Monthly Archives: December 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016, by Travis Pulver Of all the bowl games, the granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl, may have the most intriguing match-up with the USC Trojans taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Both were playing like teams worthy of playoff consideration at the end of the regular season, but […]

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Coming within one game of a World Series title has been a game changer for the Cleveland Indians. Ownership is investing in the team and with ticket sales, the team is expecting a significant increase in revenue. However, with many valuable free agents still available and a […]

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s New Year’s Eve, and presumably there are a lot of people looking forward to flipping the calendar and staying goodbye to 2016. Of course, some will be more eager to do that than others, and that includes many in the sports world. This was a trying […]

Posted on December 31, 2016, by Travis Pulver The idea behind the college football playoffs was supposed to be simple—set up a system by which a true national champion can be crowned. What we have discovered is that we will likely never be able to come to a consensus on who the national champion deserves […]

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The free agent market has been very good to relief pitchers all winter, with multiple closers breaking the record for largest free agent contract signed by a relief pitcher. However, the same cannot be said for starting pitchers. Admittedly, it’s a weak market for starting pitchers, but […]

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After an injury plagued 2016 and much speculation and uncertainty about where he fits in defensively, Blake Swihart is staying behind the plate for the foreseeable future. A report from WEEI in Boston indicates that the Red Sox have told Swihart that he will be a full-time […]

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The saga involving the Minnesota Twins possibly trading second baseman Brian Dozier has been one of the most intriguing storylines of the MLB offseason. But the Twins appear to have had just about enough of all the rumors and speculation. The Twins are hoping to bring the […]

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Despite making a couple of additions to the position this offseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks are apparently unsatisfied with their options at catcher. Reports out of Arizona indicate that the Diamondbacks are keeping a close eye on the catching market with hopes of solidifying that position one way […]

Posted on December 29, 2016, by Travis Pulver College football’s Bowl Season began a couple of weeks ago, and since then, fans have suffered through some real clunkers but have also been witness to some good football games. That is what makes the bowl season frustrating yet great at the same time—you just don’t know […]

Posted on December 29, 2016, by Travis Pulver Fans of the Georgia Bulldogs and TCU Horned Frogs had high hopes coming into the 2016 season. Both had some talented players coming back but also needed some First-year holes filled. Everything didn’t quite work out for either team. TCU was going to be working in a […]

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Boston Red Sox are officially not concerned about the knee injury suffered by left-handed starter Eduardo Rodriguez earlier this week. Rodriguez sustained the injury, which is being described as a “tweak,” on Tuesday when he slipped off a mound while pitching in winter ball in his native […]

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Baltimore Orioles are hoping to build off of last season’s postseason appearance, but with the birds likely to lose both Mark Trumbo and Matt Wieters from their lineup, there are some holes to fill if Baltimore expects to return to the playoffs in 2017. Specifically, there […]

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Even at this stage of the offseason, there are still plenty of impact free agents available on the open market. The Texas Rangers have been hesitant to go after many of the top free agents available this winter, but there are now reports that they have zeroed […]

Posted on December 28, 2016, by Travis Pulver If anyone tunes into the Alamo Bowl Thursday night expecting to see a game like last year’s epic battle between TCU and Oregon—well, they aren’t being fair to Oklahoma State and Colorado. It’s hard to top a game that featured a fifth-year, former walk-on starting at quarterback—for […]

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Even with Christmas behind us, there are still quite a few high-profile free agents still available on the market for any team to sign. One of the most notable players is catcher Matt Wieters, who has been the top catcher on the free agent market all winter […]

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Rather quietly, the Colorado Rockies showed improvement during the course of the 2016 season, and they’ve followed that up with some nice additions this offseason, again doing so somewhat quietly, as they try to sneak up on the Giants and Dodgers in the NL West. The Rockies […]

Posted on December 28, 2016, by Travis Pulver For the last few years, the Baylor Bears have been in the national championship conversation for a good part of the season. Coming into this season, with head coach Art Briles being let go in May, the expectations were not nearly as high. But then the craziest […]

