Roki Sasaki is already making a splash in Major League Baseball and he hasn’t even signed with a team yet. The 23-year-old Japanese phenom pitcher was mentioned in Sheel Seidler’s lawsuit against her brothers-in-law as she seeks control of the San Diego Padres. Sheel, widow of late team owner Peter Seidler, is alleging that Peter’s…
Matt Seidler has pushed back against the widow of late San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler, denying claims that they have acted in bad faith and stating that his brother never expressed interest in her running the franchise. Matt, one of Peter’s nine siblings, also strongly refuted suggestions he might consider relocating the franchise. In…
The Padres have re-signed Luis Patiño to a minor league contract, as reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. Mad Friars first reported the agreement last month. Patiño, 25, underwent Tommy John surgery in April and missed the entire ’24 season. San Diego kept him on the 60-day injured list during the season and opted not…
Where will Jack Flaherty sign? That seems to be a popular question among Los Angeles Dodgers fans who are curious to find out which team their hometown hero will play for in 2025. According to a recent report from MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, Flaherty could end up with National League West rival. “A number of other…
Per Joseph Zucker of Bleacher Report, NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic said during the latest edition of the “Scoop City” podcast that the Cleveland Browns “always planned on going for a quarterback in the upcoming draft” even before general manager Andrew Berry revealed on Monday that Deshaun Watson experienced a setback in his recovery from a ruptured…
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. stood at his locker with a phone in his hand, talking to his father on the other end after his first career start in the league went as well is it could go. Trotter’s father, four-time Pro Bowler and Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Famer Jeremiah Trotter Sr., thought so too. “He was telling me…
Headed back to college this week: USA Hockey head coach David Carle. He will return to the University of Denver to continue defending their NCAA championship (the second college championship on his resume) after he helped the US win back-to-back World Juniors titles. I get the sense that a fair amount of folks on here…
Whenever a team with championship aspirations has as poor a season as the San Francisco 49ers had in 2024 — heads are usually going to roll. On Tuesday, Kyle Shanahan and the Niners made the first of many expected moves this offseason by letting go of one of the HC’s top assistants. Per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com,…
In a recent conversation, Nick Kypreos, Gord Stellick, and Sam McKee discussed what to make of Matthews’ impressive return to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup. They agreed that Matthews’ return was impressive, which makes a difference to the Maple Leafs. They also wondered how much of his return factored into his desire to show he…
The 49ers wrapped up a disappointing 2024 season with a disappointing loss on Sunday, being eviscerated by the Arizona Cardinals 47-24. After the game, 49ers defensive captain Nick Bosa had some choice words. “It’s hard to look guys in the faces as the leader on the team and that’s the product that we kept putting out game…
Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has provided an update on Jake McCabe, but unfortunately, it has led to a lot of uncertainty moving forward. During Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers, when Jake McCabe had bounced his head off the ice after a 1st period tilt with Garnet Hathaway, there were immediate concerns on…
Roughly 12 months after New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft parted ways with living legend Bill Belichick, Kraft fired first-year head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday following New England’s 4-13 season. During the latest edition of the “Let’s Go!” SiriusXM show and podcast, Belichick spoke with broadcaster Jim Gray about Kraft’s moves over the past…