Every spring, all across the country, kids pick up a baseball bat or a glove for the first time and begin to dream. Facing off against a pitching machine, they imagine themselves playing in Game 7 of the World Series, with the chance to hit the home run that decides a championship. Shagging fly balls … Read more
A wild 2025 World Series ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers going back-to-back, beating the Toronto Blue Jays in extra innings after erasing a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning. Now, L.A. is favored to win three in a row. Los Angeles opens as the favorite to win the World Series in 2026 at +370, … Read more
Manchester City can leapfrog high-flying Bournemouth in the Premier League table this weekend when the sides lock horns at the Etihad Stadium. Bournemouth’s staggering start to the campaign means they currently lead the Cityzens by two points. The Cherries have only been defeated by Liverpool in their opening match, with their unbeaten league run extended … Read more
The Dodgers forced a Game 7 with a drama-filled 3–1 victory in Game 6 on Friday night. Shortly afterwards, it was reported that Los Angeles was going to start two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the winner-take-all Game 7 at Rogers Centre. Ohtani, the best player in baseball, would get a chance to … Read more
Inter Miami squandered their chance to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, falling 2–1 to Nashville SC on Saturday evening. The Herons comfortably defeated B.J. Callaghan’s side 3–1 at Chase Stadium last weekend. All Inter Miami needed to do was collect another victory in Game 2 and they would win their first-ever MLS Cup playoff … Read more
This season is Ohio State’s third attempt at winning a repeat national championship this century, and each of the past two were covered breathlessly in the Buckeye State and beyond. The Buckeyes appeared on the cover of SI to begin 2003, and generated best-team-of-all-time talk entering 2015. It is strange, then, that Ohio State’s 2025 … Read more
The 2025 MLS Cup playoffs bracket is taking shape, with eight teams on the verge of punching their tickets to the conference semifinals. After a thrilling regular season came to an end on Decision Day, the road to the MLS Cup final officially began. Portland Timbers and Chicago Fire then won their respective Wild Card … Read more
YouTube TV subscribers tuning into TNT on Saturday morning had no issues watching pregame coverage ahead of the Big 12 matchup between Iowa State and Arizona State. The same can’t be said of those same subscribers trying to catch the latest kick in Pat McAfee’s field-goal challenge on College GameDay or any of the 20-plus … Read more
Blue Jays manager John Schneider was not a fan of what he believed to be an unusually long warmup for Dodgers two-way star and Game 7 starter Shohei Ohtani on Saturday night. After the top of the first inning, in which Ohtani had stepped up to the plate as the Dodgers’ leadoff hitter, the Japanese … Read more
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk had been talking for two minutes and 10 seconds without interruption but still had one more thing to add: “Sorry for the long answer.” The admirably composed centre back had nothing to apologise for after calmly dismantling the hysteria which has swirled around the reigning Premier League champions over the … Read more