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine With a new collective bargaining agreement being reached earlier this month, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred figures to turn his full attention to what has been one of his biggest priorities since taking over the job almost two years ago: the pace of play in baseball. In an […]

Posted on December 28, 2016, by Travis Pulver Some bowl games do feature teams that have no business playing in the postseason. Yes, they qualify with six wins, but that means teams are not required to have a winning record. To be fair, sometimes games with those teams are the most entertaining. But more often […]

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine When it comes to hot stove rumors, it’s sometimes tough to figure out what’s true and what’s a fabrication. Tuesday morning there were reports that the New York Yankees were not only pushing to make a trade with the Chicago White Sox for Jose Quintana, but also […]

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Boston Red Sox have already been one of the biggest winners of the offseason, primarily because of the trade for Chris Sale, but the Red Sox may not be done making moves. The Red Sox may not be poised to make any blockbuster moves, but an […]

Posted on December 26, 2016, by Travis Pulver The handful of people that thought the Detroit Lions could hang with the Dallas Cowboys Monday night were likely puffing their chests out and bragging to anyone and everyone how ”they knew it” when the first half ended with the score tied 21-21. Friends of those people […]

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine As January quickly approaches and the baseball offseason rolls on, the most prominent position player on the trade market continues to be Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco are two teams with an established interest in Dozier, and now there […]

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Seattle Mariners have been one of the more active teams this offseason, particularly on the trade market, and it doesn’t appear they are done making moves just yet. Recent reports out of Seattle indicate that the Mariners would like to add another starting pitcher to their […]

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Colorado Rockies have not been shy about spending money or adding players this offseason, and on Monday they added a minor but potentially important piece of the puzzle by agreeing to terms with utility infielder Alex Amarista. Details of the contract have yet to be announced, […]

Posted on December 26, 2016, by Travis Pulver When the Houston Texans locked up the AFC South title with a win over the Bengals Saturday night, they secured a home game in the wild-card round, but they had to wait to see if it would be the No. 3 or No. 4 seed. Pittsburgh’s win […]

Posted on December 26, 2016, by Travis Pulver There are a handful of quotes that are often used in conversations about NFL games because they tend to be true. Offense wins games; defense wins championships. Any team can win on any given Sunday. Play like a champion. Leave it all on the field. The list […]

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Texas Rangers have had a fairly quiet offseason thus far. The reigning AL West champs are clearly in win-now mode, yet they have have been reluctant to get involved with any of the high-priced free agents on the market. Outside of bringing back Carlos Gomez, the […]

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago Cubs have the distinct honor of spending this Christmas Day as World Series champions. One can only imagine how nice it must be to celebrate the holiday season as a reigning world champion. The Cubs have the honor this season, but it could be a […]

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The market for free agent catcher Matt Wieters has been wide open for much of the offseason, especially now that the Baltimore Orioles are no longer a viable option following the signing of Welington Castillo. All along, the Atlanta Braves have been a possible landing spot for […]

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine It’s Christmas Day, and thanks to a market that’s been slow to develop, there are several notable free agents that remain unsigned. For teams that are looking to give themselves and their fan base a Christmas present that comes a little later in the offseason, here are […]

Posted on December 24, 2016, by Travis Pulver Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien made a bold move Monday afternoon that he had to be little anxious about heading into Saturday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Would benching Brock Osweiler for a guy with very little practical experience—Tom Savage—pay off? After the first-half, it […]

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Toronto Blue Jays have already made multiple additions to their lineup this offseason, signing both DH Kendrys Morales and utility player Steve Pearce. However, the Blue Jays are still on the market for an outfielder to complete their lineup now that Edwin Encarnacion has signed with […]

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine As the MLB offseason heads into the holidays, a number of prominent offensive players remain available on the free agent market. Towards the top of that list is Jose Bautista, who is undoubtedly surprised to still be unsigned at this stage in the offseason, as he is […]

