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Cleveland Indians Add Boone Logan To Bullpen
Posted on February 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine A previously frozen market for relief pitchers is finally beginning to thaw, and the defending American League champion Cleveland Indians are taking advantage. Multiple outlets are reporting that the Indians have agreed...
Rays Corey Dickerson In Shape and Hoping for Big Year in 2017
Posted on February 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine It's no secret that the Tampa Bay Rays are at the bottom of the totem poll in the AL East heading into the 2017 season. The Rays, of course, are hoping to prove people wrong and find their way to the postseason. But if...
Baylor-Kansas Recap: Bears Come Close But Fail To Win At Allen Fieldhouse—Again
Posted on February 2, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Kansas Jayhawks have failed to win at least a piece of the Bi 12 regular season title only once since 2002 (Oklahoma State won it in 2004). Since the 2002 season, the Jayhawks have won the title outright ten times...
St. Louis Cardinals Sign Carlos Martinez To Record-Setting Extension
Posted on February 2, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a five-year extension with starting pitcher Carlos Martinez. The deal is worth at least $51 million, a record-setting deal for a pitcher in his first year of arbitration. It will...
Super Bowl LI Preview And Prediction: If Offense Wins Games And Defense Wins Championships What Wins Championship Games?
Posted on February 1, 2017, by Travis Pulver A sad day will soon be upon us. It is a day football fans look forward to with equal parts anticipation and trepidation. That day is Super Bowl Sunday, the culmination of another season of action in the NFL that will end...
MLB Trade Rumors: Texas Rangers Making Late Push for Jose Quintana
Posted on February 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Even with time quickly running out until the start of spring training, the Chicago White Sox remain open for business and willing to make trades as part of their rebuilding effort. One player who has attracted a lot of...
Spurs-Thunder Recap: No Triple Double For Russell Westbrook And No Win For Oklahoma City
Posted on February 1, 2017, by Travis Pulver Without Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder are not as dangerous, but that does not mean they are a team that should be taken lightly. Losing his partner-in-crime has resulted in Russell Westbrook playing at an...
Travis d’Arnaud Working Towards Bounce Back Year in 2017
Posted on February 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Despite not everything going according to plan in 2016, the New York Mets still found a way to earn a wild card spot and return to the postseason after reaching the World Series in 2015. If the Mets hope to get back to...
Toronto Blue Jays To Sign Lefty Reliever J.P. Howell
Posted on February 1, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to sign left-handed reliever J.P. Howell. The deal is still pending a physical, but multiple outlets reported Tuesday night that Howell and the Blue Jays had agreed to a one-year deal...
It’s A Good Day To Be A Dallas Mavericks Fan But Not So Good To Be A Cavaliers Fan
Posted on January 31, 2017, by Travis Pulver There have not been too many days this season where fans of the Dallas Mavericks can hold their heads high and be proud of their of their team. Yes, they are still one of the worst teams in the NBA but this week—at least so...
Washington Nationals Add Joe Nathan, Matt Albers To Bullpen Mix
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine With the start of spring training closing in fast, the Washington Nationals still have some work to do in their bullpen. Most notably, the Nationals lack a bonafide closer, but on Tuesday they did add some much needed...
Guilty Party Chris Correa Adds Twist in Cardinals-Astros Hacking Scandal
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine Well, we thought the hacking scandal in which former St. Louis Cardinals employee Chris Correa illegally gained access to a Houston Astros player database had been put to bed, but apparently not. One day after MLB...
How The New England Patriots Can Win Super Bowl LI
Posted on January 31, 2017, by Travis Pulver Adversity is not something the New England Patriots are accustomed to dealing with. They are the one team that tows the party line, says nothing to the media that anyone could find inflammatory, and keeps any and all issues...
MLB Rumors: Tampa Bay Rays Considering Trade for Jurickson Profar
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Bryan Zarpentine In the aftermath of last week's trade of second baseman Logan Forsythe to the Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays are looking to replace him in their lineup. The trade of Forsythe has actually given the Rays quite a bit of...
Will John Lynch Get The Time He Needs In San Francisco? History Says No.
Posted on January 30, 2017, by Travis Pulver It took some time, but it appears that the San Francisco 49ers have finally found a new general manager in former safety-turned-television commentator John Lynch. He has no experience in an NFL front office, and his only...