A 2-0 win over Australia on Friday night in Seattle. A perfect record through the group stage. And now, thanks to Paraguay’s 1-0 win over Turkey, the United States have officially clinched top spot in Group D. The road to potential World Cup glory is mapped out. And right now it’s looking brighter than American…
Two separate ten game winning streaks. And yet the Chicago Cubs sit at 39-36, third in the NL Central, eight games back of the division lead. That’s the kind of season that makes you scratch your head — flashes of brilliance buried inside a frustrating, inconsistent grind. The trade deadline is coming. And there’s no…
The Most Hated Man in Baseball Is Also One of the Best Funny how that works, isn’t it. Pete Crow-Armstrong is the crown jewel of Chicago, the guy Cubs fans would run through a wall for — and simultaneously, somehow, the most despised player in the sport to literally everyone wearing a different jersey. Both…
Sometimes football gives you exactly what you asked for, and you still find a way to mess it up. That’s where Brady Cook finds himself right now. When Cade Klubnik went down with a back injury last Wednesday, the door swung wide open for Cook to remind everyone why the Jets drafted him in the…
Andrew Painter’s nightmare season just got worse. And buried in the fallout of his demotion is a contractual detail that could force the Phillies into a roster decision they weren’t necessarily planning to make. Sometimes the most interesting moves in baseball aren’t the ones a front office chooses. They’re the ones a contract clause chooses…
The Chicago Cubs’ disappointing 2026 season was highlighted again in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, exposing many of the same problems that have followed the team all year. Another pitching injury surfaced when Edward Cabrera exited with a cramp in his throwing hand, while the offense failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, going…
Two Innings. Six Runs. One Very Quiet Bus Ride Out of Town. Don Mattingly stood at the postgame podium Wednesday night and was asked the simplest question imaginable — is Andrew Painter making his next start? “Well, it’s something we’ll probably talk about,” he said. Anyone who’s ever heard a manager dodge a question knows…
Corey Seager has been the heartbeat of the Texas Rangers since the day he signed his ten year, $325 million contract back in 2021. A World Series ring in 2023 proved every dollar of that investment was worth it. And right now, for the first time since putting on that uniform, fans are genuinely…
Two months ago Riley Tirotta was on a shortlist to make his Major League debut. A genuine call-up candidate. A guy who’d ground his way through the minors, learned multiple positions, done everything right. Then the Blue Jays released him. Just like that. No fanfare, no explanation that made any real sense — just a…
At this point Cubs fans aren’t even shocked anymore. They’re just tired. Deeply, bone crushingly tired of refreshing their phones and seeing another injury notification pop up before they’ve even finished their morning coffee. Daniel Palencia. Fifteen day IL. Right elbow inflammation. Of course. How It Happened The cruel part is that Palencia looked…