If there is one positive about the Atlanta Braves this this year, it is that if they face a quality opponent not from the NL West, they typically do pretty well (10-6 vs non NL West teams with a .550 or better W% this year.) They also are now 4-0 against the rival Mets this … Read more
Coming off arguably their most important win of the season, the Atlanta Braves will turn to reigning Cy Young winner Chris Sale on Wednesday night against the New York Mets. Sale was a little slow out of the gate this season (by his lofty standards, anyway) but has been as good as anyone in the … Read more
On a day where the Atlanta Braves seemingly lost promising rookie AJ Smith-Shawver for the season and suffered another incredulous one-run loss, the club bounced back in the night cap of the doubleheader with a breezy 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Chris Sale was fantastic once again. The reigning Cy Young winner tossed six … Read more
Chris Drury has been the president and general manager of the New York Rangers for more than four years, having been promoted to the dual roles after the stunning firings of John Davidson and Jeff Gorton late in the 2020-21 season. The former Rangers player and childhood Blueshirts fan, however, has been plenty busy since … Read more
The Royals designated pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment before Sunday’s game against the Cardinals to make room for reliever Jonathan Bowlan. The struggling Stratton had a 7.94 ERA with 29 hits allowed in 17 innings. Opponents were hitting .377/.425/.558 against him this year, and he has had a scoreless outing just in just four of … Read more
Following a wonderful performance from AJ Smith-Shawver in the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, Chris Sale is looking to pick up where both he and Smith-Shawver left off in order to keep the good times rolling on the mound for the Atlanta Braves. Just one night after AJ Smith-Shawver pitched eight one-hit shutout innings … Read more
Well, that was more like it. It was a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day for the Toronto Maple Leafs. How sweet do those St. Pat’s jerseys look? Jay Rosehill was back in the mix for the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take. We kicked the show off by giving our initial thoughts on the convincing win … Read more
Chris Wood says he wants to play for a season in his native New Zealand before he retires. The Nottingham Forest striker has had the season of his life, scoring 18 Premier League goals to help steer Forest towards Champions League football. The 33-year-old is under contract at the City Ground until 2027 but has … Read more
The Atlanta Braves and Chris Sale took on the Minnesota Twins in their daytime spring training matchup. Time is ticking for players to claim available roster spots, and it is was a fun one to see these players compete. It is always an interesting dynamic in spring training. Players are more concerned with working on … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev left Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins early in the first period and will not return with an upper-body injury. Tanev was officially ruled out prior to the start of the second period. Tanev was hit by Bruins forward John Beecher and laboured to the bench, before heading to … Read more