The Houston Texans won a playoff game for the second straight year, but are looking to get into the next tier of teams who can be considered real Super Bowl contenders. In my latest mock, they acquire a superstar receiver to get them there. WATCH: Houston Texans playoff games live in-market without cable Round 1,…
Listen! Can you hear it, Astros fans? That’s the sound of 29 other fanbases crying about MLB Network’s latest rankings. You already know what they’re saying, right? “But he’s not really an outfielder.” Well, unfortunately for the crybabies out there (mostly Yankees fans), Yordan Álvarez has topped The Shredder’s list of top left fielders once…
Despite the lingering talk around Alex Bregman returning, it is very unclear as to whether or not the Houston Astros actually need to bring him back. Sure it’ll make Jose Altuve and others happy, but getting Isaac Paredes back in the Kyle Tucker trade solved the vacancy at third base, and signing Christian Walker backfills the offensive production nicely. Would it be…
For teams still in search of meaningful starting pitching talent, the pickings are slim. All of the potential aces such as Max Fried, Corbin Burnes, and Blake Snell (among others) have already been signed to huge contracts while major trade pieces like Garrett Crochet were moved at the start of the offseason. This current state…
There are two types of MLB teams every offseason: those who are in hot pursuit of the game’s premier talent and those who wait around for the leftovers. Outside of a few anomalous instances, the Seattle Mariners have historically been scavengers, waiting around for players to be labeled “too good to go” and thrown in…
Mention the name Wade Miley around a Seattle Mariners fan and you likely won’t get much of a reaction, because his stay in the Pacific Northwest was pretty much as nondescript as it was short back in 2016. Acquired from the Boston Red Sox, he went 7-8 in 19 starts and produced a 4.98 ERA, 4.76 FIP…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana men’s basketball is finding ways to lose games. The root causes and the culprits are rarely consistent from game to game. But this is a team that breaks down and loses composure in critical moments, and a group that can’t stay out of its own way. IU’s 81-76 loss to No….
Notre Dame will be well represented at Saturday’s Reese’s Senior Bowl at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. Quarterback Riley Leonard, linebacker Jack Kiser, and defensive end R.J. Oben are representing the Fighting Irish in the annual game. The Senior Bowl, attended by NFL scouts and draft analysts, attracts some of the leading college football players and NFL…
Perceived instability isn’t necessarily reality It’s been a whirlwind season for Irish fans. From the high of the Aggie win, to the low of the Northern Illinois loss, to a magical 13-game winning streak ending in a painful loss in the title game, it has been a wild and emotional rollercoaster. With no time to…
When you see a national publication, like The Athletic, proclaims that the Auburn Tigers are one of the three teams that should win the national title, alarms sound. In what always amounted to a football school, Auburn basketball possessing high expectations still takes a while to process. Yet, as the calendar turns to February, those high expectations become cemented…
The Auburn basketball team is on a roll, but despite being the only team in the SEC that has gone undefeated in conference play, the Tigers have not been playing their best basketball. Their shooting percentages have gone down, especially from beyond the three-point arc, and easy shots are not dropping so easily. The Tigers…
Kenny Brooks and Kentucky are leading a block party to the top of the SEC. The Kentucky Wildcats picked up a hard-fought win over Alabama, using timely shooting, tough defense, and strong rebounding to take down the Crimson Tide. In a game that saw multiple momentum swings, Kentucky made the key plays when it mattered most, securing…