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San Francisco Giants Sign Closer Mark Melancon To Record Contract
Posted on December 5, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The San Francisco Giants have signed closer Mark Melancon to a four-year contract worth $62 million. The team has yet to officially announce the deal, which is pending a physical, but multiple sources have confirmed the...
Carolina Panthers Head Coach Ron Rivera Needs To Get His Priorities In Order
Posted on December 5, 2016, by Travis Pulver Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera is good at what he does. He deserved to win the Coach of the Year award in 2013 and ’15, and the Panthers should have done more than just give him a one-year extension (through 2018)...
Sunday Night Football Recap: Seattle Seahawks Destroy Carolina Panthers–But Suffer Serious Loss
Posted on December 5, 2016, by Travis Pulver The last time the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks met, the circumstances were quite different. It was the division round of the playoffs, the Panthers were riding high after going 15-1 during the regular season, and...
Toronto Blue Jays Sign Steve Pearce, Likely Out on Edwin Encarnacion
Posted on December 5, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With multiple holes on their roster to fill, the Toronto Blue Jays have signed a player who can play multiple positions. The Blue Jays announced Monday morning that they have signed versatile utility player Steve Pearce...
MLB Trade Rumors: Is The Market for Chris Sale Dwindling?
Posted on December 5, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just a few weeks ago, the Chicago White Sox appeared to have more than 10 suitors for ace Chris Sale, and it looked increasingly likely that he would be traded at some point this offseason. Last week, Sale's suitors...
Houston Texans-Green Bay Packers Recap: So Much For That Division Lead Texans
Posted on December 5, 2016, by Travis Pulver Some coaches and players do not like to refer to a particular game as a must-win. They feel that every game should be viewed that way. Otherwise, it’s like your saying that it’s okay to lose certain games and not others....
New York Yankees To Sign Matt Holliday
Posted on December 4 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Yankees have made their first big acquisition of the offseason, and it's Matt Holliday. Multiple sources reported on Sunday night that the Yankees have agreed to a one-year deal with Holliday worth $13...
Cleveland Indians With Long List of Potential First Basemen
Posted on December 4, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine For much of the offseason, the Cleveland Indians have been interested in re-signing first baseman Mike Napoli. After the role Napoli played in helping the Indians reach the World Series in 2016, it's not surprising that...
Penn State Exclusion Proof The CFB Playoff System Will Never Get It 100 Percent Right–And That’s Okay
Posted on December 4, 2016, by Travis Pulver When the news came down, the staff, players, and fans of the Penn State Nittany Lions had to be disappointed beyond belief that their team was being excluded from the College Football Playoffs. Surely, they deserved to be...
Houston Astros Turn Their Attention To Starting Pitching
Posted on December 4, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Following the reported signing of Carlos Beltran on Saturday, the Houston Astros figure to be done improving their lineup this offseason. In addition to Beltran, the Astros have also traded for Brian McCann and signed...
American Athletic Conference Championship Recap: Temple Defense Shuts Down Navy Running Game
Posted on December 4, 2016, by Travis Pulver With a win over Temple in the American Athletic Conference game Saturday, the Navy Midshipmen would have been in line for a trip to the Cotton Bowl. They would have to beat Army as well which means the bowl selection...
Bedlam Recap: Sooners Announce Great News Following Win Over Cowboys
Posted on December 3, 2016, by Travis Pulver Saturday was a good day for the Oklahoma Sooners. Good? No—that doesn’t do it justice. It was a great day for the Sooners and their fans, and the win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the 111th edition of their annual...
Carlos Beltran To Return To Houston Astros
Posted on December 3, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine More than a decade after he spurned the Houston Astros to sign a seven-year deal with the New York Mets, prompting fans to boo him ever since, Carlos Beltran is on his way back to Houston. Multiple outlets are reporting...
Pac-12 Championship Recap: Huskies Send Playoff Committee Message With Big Win Over Colorado
Posted on December 3, 2016, by Travis Pulver Washington has been an “okay” team for the last few years but has not been among the upper echelon till this season. But this year, with Stanford, Oregon having down years, a void was created at the top of the North...
Nationals Non-Tender Ben Revere, Have Long List of Potential Center Fielders
Posted on December 3, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After giving at least some consideration to retaining Ben Revere in 2017, the Washington Nationals on Friday decided to let him go. The Nationals non-tendered Revere, making him a free agent and giving Washington a void...