Take a deep breath. Game 6 of the World Series is history, as the Dodgers edged out the Blue Jays 3–1 to force the first Game 7 in the event since 2019. Like Los Angeles’s 18-inning triumph in Game 3, the game took on an epic character, and wasn’t settled until Dodgers second baseman Miguel … Read more
As the Dodgers put a sudden end to Game 6 of the World Series in Rogers Centre, beating the Jays 3-1 on Friday night, the first question on everyone’s mind: Who is pitching tomorrow? For Toronto, we’ve known for some time that Max Scherzer would be the starter. The Dodgers have not officially announced their … Read more
In a must-win Game 6 on Friday night, manager Dave Roberts and the Dodgers turned to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to make his third career World Series start. Just like his past two outings on baseball’s biggest stage—including a nine-inning gem in Game 2— Yamamoto dazzled in a Dodgers win. In six strong innings, Yamamoto allowed just … Read more
In the ninth inning of Game 6 of the World Series Saturday, the ghosts of the Blue Jays’ past World Series titles appeared to come to life—taunting the Dodgers as Toronto put runners on second and third with an eye toward winning it all. Not so fast. Glove-first Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez came to … Read more
Rhett Lashlee isn’t going anywhere. The SMU head coach is signing a two-year contract extension with the school and getting a raise that will make him “one of the top-10 highest-paid coaches in the country” according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo! Sports. The new deal will keep Lashlee with SMU through the 2032 season, per … Read more
A burglary took place Thursday at the home of Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while he played in Oklahoma City’s game against the Wizards, police told Mecca Thompson of KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City on Friday. Per the police via Thompson, the burglary took place in Nichols Hills, a city about a 15-minute drive from the Paycom … Read more
Now six years into his career as a big leaguer, Alejandro Kirk’s path to becoming a World Series catcher was anything but traditional. The Blue Jays are said to have discovered Kirk mostly by accident. But what you probably notice first about Kirk is what the Blue Jays scout who first identified him noticed as … Read more
Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest transfer rumors and gossip from around the world. Joshua Zirkzee is unsettled at Man Utd. / Visionhaus/Getty Images Joshua Zirkzee hopes to swap Manchester United for another Premier League club in January. Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton and West Ham United are all interested in a permanent deal, while … Read more
Texas is functionally in must-win territory for its College Football Playoff hopes, and Friday’s Longhorns news couldn’t have come at a better time. Quarterback Arch Manning is off the injury report and will play against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Texas indicated Friday via Pete Thamel of ESPN. Manning, 21, sustained a concussion during the Longhorns’ 45–38 … Read more
Earlier this week, headlines regarding Kai Trump likely caused a few eyebrows to raise. President Donald Trump’s 18-year-old granddaughter received an LPGA sponsor’s exemption into the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican Golf Club from Nov. 13 to 16. The move, however, came with some criticism. Although Trump, who is 461st in the American Junior … Read more