Posted on December 24, 2016, by Travis Pulver The best times of year for football fans has been underway for over about a week now—college football’s bowl season. It seems like every time you turn on your television a bowl game is being played somewhere. Stuck at home with the kids while the wife shops […]

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After a one-year hiatus, catcher Alex Avila is returning to the Detroit Tigers. Avila, who is the son of Tigers GM Al Avila, spent his entire pro career with the Tigers until leaving in free agency last winter and signing a one-year deal with the Chicago White […]

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Free agent outfielder Ben Revere has signed a deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple sources. The deal is reportedly for one year and $4 million plus incentives that could pay him an additional $2.25 million. The deal is an interesting move for both sides, […]

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Atlanta Braves have spent the past two years building for the future, and on Friday they made sure that center fielder Ender Inciarte will be part of that future. The Braves announced on Friday that they have agreed to a five-year extension worth Inciarte worth $30.525 […]

Posted on December 23, 2016, by Travis Pulver It is not often that a team cheers for one of its hated rivals, but Thursday night the Dallas Cowboys were doing just that. They wanted the Philadelphia Eagles to win. If the Eagles were to beat the New York Giants, the Cowboys would lock up not […]

Posted on December 22, 2016, by Travis Pulver Dallas Cowboys fans are experiencing some strange feelings right about now. For the older fans, it’s a familiar feeling but one they haven’t experienced in many, many years. It’s something fans of the New England Patriots experience all the time and every team wishes they could experience […]

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After weeks of speculation and uncertainty, slugger Edwin Encarnacion has a new team. Several outlets are reporting that Encarnacion has reached an agreement with the Cleveland Indians. The deal is reportedly for three years at $20 million per season. There is also an option for a fourth […]

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Yankees have showed this offseason that despite speculation to the contrary, they aren’t afraid to spend money. The Bronx Bombers bolstered their lineup by signing veteran slugger Matt Holliday and then gave closer Aroldis Chapman a record deal to return to New York. However, […]

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Pittsburgh Pirates have reached an agreement with free agent pitcher Ivan Nova to remain with the club. The deal is reportedly for three years and $26 million. Nova’s contract includes a $2 million signing bonus, followed by an average salary of $8 million per year for […]

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Even with several notable sluggers left on the free agent market, one power hitters is still receiving plenty of interest on the trade market, and that’s Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. With few options on the free agent market at his position, any team looking to […]

Posted on December 22, 2016, by Travis Pulver If you were to ask Denver Broncos defensive back Aqib Talib what he would like for Christmas, after his shouting match with Russell Okung last week, he’d probably say an offensive line that can block. But if he were to look at the big picture, he may […]

Posted on December 21, 2016, by Travis Pulver Sunday morning, kids all over the country will enjoy one of the happiest moments of the year—that moment after they wake up, run down the hall, and see all the presents Santa Claus left under their Christmas tree. As the kids smile and squeal with joy as […]

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Edwin Encarnacion remains arguably the top hitter still left on the free agent market. There is a long list of potential suitors that could still sign Encarnacion, but his agent, Paul Kinzer, says that the Toronto Blue Jays won’t be one of them. In a radio interview […]

Posted on December 21, 2016, by Travis Pulver Philadelphia is known as the City of Brotherly Love, but Eagles fans do anything but show love to visitors during the holiday season. Their infamous behavior began back in 1968 when they pelted a 19-year old playing Santa with snowballs. In 1989, they gave the Dallas Cowboys […]

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The free agent market for pitchers remains quite weak, and so any team looking to add an impact starter is scouring the trade market for a solution. With Chris Sale off the market after being traded to the Boston Red Sox, the top starter who could be […]

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Despite helping the Chicago Cubs win the World Series in his first year in the Windy City, outfielder Jason Heyward wasn’t pleased with his performance in 2016. After signing an eight-year, $184 million contract last offseason, Heyward proceeded to have the worst offensive season of his career, […]

Posted on December 21, 2016, by Travis Pulver With two weeks to go, the interest in many games is going to shift. There will no longer be a bevy of fans clamoring to watch whatever game happens to be on television. Diehard fans of the game will, of course, watch anything. Otherwise, you will have […]

