Author: Mikesportz
The 49ers traded former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance after the rookie season that Brock Purdy had. A year later, Purdy is being talked about as potentially becoming one of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks a year from now after the two seasons he has had. Purdy helped the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game in the 2022 season before an ulnar collateral ligament tear in his right elbow early in the loss to the Eagles. Last season, the 49ers made it to the Super Bowl, where they lost to the Chiefs. The 49ers are sold on Purdy as their…
A WINNING UPDATE: As noted in Saturday’s game preview, Friday night was the 20th time the Cubs have lost the first game of a series this year. By winning Saturday, the Cubs are now 12-8 in second games of those 20 series. AND ABOUT THOSE THIRD GAMES: The Cubs are 9-11 in third games of three-game series after they have split the first two. They have gone 2-8 after starting out 7-3. They are 2-7 after losing, then winning in the first two games. They are 4-6 in rubber games on the road and have lost the last four, since…
The Boston Red Sox’s offense could get a power boost in the next few days. Boston has been great this year — despite a recent cold stretch after the All-Star break — and has performed well above expectations. The Red Sox have the means to get more deals done over the next few days and already have made two. The Red Sox’s biggest need over the next few days certainly is a right-handed bat and The Athletic’s Jim Bowden called a tradefor Miami Marlins All-Star slugger Josh Bell “possible” ahead of the July 30th Major League Baseball trade deadline. “He’s…
With the trade deadline right around the corner, some reports have indicated the Chicago Cubs are finally resigning to the fact they are going to be sellers. Following expectations they would be competing for an NL Central title this season, it has not worked out that way. They find themselves sitting last in the division and six games out of the final Wild Card spot entering Sunday’s contest. The Cubs have the ability to trade away multiple assets and get back a haul in this market. Jameson Taillon is generating tons of interest around the league after putting together a…
Beloved TV judge Frank Caprio rings bell after final radiation treatment amid pancreatic cancer battle Beloved TV judge Frank Caprio “rang the bell” to a standing ovation following his final radiation treatment only 7 months after he revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The Baltimore Orioles have already made one big move to improve their starting pitching rotation. Zach Eflin was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in what was a move that boosted the Orioles’ World Series chances. He will fill a valuable role in the rotation, although there could still be more help added. Even after the trade for Eflin, Baltimore has interest in trading for another starting pitcher. Keeping that in mind, four names have come up as potential targets. Those four names came from MLB insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He mentioned that the Orioles still could look…
Lady Vols forward Cierra Burdick brings the ball up court against the Rice Owls at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville on Nov. 15, 2012. Randy Sartin, Randy Sartin / USA TODAY NETWORK PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 23: Rhyne Howard, Hailey Van Lith, Cierra Burdick and Dearica Hamby try on clothes at the Team USA Welcome Experience Ahead of Paris 2024 on July 23, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOPC) Joe Scarnici, Getty Images For USOPC
Tennessee baseball reached the mountaintop of college baseball in 2024 when Tony Vitello’s squad defeated Texas A&M in Omaha, Nebraska to win the program’s first College World Series title. It’s a moment that captivated the rise of the Vols’ program under Vitello in his six years in the manager’s chair after Tennessee had come up short in previous trips to the CWS the last three years. It’s also a moment that was shown front and center at the 2024 MLB draft, as eight Vols were selected across the three-day event, including Christian Moore going No. 8 overall to the Los…
College baseball has seen its popularity grow in leaps in bounds in recent seasons. The game continues to grow thanks to a number of reasons including because more-and-more of the top high school players in the country deciding to play in college instead of going directly to professional baseball. That theme looks like it might become even more prevalent thanks to proposed rule changes that seem imminent in college basketball. According to Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger, the college baseball scholarship limit is expanding. The current 11.7 college baseball scholarship limit is spread across the 40-player roster. The proposed new rule…