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Albert Pujols To Miss Four Months After Foot Surgery
Posted on December 3 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Angels were bit by the injury bug as much as any other team in baseball in 2016, and injuries have already started to have an impact on their 2017 season. The Angels announced on Friday that DH Albert...
Big Ten Championship Preview: Wisconsin Badgers vs Penn State Nittany Lions
Posted on December 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver This year’s Big Ten Championship is one of the most unique match-ups of the year, but not because of anything either team does or doesn’t do. It will be because the competitors—the Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany...
Nationals Acquire Catcher Derek Norris in Trade with Padres
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It's not the major move the Washington Nationals are expected to make at some point this offseason, but the reigning NL East champs did pull off a trade on Friday. The Nationals acquired catcher Derek Norris from the San...
Thursday Night Football Recap: Cowboys Are Still Streaking—But Win Over Minnesota Wasn’t Pretty
Posted on December 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Minnesota Vikings defense didn’t make it easy on the Dallas Cowboys Thursday night. Heck—the Dallas Cowboys defense didn’t make it easy on the Cowboys Thursday night, but as far as the official record is concerned, the...
Pirates Jung Ho Kang Arrested in Korea for DUI
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been arrested for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a crash in Seoul, South Korea. Multiple outlets are reporting that the car Kang was driving crashed into...
ACC Championship Preview: Clemson Tigers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies—Upset Special Of The Weekend?
Posted on December 2, 2016, by Travis Pulver The only time we ever want to see a blowout in a championship game is if one of the two teams playing happens to be our favorite team. Otherwise, a blowout is the last thing we want to see. We want the game to be close or...
Braves Acquire Jaime Garcia from Cardinals for Three Prospects
Posted on December 2, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Atlanta Braves can not stop acquiring starting pitchers this offseason. After already signing veterans R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon, the Braves have now added lefty Jaime Garcia. The Braves acquired Garcia Thursday...
MLB Trade Rumors: Chris Sale Sweepstakes Down to 5 Teams
Posted on December 1, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With a new labor agreement in place, the hot stove can finally start to heat up. While it's growing increasingly likely that the Pittsburgh Pirates will trade Andrew McCutchen, the biggest name that could be moved this...
SEC Championship Preview: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators—Miracles Can Happen, Right?
Posted on December 1, 2016, by Travis Pulver Championship games should be competitive. After all, since they feature the two best teams in the conference, it should be a good game—right? So hypothetically speaking, when Alabama and Florida face off for the SEC title...
Decision Nears for Free Agent Edwin Encarnacion
Posted on December 1, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With Yoenis Cespedes re-signing with the New York Mets earlier this week, the biggest free agent of the offseason is already off the board, and so it's likely that more free agents will start to sign with teams,...
MLB Reaches New Labor Agreement to Avoid Potential Lockout
Posted on December 1, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Mere hours before the previous collective bargaining agreement expired, Major League Baseball and the Players Union agreed to a new labor deal. Owners had floated the idea of a lockout vote if a new agreement wasn't in...
Bedlam Preview: Oklahoma Sooners vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys—The Unofficial Big 12 Championship Game
Posted on November 30, 2016, by Travis Pulver Starting next season, the Big 12 will once again have an official championship game, but for this season the conference champion will simply be the team with the best record. That team will be whoever walks away from the...
MLB Trade Rumors: Pirates Shopping Andrew McCuthen
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Andrew McCutchen may have already played his final game as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. There are growing reports that the Pirates are "actively shopping" the 30-year old star, making a trade increasingly likely...
American Athletic Conference Championship Preview: Temple Owls vs. Navy Midshipmen
Posted on November 30, 2016, by Travis Pulver One of the most well-known assertions in football is going to be put to the test Saturday afternoon when the Temple Owls and Navy Midshipmen take the field to decide who the champion of the American Athletic Conference is...
MLB Rumors: Toronto Blue Jays Making Push for Dexter Fowler, Jay Bruce
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The longer the offseason goes on, the less likely it appears that the Toronto Blue Jays will end up re-signing Edwin Encarnacion or Jose Bautista, two of their more important offensive players in recent years. The Blue...