May 11, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas (39) pitches against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The St. Louis Cardinals are the hottest team in the National League — just as the Kansas City Royals are mired in another…
Jul 10, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Slade Cecconi (43) throws in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images The Cleveland Guardians acquired right-hander Slade Cecconi in the offseason trade that sent Josh Naylor to the Arizona Diamondbacks but have yet to see what the…
May 16, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman Wilmer Flores (41) flashes a heart gesture to someone in the stands after running out his third home run of the game against the Athletics during the eighth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Giants manager Bob Melvin will…
Apr 30, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starter Emerson Hancock (26) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images In opening a three-game series and a 10-game road trip Friday night with a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres, the Seattle…
May 11, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (23) throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Arizona Diamondbacks checked a lot of boxes in an 8-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the first contest of a three-game series on…
Oklahoma City’s Clayton Kershaw (22) throws a pitch during the minor league baseball between the Oklahoma City Comets and the Tacoma Rainers a the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April, 16, 2025. It is called “Kershaw Day” in Los Angeles, and it will make its season debut Saturday when the Dodgers host the…
Oil Canada. This season’s Edmonton Oilers have proven to be the best hope to end the Great White North’s Stanley Cup drought. As of now, three of the six squads still remaining in the chase for hockey’s holy grail are from north of the border. But let’s be real—of the Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Toronto…
Flashbacks flooded Friday’s broadcast of Game 6 of an Eastern Conference semifinal between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, longtime rivals with decidedly polar pedigrees over the past quarter-century. Footage of former Knicks luminaries at courtside at Madison Square Garden is a constant no matter the stakes. As New York continued hobbling the defending…
May 11, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez (49) delivers a pitch against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The Minnesota Twins have enjoyed sterling pitching en route to extending their winning streak to 12 games. Fresh off back-to-back shutouts, the…
May 7, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Tyler Mahle (51) pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Houston Astros have been good enough offensively for one inning over the past two games, allowing them to pull even at the midway…
