CARY, N.C. – Triston Casas (Boston Red Sox AA) drove in three runs on Tuesday, including a first-inning two-run homer, as the U.S. Olympic Team took down the Collegiate National Team, 5-2, in its final tune-up game before the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North Carolina. The Collegiate […]
Are you aware that there are 612 former players who aren’t receiving Major League Baseball (MLB) pensions? Of those 600+ retirees, the majority are white men, such as John Lawrence Balaz, a former California Angels outfielder who attended Point Loma High School and later San Diego Community College. During parts of the 1974 and 1975 […]
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Davey O’Brien Foundation revealed the 2021 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List today, a group that includes 30 of the nation’s top returning college quarterbacks. Boston College junior quarterback Phil Jurkovec was among the top 30 quarterbacks nationally named to the watch list. On Monday, Jurkovec was also named […]
This is one of the most interesting years for the NFC South. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have come out of nowhere and stole this division last season, literally going from worst to first. Drew Brees retired putting the Saints in question for their quarterback of the future. Carolina released Cam Newton, putting into question their […]
So we’re all familiar with the shot put, discus throw, and javelin heaves at the Summer Olympics. Get ready for a new event sure to liven things up. Or at the very least, make this more interesting. But this year in Tokyo they are going to be some other throwing events. Athletes from countries around […]
The last week in MLB was about a starting pitcher in the American League agreeing to a multi-year extension. A shortstop in the National League is placed on the injured list. A starting pitcher is dealing with forearm tightness. Chicago White Sox Sign Starting Pitcher Lance Lynn to Two-Year Extension The Chicago White Sox have […]
One year ago, there was no guarantee a 60-game MLB season would get completed. At the start of the season, it looked like the COVID-19 pandemic was on a mission to derail the season, and it was going to accomplish its goal fast. However, baseball derailed COVID 19’s quest for a World Series, barely. The […]
Just when you thought Rudy might be coming around to be a solid friend, he reversed course today by pulling a last-minute exit from the long-awaited Booze Crooze. “Those suckers,” he said from his Baltimore home. “They fell for my BS again. And what makes this stunt even more satisfying for me is I made […]
Before the start of an NFL season, sports talk on radio and television tends to favor the elites. The teams expected to make playoff runs and compete for the Lombardi Trophy get most of the attention. However, there are always a few dark horse teams to watch closely to see just how much progress these […]