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Monday Night Football Preview: Carolina Panthers vs. Washington Redskins—Washington Needs It But Can They Get It?
Posted on December 17, 2016, by Travis Pulver Technically, the Carolina Panthers are not out of the playoff picture yet. It may seem hard to believe with how they’ve played this season and their 5-8 record, but mathematically they are still alive. But to remain alive,...
Joe Maddon Responds To Aroldis Chapman’s Criticism
Posted on December 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine One day after former Cubs and current New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman had some rather pointed words for Chicago manager Joe Maddon, the Cubs skipper was able to respond, standing by his actions during the World...
Indianapolis Colts-Minnesota Vikings Preview: The Possibility Of Adrian Peterson Makes This One Interesting
Posted on December 17, 2016, by Travis Pulver Up until some news broke out of Minnesota Friday afternoon, this one did not look too interesting. You have two teams hanging on to razor-thin playoff hopes with neither in control of their own destiny. But since they do...
Sunday Night Football Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Dallas Cowboys—To Play Tony Romo Or Not To Play Tony Romo—That Is The Question
Posted on December 17, 2016, by Travis Pulver According to the Dallas Cowboys, there is no quarterback controversy. Jason Garrett said he never thought about removing Dak Prescott from last week’s game for Tony Romo and that the team has not considered benching...
Miami Marlins Add Brad Ziegler To Bullpen
Posted on December 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine For the second time in as many days, the Miami Marlins have agreed to terms with a relief pitcher, helping to fulfill their top offseason priority of improving their bullpen. After signing Junichi Tazawa on Thursday, the...
Marlins Owner Jeffrey Loria Open To Selling Team
Posted on December 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine There are rumblings out of South Florida that Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is at least open to the possibility of selling the team. Nothing is imminent, and at the moment, Loria can best be described as open-minded...
Aroldis Chapman Has Harsh Words for Cubs Manager Joe Maddon
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Aroldis Chapman is officially a member of the New York Yankees again, and he's wasted no time speaking his mind about his brief but fruitful tenure with the Chicago Cubs. Specifically, Chapman has disparaging words for...
Saturday Night Football Preview: New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins—Can Matt Moore Keep Miami In The Playoff Hunt?
Posted on December 16, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Miami Dolphins would love to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. With the win over Arizona last week, they improved to 8-5 but are still on the outside looking in because the 8-5 Denver Broncos own...
Thursday Night Football Recap: Rams Can’t Make It Four In A Row Over Seahawks
Posted on December 16, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Los Angeles Rams couldn’t have had high expectations heading into Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle, who is already the superior team, would want to put its best foot forward after playing...
MLB Rumors: Oakland Athletics Taking A Shot At Edwin Encarnacion
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The biggest fish that remains on the free agent market this winter is undoubtedly first baseman and DH Edwin Encarnacion. To the surprise of many, he remains unsigned long after the end of the Winter Meetings. At this...
Marlins Add Bullpen Help with Signing of Junichi Tazawa
Posted on December 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Miami Marlins have spent most of the offseason focusing on their bullpen, and after missing out on the likes of Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen despite making legitimate offers to sign each, the Marlins have...
College Football Bowl Season Preview and Predictions: The First Five
Posted on December 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver It’s that time again football fans. Time to tell your significant other that you’ll see him or her in a month. Why? It’s Bowl Season! It’s time for football games to be played between teams that would otherwise never play...
Colorado Rockies Sign Reliever Mike Dunn To Three-Year Deal
Posted on December 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The winter of relief pitchers signing big contracts continues. The latest off the board is lefty Mike Dunn, who has agreed to a three-year deal with the Colorado Rockies with a base salary of $19 million. Dunn continues...
Picking Week 15 Of The NFL Season Against The Spread
Posted on December 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver It is a sad but wonderful time for NFL fans. The regular season will soon be over (sad), but there should be more competitive games for fans to enjoy as teams fight to remain relevant in the playoff race. Of course, there...
Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against Mets Closer Jeurys Familia
Posted on December 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Simple assault charges filed last month against New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia have been dropped. Familia was in court Thursday in Fort Lee, New Jersey when he learned that the state was dropping its case against...