FC Barcelona have undoubtedly been one of the best-performing teams in Europe this season. They have been consistent across all competitions, including the UEFA Champions League. After finishing second in the league stage, Barcelona are awaiting a Round of 16 tie against SL Benfica, with the first leg to be played this midweek. Barcelona: Second … Read more
Another day, another announcement from the Atlanta Braves of players being reassigned to the minor league camp. Today, utility-man Eddy Alvarez and right-hander Chad Kuhl are the players sent out from the big league side of camp. With this move, Atlanta’s major league camp roster is down to 48 players. Alvarez, who was added this … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have added two more players to camp as they have signed right-handed pitcher Kodi Whitley and infielder Jamie Westbrook to minor league deals, bringing the total spring training roster to 74 players. Whitley, 30, has big league experience in three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. Originally selected in the 27th … Read more
Yuta Funemizu has made history as the first Japanese player to sign an exclusive contract with the United Pickleball Association (UPA) to compete on the Carvana PPA Tour (PPA Tour) and be eligible to be drafted on a team in Major League Pickleball. The PPA Tour is the premier professional pickleball tour, holding exclusive contracts … Read more
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Major League Pickleball (MLP) is implementing three new rules for 2025. The changes, posted to their website’s 2025 Competition Structure Overview, were updated as of Feb. 21, 2025. MLP told The Dink that these changes are being put in place to allow for all deserving players to receive playing time while improving the league’s overall … Read more
Penn State jumped to a 3-0 lead early and then held off the nation’s top team Michigan State, holding on for a 3-2 victory in Lansing on Saturday. Combined with Friday’s 2-2 tie where Penn State won the shootout, the Nittany Lions held Michigan State to just a single Big Ten point this weekend allowing … Read more
The Washington Nationals have an affinity for big pitchers. They have 10 pitchers on their 40 man roster that are 6’4 or taller, with four of them being at least 6’6. The teams top two pitching prospects, Travis Sykora and Jarlin Susana are both 6’6. However, in a land of giants, nobody is bigger than … Read more
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The Royals announced they have signed catcher Luke Maile to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The 34-year-old Maile is a nine-year MLB veteran as a backup catcher with a lifetime line of .208/.274/.319. Maile was originally drafted by the Rays in 2012 out of Kentucky. He made his MLB debut … Read more