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Recap: Arizona State vs. Texas Tech—Who The Heck Is Kalen Ballage?
Posted on September 11, 2016, by Travis Pulver Playing college football in the Pac-12 is a great way for high school athletes to develop their game under some great coaches while playing for some excellent programs against fierce competition—but it comes with one...
Recap: Arkansas vs. No. 15 TCU—Kenny Hill Gets Horned Frogs Offense Moving Late But Defense Can’t Slow Razorbacks Down Enough
Posted on September 11, 2016, by Travis Pulver Week Two of the 2016 college football season did not feature a single marquee match-up. While quite a few games were featuring ranked opponents last week, this week most of them decided to take it easy this week—but TCU...
Recap: Central Michigan vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State—Bad Call Leads To Fantastic Finish And Controversial Upset Win
Posted on September 11, 2016, by Travis Pulver When college football fans tune in to watch the action on Saturdays, they want to do two things—watch their team roll over their opponent with the greatest of ease but otherwise want to see a good game. However, when...
Miami Marlins with Uncertainty in Closer’s Role
Posted on September 11, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine As they fight for their playoff lives, the Miami Marlins appear to have no concrete plan for how to handle the backend of their bullpen. Manager Don Mattingly says he is taking a "wait-and-see approach" to determine who...
Jordan Zimmermann Roughed Up in Return from DL
Posted on September 11, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine For the second time this season, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann had all kinds of struggles in his first game back from a stint on the DL. Zimmermann started against the Baltimore Orioles, but failed...
Dodgers Pull Rich Hill in Middle of Perfect Game
Posted on September 11, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just six outs from history and baseball immortality Saturday night, Rich Hill was denied a chance to finish what he started. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed Hill in the midst of a perfect game after...
Danny Salazar to Miss At Least One Start
Posted on September 10, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar will miss at least one start after being removed from Friday's start against the Minnesota Twins due to tightness in his forearm. Indians manager Terry Francona told the...
Jordan Zimmermann Hoping to Boost Tiger’s Playoff Hopes in Return
Posted on September 10, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After multiple stints on the DL this season, Jordan Zimmermann is scheduled to return to the mound for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, and he's hoping to give his team a lift that can propel them into the postseason....
Giants Remove Santiago Casilla From Closer’s Role
Posted on September 10, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine As part of their search for answers over the final month of the regular season, the San Francisco Giants have removed Santiago Casilla from the closer's role. Giants manager Bruce Bochy made the announcement prior to...
Offensive Line—Not Dak Prescott Or Ezekiel Elliot—Will Be The Key To The Season For The Dallas Cowboys
Posted on September 9, 2016, by Travis Pulver Fans of the Dallas Cowboys find themselves in a curious predicament as the NFL season kicks off this weekend. They want to be excited about their team. They want to believe that their team can win this season. They want to...
Braves Prospect Ozzie Albies Suffers Fractured Elbow
Posted on September 9, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The future for the Atlanta Braves is dependent on many of the prospects in the team's highly-rated farm system reaching their ceiling. Unfortunately, the Braves saw one of their best prospects suffer an injury setback...
Dodgers Hoping for Best in Clayton Kershaw’s Return
Posted on September 9, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Friday is an important day for the Los Angeles Dodgers; it is they day they welcome ace Clayton Kershaw back from the DL after more than two months away while recovering from a herniated disk. Surprisingly, the Dodgers...
Mets Take Over Second Wild Card Spot from Cardinals
Posted on September 9, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Thursday was a productive day for the New York Mets, and they didn't even stop on the field. After making headlines in the morning by signing former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to a minor league contract, the Mets ended...
Recap: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers—Cam Newton Flosses And Trevor Siemian Takes Care Of Business
Posted on September 9, 2016, by Travis Pulver Much like the Super Bowl, most NFL fans just hope that the first game of the season is a good one. If you are a fan of one team or the other you want your team to win, of course, but for most of us—we just want to see a...
Preview: No. 17 Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech—Volunteers Hoping For Redemption In Battle At Bristol
Posted on September 8, 2016, by Travis Pulver Bigger is better. Big is beautiful. The more, the merrier. Large and in charge. Supersize it. When it comes to the size of just about anything, we are conditioned to believe that size matters. This weekend’s contest...