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Monday Night Football Recap: Free Agent Haul Pays Off For New York Giants Against Bengals
Posted on November 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver When the New York Giants spent a small fortune on defensive free agents, the moves were met with a healthy mix of skepticism and hope. Hope that the players would be worth the $200 million+ in contracts they signed and...
Braves Join Nationals and Dodgers in Pursuit of Chris Sale
Posted on November 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Over the summer, Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale was theoretically available in a trade. Plenty of teams kicked the tires on the idea, but ultimately there were no serious talks. However, trade talk involving Sale is...
Michael Fulmer, Corey Seager Win Rookie of the Year
Posted on November 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine There wasn't much drama surrounding the award, but Monday night each league's Rookie of the Year recipient became official. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Fulmer took home American League Rookie of the Year,...
Neil Walker Accepts Qualifying Offer, Will Return to New York Mets
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Following the lead of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, second baseman Neil Walker has accepted a $17.2 million qualifying offer from the New York Mets. Walker will return to the Mets in 2017, his second...
New England Patriots Learn Just How Hard Gaining One Yard Can Be In Loss To Seahawks
Posted on November 14, 2016, by Travis Pulver If you believe in karma, poetic justice, fate, deja vu, and any of that other metaphysical stuff, then you must have loved how Sunday night’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots played out. The last...
Jeremy Hellickson Accepts Qualifying Offer From Phillies
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine MLB teams were rather conservative when it came to handing out qualifying offers of $17.2 million in order to retain their free agents in 2017, but at least one of the 10 players offered will accept the offer and return...
Nationals Interested in Adding More Starting Pitching
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine On the surface, the Washington Nationals have what some might call a surplus of starting pitching heading into 2017. At the very least, they have a strong contingent of starters with substantial depth waiting in the...
Derek Holland Hoping To Return to Rangers
Posted on November 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Left-handed starter Derek Holland became a free agent earlier this month when the Texas Rangers declined his option for 2017. However, despite now being on the open market and free to sign with any of the 30 major league...
Pitt-No. 2 Clemson Recap: Interceptions Finally Catch Up With Clemson
Posted on November 13, 2016, by Travis Pulver Talent and athleticism can make up for a lot of deficiencies during a football game, but if the deficiencies are not corrected, they will eventually come back to bite a team on its metaphorical behind. That is one of the...
No. 20 USC-No. 4 Washington Recap: So Much For Those Playoff Hopes
Posted on November 13, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Washington Huskies were had the chance they wanted. Texas A&M lost last weekend, so they were bumped into the top four teams in the CFB Committee Poll. Their fans and many in the media thought they should have been...
Texas-No. 16 West Virginia Recap: So Close Longhorns. So Close.
Posted on November 13, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Texas Longhorns do not have an impressive record this season, but the remaining teams on their schedule know that they can’t take Charlie Strong’s boys for granted. The team that lost to three in a row earlier this...
Brandon Phillips Could Waive No-Trade Clause and Leave Reds
Posted on November 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The rebuilding process continues for the Cincinnati Reds. Last offseason, the team traded both Aroldis Chapman and Todd Frazier, and then during the season, Jay Bruce was on the move. Yet, there appears to be more moves...
Matt Holliday Considering Return to Colorado Rockies
Posted on November 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Outfielder Matt Holliday had a wonderful farewell in St. Louis at the end of the season, but now the soon-to-be 37-year old is considering the next step in his career after hitting free agency. One intriguing option that...
Mariners Aquire Danny Valencia in Trade with A’s
Posted on November 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Seattle Mariners have acquired infielder Danny Valencia in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. The A's shipped Valencia to Seattle in exchange for pitching prospect Paul Blackburn. There was speculation late in the...
Sunday Night Football: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots—Will We Finally Have A Good Primetime Game?
Posted on November 12, 2016, by Travis Pulver Fans in Seattle and New England have probably had this one circled on their calendars. Seahawks fans would love to exact a little revenge for the Super Bowl XLIX loss. Patriots fans probably wouldn’t mind showing the rest...