The Chicago Cubs — just weeks ago winners of 15 straight at Wrigley Field — have now lost eight in a row on their home turf. The Cubs (32-30) dropped a second straight game to the visiting and sub .500 Athletics (30-32), losing 5-4 in 10 innings on Wednesday night. They are now 3-14 in … Read more
Former No. 1 overall draft pick Royce Lewis was sent down to the minors by the Minnesota Twins on May 19. And since then, the soon-to-be 27-year-old has been absolutely tearing the cover off the ball in Triple-A. Lewis, the Twins’ top prospect on MLB Pipeline from 2018 to 2022, went 3-for-5 with five RBIs … Read more
For seven innings, everything had gone right for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The offense was explosive. The starting pitching was decent. And when Nick Gonzales launched a two-run homer in the top of the seventh to make it 7-3, the visiting dugout at Minute Maid Park had the loose, carefree energy of a team already planning … Read more
The 2025-26 Hobby year in Basketball has been an outstanding one, with key products released, including the return of and the rise of certain rookies. Topps recently announced that it is bringing a high-end release back to the hobby, with licensing for the very first time: Motif Basketball. The 2025-26 version of the product will be … Read more
Buster Olney of ESPN dropped a report on Wednesday that might excite different Boston Red Sox fans for different reasons. According to Olney, the Red Sox were looking hard for right-handed offensive help on the trade market as of Tuesday, perhaps to a point where they’d be willing to boost their payroll significantly. The nugget … Read more
In five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has checked just about every possible box when it comes to individual accolades. He was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2021, won the receiving Triple Crown in 2024, set multiple single-game and single-season reception and yardage numbers and signed a four-year, $161 … Read more
Nehemiah McCary, a linebacker prospect from the 2028 recruiting class, visited Alabama on Monday. The in-state recruit plays football at Maplesville High School, which is one hour southeast of Tuscaloosa. McCary is a consensus four-star prospect who is ranked No. 27 nationally and is the No. 1 linebacker in the class and the No. 1 … Read more
The transfer portal era in college athletics seems like it’s been with us forever. Likewise, most fans can recall less turbulent times when transfers happened, they simply didn’t look like a stampede to the 1849 California Gold Rush. We thought it was time to rank the best transfers Cal teams have attracted, most of them … Read more
UCLA baseball was the most disappointing team in the NCAA baseball tournament this year. Entering this year, the Bruins were the number one team in the nation, and finished the year as the number one team in the nation while also winning the Big Ten Tournament. Jun 17, 2025; Omaha, Neb, USA; UCLA Bruins head … Read more
Athletics left-handed pitching prospect Gage Jump made his second appearance on a big league mound on Tuesday. And this time around, the young southpaw matched his longest outing of the year and finished his night on a high note. Jump, the A’s No. 3 prospect for 2026 on MLB Pipeline, picked up his first MLB … Read more