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The San Diego Padres aren’t expecting to compete in 2017, but they are still doing what they can to avoid being a laughing stock. The Padres have already added two starting pitchers to an otherwise young, unproven rotation, and there are rumors that they could add a […]

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired pitcher Clay Buchholz in a trade with the Boston Red Sox in exchange for minor league second baseman Josh Tobias. The Red Sox have been shopping Buchholz since they acquired Chris Sale in a trade with the White Sox earlier this month […]

Posted on December 20, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Washington Redskins found themselves in an enviable position heading into Monday night’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Thanks to the Dallas Cowboys beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday night, they had control over the No. 6 seed in the NFC. All they had to do now […]

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Ever since they re-signed Yoenis Cespedes on a four-year deal, the New York Mets have very publicly been attempting to trade one of their outfielders, most notably Jay Bruce, to avoid a logjam of left-hand hitting outfielders when the season begins. Now in a rather unique twist, […]

Posted on December 20, 2016, by Travis Pulver It was a heck of a moment Sunday night. The Dallas Cowboys needed to reassert their dominance after a couple of poor outings including their second loss of the season to the New York Giants. Standing in their way was a good Tampa Bay Buccaneers team. But they […]

The offseason has not gone as expected for slugger Edwin Encarnacion. At the start of things, he figured to earn a long-term contract approaching $100 million in total salary, as many considered him to be the second best offensive player available behind Yoenis Cespedes, who signed for $110 million over four years. However, that has […]

Posted on December 19, 2016, by Travis Pulver It will take a minor miracle for the Indianapolis Colts to make it to the postseason this year. After losing to the Texans in Week 14, their only hope would be to win out and hope that the Texans and Titans lose two of their final three. […]

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Countless players sign minor league contracts with major league clubs this time of year, but few are as noteworthy as three-time all-star and former MVP Jimmy Rollins. Last seen in June as a member of the Chicago White Sox, Rollins has reportedly signed a minor league deal […]

Posted on December 19, 2016, by Travis Pulver Heading into Sunday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, there was more uncertainty surrounding the Dallas Cowboys than you would expect for an 11-win team. But after the loss to the Giants, the Dallas bandwagon became much lighter, and the haters found courage in numbers. Can […]

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The best free agent catcher on the market at the start of the offseason, Matt Wieters, is still on the market. Surprisingly, there has been little chatter connected to Wieters throughout the offseason, and little clarity about where he may end up, even as we approach Christmas. […]

Posted on December 19, 2016, by Travis Pulver Brock Osweiler was supposed to be the answer for the Houston Texans at quarterback. He was expected to take the offense to the next level and help the team win games. Instead, the offense has struggled mightily, and the team has won games despite him rather than […]

Posted on December 18, 2016, by Travis Pulver It is finally here. College football’s bowl season has begun. A full slate of games ushered in the 2016-17 bowl season, and as could be expected, there was some good play, some bad play, some questionable play, and some stuff that was just downright laugh-out-loud funny. But […]

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Just when it looked like the Baltimore Orioles were ready to turn their complete focus to re-signing free agent Mark Trumbo, negotiations appear to have reached an impasse. Earlier this week, it was believed that Trumbo and the Orioles had agreed on the framework of a four-year deal […]

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The San Diego Padres have signed veteran starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to a one-year contract. The deal is still pending a physical, and so the Padres have not formally announced it. However, reports indicate that the deal is worth $1.75 million. San Diego, of course, has not […]

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine In the middle of the MLB offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays remain stuck between a rock and a hard place. It’s the desire of the team’s front office to make moves this offseason aimed at competing in the short term. However, putting together a team capable of […]

Posted on December 18, 2016, by Travis Pulver Fans of the Miami Dolphins are going to be breathing a little easier for the next week. They knew Matt Moore didn’t look half-bad five years ago, but there was no telling how he’d do for a full game before Saturday night’s contest against the New York […]

