports — are cost-cutting corporate slugs like th...
Get ready for another streaming-only NFL playoff game
Amazon is going to pay $150 million for the exclusive right to broadcast an NFL playoff game next season....
Mike Tannebaum's Jets prediction makes you wonder how he ever became a GM in the first place
A Get Up segment by former NFL general manager Mike Tannenbaum just created a hypothetical NFL locker room so chaotic it hurts to think about. ...
What does it say about America that random NFL games dominate the most-watched TV list?
The sports world was reminded of two important things over the last few months. One, Taylor Swift’s presence is a game-changer. Two, the people who once claimed they’d never watch the NFL again because Black players kneeled, are bonafide liars....
Jenny Cavnar becomes first woman to get full-time MLB TV play-by-play gig
For the first time in MLB history, a woman will serve as the leading play-by-play announcer for a major league team. NBC Sports California announced Tuesday that Jenny Cavnar will serve as the primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics. ...