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Brewers preseason capsule: Can Jackson Chourio keep Milwaukee in contention?
Milwaukee Brewers,2024 record: 93-69 (1st place, NL Central),He gone: SS Willy Adames, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Joe Ross, C Gary Sanchez, RHP Devin Williams, RHP Bryse Wilson. ,New faces: LHP Nestor Cortes, 2B-SS Caleb Durbin, LHP Jose Quintana, LHP Connor Thomas.,Big...
Reds preseason capsule: Terry Francona introduces greater expectations
Cincinnati Reds,2024 record: 77-85 (4th place, NL Central),He gone: RHP Fernando Cruz, RHP Buck Farmer, 2B Jonathan India, RHP Jakob Junis, C Luke Maile.,New faces: RHP Scott Barlow, OF Austin Hays, 3B Gavin Lux, LHP Taylor Rogers, RHP Brady Singer, C Jose Trevino.,Biggest question entering Opening ...
Cubs preseason capsule: Chicago on upswing with OF Kyle Tucker
Chicago Cubs,2024 record: 83-79 (2nd place, NL Central),He gone: RHP Adbert Alzolay, OF-IB Cody Bellinger, 3B Isaac Paredes, RHP Kyle Hendricks, 3B Patrick Wisdom, RHP Hayden Wesneski, LHP Drew Smyly, OF Mike Tauchman.,New faces: OF Kyle Tucker, LHP Matthew Boyd, RHP Ryan Pressly, RHP Eli Morgan, 1B...
A's preseason capsule: New home, new optimism in Sacrameto
Athletics,2024 record 69-93 (fourth place, AL West),He gone: RHP Ross Stripling, LHP Scott Alexander, RHP Dany Jimenez, 1B Ryan Noda, SS Nick Allen, LHP Kyle Muller,New faces: RHP Luis Severino, INF Gio Urshela, LHP Jeffrey Springs, LHP Jacob Lopez, INF Luis Urias,Biggest question entering Opening D...
NFL Championship Sunday capsules
Four teams are left in the race for the Lombardi. ,Two-time defending champion Kansas City, the top seed in the AFC, welcomes an opponent the Chiefs know all too well -- and not just because of a 30-21 loss at Buffalo on Nov. 17.,This is the fourth postseason meeting in five years between the Bills ...
NFL Divisional Playoff Capsules
Saturday,Houston Texans (11-7) at Kansas City Chiefs (15-2), 4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN and ABC,Kansas City begins the playoffs following a first-round bye with the focus on becoming the first team in NFL history to claim three straight Super Bowls. Fifth-seeded Houston thumped the Los Angeles Chargers, run...
NFL Wild-Card Playoff Capsules
NFL Wild-Card Playoff Capsules,Saturday, January 11,AFC,No. 5 L.A. Chargers (11-6) at No. 4 Houston Texans (10-7),4:30 p.m. ET,CBS, Paramount+,The Chargers are in the playoffs in Jim Harbaugh's first season as head coach and seeking their first postseason win since the 2018 season. The Texans won th...
Week 17 NFL Capsules
--Saturday,Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at New England Patriots (3-12), 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network,No. 1 in the NFL in scoring defense at 18.3 points per game, the Chargers have yet to give up more than 20 points in a road game this season. That's been accomplished only by five teams in league history, mo...
Week 16 NFL Capsules
Saturday,Houston Texans (9-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (13-1), 1 p.m. ET, NBC,After the Texans clinched the AFC South division title for the second consecutive season last week, they can breathe a little easier about the rough road ahead. It's the same schedule the Chiefs are on with a Saturday game be...
Week 15 NFL Capsules
Dallas Cowboys (5-8) at Carolina Panthers (3-10) 1 p.m. ET, FOX,What are the odds the Carolina Panthers are favorites in a game this season? This is the week. Oddsmakers for the first time since December 2022 are giving the Panthers the edge -- they're 2.5-point favorites as of Friday afternoon -- o...
Week 14 NFL Capsules
New Orleans Saints (4-8) at New York Giants (2-10), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,The Giants lost their seventh game in a row last week and New York is mathematically eliminated from the playoff race. New Orleans won its first two games under interim head coach Darren Rizzi before losing to the visiting Los Angele...
Week 13 NFL Capsules
Los Angeles Chargers (7-4) at Atlanta Falcons (6-5), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,Atlanta holds a one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South but lost the last two games. The Falcons are seeking their first winning season and playoff appearance since 2017. Prior to the bye last week, Atlanta lost...
NFL Thanksgiving, Black Friday Capsules
NFL Thanksgiving, Black Friday capsules,--Thursday,Chicago Bears (4-7) at Detroit Lions (10-1), 12:30 p.m. ET, CBS,With a nine-game winning streak and 2-0 record in the division, the Lions are no easy prey for the Bears in the first game of the holiday tripleheader on Thursday. Chicago lost another ...
Week 12 NFL Capsules
Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) at Carolina Panthers (3-7), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,At Buffalo last week, Kansas City came out on the losing end of a game for the first time since last Christmas. The Chiefs don't lose, so it stands to reason they almost never drop back-to-back games. Kansas City lost back-to-back g...
Week 11 NFL Capsules
Green Bay Packers (6-3) at Chicago Bears (4-5), 1 p.m. ET, FOX,Green Bay hopes to roar out of the bye week and keep its dominance of the Bears on trend. Head coach Matt LaFleur is 10-0 against the Bears and counterpart Matt Eberflus is 0-4 in his career against the Packers. Since their bye week, the...
Week 10 NFL Capsules
Week 10 NFL Capsules ,New York Giants (2-7) vs. Carolina Panthers (2-7) at Munich, Germany, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network,A change of scenery awaits two teams tied for the NFL's worst record as embattled quarterbacks Bryce Young of the Panthers and Daniel Jones of the Giants meet in Munich. New York has...
Week 9 NFL Capsules
WEEK 9 NFL CAPSULES,Denver Broncos (5-3) at Baltimore Ravens (5-3), 1 p.m. ET,The Week 9 Broncos-Ravens capsule will move at 4 p.m. ET Friday due to uncertainty around the status of QB Lamar Jackson.,Dallas Cowboys (3-4) at Atlanta Falcons (5-3), 1 p.m. ET,The first-place Falcons are running toward ...
Week 8 NFL Capsules
Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4), 1 p.m. ET,If Saquon Barkley's mission was to prove the value of the running back position, he's on the right path. He had 176 yards rushing on 17 carries with a touchdown in a 28-3 rout of his former team, the New York Giants, last weekend in Ne...
NBA season-preview capsules: Northwest Division
1. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER,Predicted 2024-25 record: 62-20,Last season: 57-25, 1st in NBA Western Conference. Lost 4-2 to Dallas Mavericks in conference semifinals.,Last time ... the Thunder won 60 games in a season was 2012-13, when Kevin Durant helped Oklahoma City post a 60-22 record. The franchise...
NBA season-preview capsules: Southeast Division
Orlando Magic,Predicted 2024 record: 50-32,Last season: 47-35, 5th in NBA Eastern Conference. Lost 4-3 to Cleveland Cavaliers in first round of playoffs.,Last time: That Orlando advanced past the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs it was 2009-10. The Magic have made the postseason just f...