And still, the New Orleans Saints are a small country’s GDP away from being under the salary cap. NFL teams got some good news on Wednesday. They were informed the 2025 salary cap will be between $277.5 million to $281.5 million, well ahead of last year’s figure of $255.4 million according to ESPN’s Dan Graziano. … Read more
NASCAR heads next to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second consecutive race at a drafting track. It was this race a year ago that Daniel Suarez beat Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in the closest three-car finish in NASCAR history. Here is a look at the good news and bad news for Cup teams heading … Read more
The U.S. men’s only tournament final victory over Canada in a best-on-best competition came during the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-Off title game will give them a chance at another international championship. (Photo by Andrea Cardin/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images) The marquee matchup for the 4 Nations Face-Off final … Read more
Yahoo Sports’ 26-and-under power rankings are a remix on the traditional farm system rankings that assess the strength of MLB organizations’ talent base among rookie-eligible and MiLB players. While focusing on strictly prospects can be a useful proxy for projecting how bright an organization’s future is, it fails to account for young players already contributing … Read more
The Shuffle Up series keeps rolling along, with relief pitchers on the docket for today. The chase for saves is a love/hate proposition. After all, when closers go bad, they can often return negative value. This will always be a position where the turnover rate is high. Relief Pitcher Overview As you formulate your closer … Read more
It’s a bit too easy to say you’re excited to draft Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge or Paul Skenes — who wouldn’t be excited? No, instead, our task for today is to highlight names we’re amped to draft even though they’re not first-rounders (or even second-rounders …). Consistency is key with this veteran If we’re … Read more
Yahoo Sports’ 26-and-under power rankings are a remix on the traditional farm system rankings that assess the strength of MLB organizations’ talent base among rookie-eligible and MiLB players. While focusing on strictly prospects can be a useful proxy for projecting how bright an organization’s future is, it fails to account for young players already contributing … Read more
For well over a year, experts, analysts, fans and couch coaches all agreed — a rarity in today’s sports world — the 2024 NBA Draft class would not be the strongest in league history, and, in fact, would be one of the weaker iterations in recent years. That has, so far, been proven right with … Read more
For the first time since 2019, one school holds NCAA records in all five relay events. Virginia’s women’s swimming team continued its dominance during this week’s ACC Championships, led by Gretchen Walsh. (Photo by Andrea Masini/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) Virginia’s women’s swimming team continued its dominance during this week’s ACC Championships with another record-setting … Read more
For well over a year, experts, analysts, fans and couch coaches all agreed — a rarity in today’s sports world — the 2024 NBA Draft class would not be the strongest in league history, and, in fact, would be one of the weaker iterations in recent years. That has, so far, been proven right with … Read more