Posted on December 17, 2016, by Travis Pulver Technically, the Carolina Panthers are not out of the playoff picture yet. It may seem hard to believe with how they’ve played this season and their 5-8 record, but mathematically they are still alive. But to remain alive, they need the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers […]

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine One day after former Cubs and current New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman had some rather pointed words for Chicago manager Joe Maddon, the Cubs skipper was able to respond, standing by his actions during the World Series. Chapman claimed there were games last season when he […]

Posted on December 17, 2016, by Travis Pulver Up until some news broke out of Minnesota Friday afternoon, this one did not look too interesting. You have two teams hanging on to razor-thin playoff hopes with neither in control of their own destiny. But since they do have hope, it is unlikely either will just […]

Posted on December 17, 2016, by Travis Pulver According to the Dallas Cowboys, there is no quarterback controversy. Jason Garrett said he never thought about removing Dak Prescott from last week’s game for Tony Romo and that the team has not considered benching Prescott for Romo, leaving many with one question. Why not? He wasn’t […]

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine For the second time in as many days, the Miami Marlins have agreed to terms with a relief pitcher, helping to fulfill their top offseason priority of improving their bullpen. After signing Junichi Tazawa on Thursday, the Marlins on Friday night agreed to terms with Brad Ziegler. As […]

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine There are rumblings out of South Florida that Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is at least open to the possibility of selling the team. Nothing is imminent, and at the moment, Loria can best be described as open-minded about selling, but there does appear to be outside […]

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Aroldis Chapman is officially a member of the New York Yankees again, and he’s wasted no time speaking his mind about his brief but fruitful tenure with the Chicago Cubs. Specifically, Chapman has disparaging words for how Chicago manager Joe Maddon used him during the World Series. […]

Posted on December 16, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Miami Dolphins would love to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. With the win over Arizona last week, they improved to 8-5 but are still on the outside looking in because the 8-5 Denver Broncos own the tiebreaker over them. If they […]

Posted on December 16, 2016, by Travis Pulver The Los Angeles Rams couldn’t have had high expectations heading into Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle, who is already the superior team, would want to put its best foot forward after playing such a terrible game last week—which means the Rams defense was in […]

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The biggest fish that remains on the free agent market this winter is undoubtedly first baseman and DH Edwin Encarnacion. To the surprise of many, he remains unsigned long after the end of the Winter Meetings. At this point, it’s unclear where Encarnacion will end up, or […]

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Miami Marlins have spent most of the offseason focusing on their bullpen, and after missing out on the likes of Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen despite making legitimate offers to sign each, the Marlins have finally signed a reliever. Thursday, Miami agreed to terms with righty […]

Posted on December 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver It’s that time again football fans. Time to tell your significant other that you’ll see him or her in a month. Why? It’s Bowl Season! It’s time for football games to be played between teams that would otherwise never play each other. Sometimes they’ll be good games; […]

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The winter of relief pitchers signing big contracts continues. The latest off the board is lefty Mike Dunn, who has agreed to a three-year deal with the Colorado Rockies with a base salary of $19 million. Dunn continues a trend this offseason of relief pitchers, even ones […]

Posted on December 15, 2016, by Travis Pulver It is a sad but wonderful time for NFL fans. The regular season will soon be over (sad), but there should be more competitive games for fans to enjoy as teams fight to remain relevant in the playoff race. Of course, there will be some games where […]

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Simple assault charges filed last month against New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia have been dropped. Familia was in court Thursday in Fort Lee, New Jersey when he learned that the state was dropping its case against him. Prior to Thursday’s court date, Familia’s wife, Bianca, the […]

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Less than a week after rumors first surfaced linking the Baltimore Orioles to free agent catcher Welington Castillo, the two sides have agreed to a deal. The team has not yet announced the deal, but several outlets have confirmed that Castillo has agree to a one-year contract […]

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago White Sox already made a couple notable subtractions from their big league roster this offseason by trading both ace Chris Sale and outfielder Adam Eaton. But on Wednesday, the White Sox added a major leaguer to their roster, signing lefty Derek Holland to a one-year […]

