Author: Mikesportz
Explaining The Unraveling Of The 2018 Boston Red Sox The 2018 Boston Red Sox presented a case for one of the best teams in MLB history. They finished the regular season with 108 wins, which only 12 other teams have been able to accomplish. Unlike all of those other teams, Boston went on to win the World Series in commanding fashion. Throughout the postseason, the Red Sox lost just three games. In those 14 games, the offense produced a .724 OPS with 17 home runs and 80 RBIs. Since that historic season, however, the Red Sox have only managed to…
Jed Hoyer will have to do everything in his power to make sure that the Chicago Cubsare in a position to compete for a World Series at the trade deadline. The Cubs have a great chance to compete for a World Series this season, but only if they make the correct moves. Obviously, that’s much easier said than done, but this is Hoyer’s job, and he needs to do it the right way. Reports have been polarizing around baseball, with some suggesting that Hoyer won’t do what’s needed, but others suggesting otherwise. According to Bruce Levine, the top Cubs insider…
Udonis Haslem Has Strong Message To Indiana Pacers For Game 6 For the first time this postseason, the Indiana Pacers are fighting for their playoff lives. And it’s not going to be easy. In the most crucial game of their season, they will face the Oklahoma City Thunder without a healthy Tyrese Haliburton. The star guard who headlined the team all postseason is still a question mark heading into Thursday night. Regardless, the show goes on, and Indiana will have to rally around Haliburton to win the championship. Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem offered some words of encouragement to the…
Amidst a heavy duty basketball season Final, the two NBA teams — Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder are gearing up for Game 6 — a game they must win, at any cost. However, uncertainties are looming over Pacers over their star player, Tyrese Haliburton might not be confirmed for the upcoming game. He suffered a calf injury in Game 5. There is a lot of tension that has engulfed the team. The team can only announce tomorrow, pertaining to his exact availability for the game. Indiana Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisle shares an update on Tyrese Haliburton’s injury update Indiana…
Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang lands big-time guard transfer from Memphis Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang has once again made a late offseason recruiting splash. Tang, who has been slow and meticulous rebuilding a decimated roster for the 2025-26 season, collected his biggest transfer portal prize Monday when Memphis guard PJ Haggerty withdrew from the NBA Draft and committed to the Wildcats. Haggerty, a 6-foot-3, 191-pound redshirt sophomore from Crosby, Texas, was the American Conference player of the year after averaging 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in helping lead Memphis to a 29-6 record. K-State will…
Georgia Bulldogs add yet another massive recruiting win over SEC and national rivals as Kirby Smart builds elite 2026 class The Georgia recruiting juggernaut refuses to slow down. Under Kirby Smart, the Bulldogs are not just building a top five class. They’re quite possibly assembling the nation’s most feared offensive line haul in the 2026 recruiting cycle. And this week, they’re at it once again. Ekene Ogboko, Four-Star OT Commits to Georgia Ekene Ogboko, the towering 6’6″, 300+ pound offensive tackle from North Carolina, has officially committed to Georgia–just as we predicted he would last week. This is a huge…
NHL Insider Believes Kane, Red Wings Likely To Reach New Deal NHL insider believes Detroit Red Wings will work to re-sign Patrick Kane this off-season The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly interested in bringing back forward Patrick Kane, according to NHL insider Darren Dreger. The veteran winger made a significant impact last season with almost 60 points through 72 games at 36 years old. Kane’s value as a player coincides with his value as a mentor to up-and-coming forwards like Marco Kasper that will get to play with a three-time Stanley Cup champion. Bringing back Kane would help the team…
Thumbs up or thumbs down on Chicago Bears offseason experiments The Bears talked about looking at any number of position flips during the offseason and here’s how they turned out, with a thumbs up or thumbs down on the ideas. A major point of coaches when the Ben Johnson era began was how they would explore all possibilities with players during on-field work in the offseason. The premise is maybe they have answers among available talent to fill vital roles within their scheme, jobs these players wouldn’t have performed in their old scheme. Basically, they were talking position change or…
The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently trying to figure out how to retool their roster this summer after their early playoff exit vs the Indiana Pacers in the second round. The Cavs put together one of their best regular seasons in franchise history, but a combination of injuries and roster imbalance ultimately caught up with them in their series vs Indiana. While the Cavs aren’t expected to make any drastic moves this offseason, there could be room for some tweaks along the margins of their roster, and recently, ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst stopped by ESPN Cleveland radio to speak on…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) – A Kansas City, Kansas, native who starred at the University of Kansas in the early 1960s has died, Kansas Athletics shared Tuesday. KU Athletics said KU basketball great Nolen Ellison died on Thursday, June 12, according to his family. Ellison was 83 years old. Ellison was a 1959 graduate of Wyandotte High School and played for KU from 1961-63. In that time, Ellison was a two-time All-Big Eight First Team selection in 1962 and 1963. He was the seventh Jayhawk in program history to score 1,000 career points, and did so during an era when freshmen…