Munetaka Murakami could be the next big thing in Major League Baseball. After playing eight seasons for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB), Murakami, a two-time NPB MVP, has been posted to MLB teams to negotiate a potential contract. A primary third baseman who also has experience playing first base,…
In the midst of his second NFL season, Terry McLaurin was waiting in line at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru when he got a call from Brian Hartline, his former receivers coach at Ohio State. Hartline wanted the Washington Commanders receiver to help him out with a recruit. “Hartline called me and was like, ‘T, I need…
Unlike the last few weeks, the No. 1 team in Tom Brady’s power rankings didn’t lose in Week 10. However, the Philadelphia Eagles might not have put up the performance worthy of being considered the No. 1 team in the NFL, squeaking out a 10-7 win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday. A few…
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor. Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results…
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For anyone up in arms wondering how World Series champion Dave Roberts wasn’t even a finalist (again) for Manager of the Year in the National League and how Blue Jays skipper John Schneider didn’t run away with the award in the American League, a reminder is warranted. The awards are based solely on the regular…
With just one year remaining on his contract, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur might be coaching for his job. LaFleur, who’s in his seventh season at the helm, doesn’t feel that pressure, though. In fact, he’s used to it. “I feel like you’re always coaching for everything in this league,” LaFleur said on…
Mauricio Pochettino’s assistants have been busy racking up some airline miles lately. Over two weekends in late October and early November, they fanned out across the U.S. to watch a half-dozen World Cup hopefuls perform for their club teams in the MLS Cup playoffs. Jesus Perez, the top lieutenant for the U.S. men’s national team…
The Guardians were the only team with a negative run differential in this year’s postseason, pointing to a vulnerable area that needs to be addressed. The Tigers somehow survived a historic second-half collapse and qualified for the playoffs, only to lose to the Seattle Mariners in the 15th inning of Game 5 of the American…
New York’s bad year just got worse. Or maybe it got better. The Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll after notching a 2-8 record over the first two months of the season. Not only are the Giants 2-8 outright, their 5-5 record against the spread (ATS) is one of the worst in the NFL. Daboll…