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The emphasis on bullpen arms throughout baseball continues. On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs agreed to a deal with veteran relief pitcher Koji Uehara. A source from Uehara’s home country of Japan reported the deal during the Winter Meetings. However, that report said the deal was worth $4.5 […]

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine After more than a day of rumors and reports that a deal was close, the Los Angeles Dodgers and third baseman Justin Turner have made it official, well unofficially official at least. Multiple reports citing team officials confirm that Turner has agreed to re-sign with the Dodgers […]

Posted on December 13, 2016, by Travis Pulver At this time of the NFL season, fans look forward to watching games that will impact the playoff picture. It adds to the drama surrounding the game and makes it a little more interesting. But this Thursday, there will not be much playoff-related drama surrounding the game […]

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Angels completed a relatively minor trade on Tuesday involving a pair of catchers. In the trade, the Brewers acquire catcher Jett Bandy in exchange for catcher Martin Maldonado and minor league pitcher Drew Gagnon. Maldonado has long been Milwaukee’s backup catcher, […]

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Andrew McCutchen trade saga may not yet be over. There was a time during the Winter Meetings when a trade looked inevitable, likely to the Washington Nationals. But when a trade with the Nationals fell through, the Pirates quickly had to pivot and act as though […]

Posted on December 13, 2016, by Travis Pulver Joe Flacco needed to guide the Baltimore Ravens to a win over the New England Patriots Monday night—and fans believed he would. After watching him destroy the Miami Dolphins with ease the week before, they had high hopes he could have the offense clicking again against the […]

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Colorado Rockies pitcher Chad Bettis announced to the world on Monday that he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Through his agent, Matt Sosnick, Bettis released a statement on Monday explaining the process of receiving the diagnosis and undergoing surgery in November to treat the disease. Bettis, 27, […]

Posted on December 12, 2016, by Travis Pulver Last season, fans of the Houston Texans were left wondering what could have been if they had a better offense. The defense was one of the most dominant units in the NFL, but they didn’t get much help from the defense. With the constant carousel of quarterbacks […]

Posted on December 12, 2016, by Travis Pulver A month ago, it appeared as if the Houston Texans were going to have an easy time winning the AFC South. Once again, the Jacksonville Jaguars are terrible, and the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans had dug too deep of a hole to climb out of. But then […]

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The Tampa Bay Rays completed the signing of catcher Wilson Ramos on Monday. An agreement was reached last week during the Winter Meetings but the Rays officially announced the deal on Monday. The deal is for two years and $12.5 million, which is not exactly the contract […]

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Kenley Jansen has decided to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Several outlets are reporting that the Dodgers have agreed to re-sign their closer. The deal will reportedly pay Jansen $80 million over five years, as Jansen will fall a few million dollars short of the record […]

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine The offseason has not gone as anticipated for outfielder Jose Bautista. The veteran was hoping to be one of the most sought after free agents on the market, and for a while it even seemed as though he would be one of the first free agents to […]

Posted on December 12, 2016, by Travis Pulver For the last three months, the Dallas Cowboys have been riding high but with one nagging thought in the back of their collective minds: man, we could so handle those pesky Giants if we played them now. As luck would have it, the scheduling gurus with the […]

Posted on December 11, 2016, by Travis Pulver After losing to the Baltimore Ravens last week, the Miami Dolphins knew their playoff chances had taken a serious hit. Coming into Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals they needed to find their “A” game again and hope for a Denver loss to help them climb back […]

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Bryan Zarpentine Of all the teams in baseball, the Baltimore Orioles are facing some of the toughest decisions this offseason. Two of the top free agents still available were both with the Orioles in 2016 in Mark Trumbo and Matt Wieters, and while they would like to re-sign both, […]

Posted on December 11, 2016, by Travis Pulver President-elect Donald Trump attended the 117th Army-Navy game Saturday afternoon, and like with everything involving him, people have found a way to use his attendance—more so something he said while at the game—to make him look bad. During the second half, he spent a little time in the […]