If you were wondering how the New York Mets were going to top a summer that already includes a trip to Cooperstown for one of their franchise icons, we finally have our answer. The team has officially announced that Carlos Beltrán’s No. 15 is heading to the rafters. Mark your calendars, baseball fans. On Saturday,…
Being a New York Giants fan right now feels a little bit like stepping on a Lego in the dark. Just when you think you’ve cleared the mess, another piece gets you right in the heel. The latest painful news to hit the wire? Star Defensive Tackle Dexter Lawrence has officially requested a trade. To…
The Los Angeles Angels secured a gritty 1-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners last night, but the box score hardly tells the real story. This game didn’t belong to the pitchers. It belonged to the guy standing out in right field, turning the outfield wall into his own personal trampoline. We need to talk about…
The New York Mets finally remembered how to hit a baseball on Friday night, hanging a 10-3 blowout on the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park to snap an ugly three-game skid. You would think the postgame clubhouse would resemble a nightclub. Instead, it felt more like a waiting room at a dentist’s office. Why…
The bats in Los Angeles were sleeping. We all saw it. The top of the lineup was hitting a collective .161, and folks were starting to sweat a little bit in the opening week. But if you know anything about baseball, you know that a sleeping giant eventually wakes up, and usually, it wakes up…
If there is one universal truth in the NFL, it is that fans hold serious grudges. For the last six years, the Atlanta Falcons have been running out of the tunnel in uniforms that looked like an arena football team’s alternate jerseys. The weird gradient fade? The massive, blocky letters across the chest? It was…
The Las Vegas Raiders just made a roster move that probably won’t sell a million jerseys, but it might just save their franchise. Kirk Cousins is officially heading to the desert. According to his agent, Mike McCartney, the 37-year-old veteran has agreed to terms with the Las Vegas Raiders. After a chaotic few weeks of…
Pitching in the modern era usually involves a parade of relievers, a spreadsheet full of analytics, and a starter waving the white flag around the fifth inning. But every now and then, a guy takes the mound and decides he’s just not going to share the baseball. Today, that guy was Sandy Alcantara. In a…
The NFL carousel never stops spinning, and today, another familiar face found a new seat in the “Music City.” The Tennessee Titans are officially bolstering their offense by signing veteran Running Back Michael Carter. How will the veteran fare with his new squad? Michael Carter Reunites With a Familiar Face Remember when Carter was first…
If you were watching the NFL back in 2012, the phrase “replacement refs” probably triggers a very specific, deeply painful muscle memory. You likely picture the infamous “Fail Mary” game, where a tangled mess of Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers receivers wrestled in the end zone, while two different bewildered officials simultaneously signaled a…