Mike Shildt is out in San Diego. The 57-year-old veteran manager informed the Padres on Monday that he would be retiring ahead of the 2026 season despite being invited back to helm the club alongside president of baseball operations A.J. Preller. Shildt cited “a toll on his health” as a reason for his abrupt retreat. … Read more
Through their first five games in 2025, the Buccaneers are 4-1. Despite injuries on offense, Tampa Bay has weathered the storm and is first in the NFC South. In Week 6, the Buccaneers are at home for a matchup vs. the 49ers. It was known that veteran WR Mike Evans was set to miss the … Read more
Four years ago this week marked the takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi PIF-led Consortium, and brought to an end the much-maligned ownership of the club by Mike Ashley. Ashley’s 14 year spell as owner saw us relegated twice, alienated fans and legends alike, and produced some of the worst football and transfers ever … Read more
Image credit: © Sam Navarro – USA TODAY Sports Congratulations to Seth Trachtman for winning his second Tout Wars Mixed Draft league title in the last three years and his third Tout Wars title overall. (I like to include this at the front of the article, so it doesn’t get buried after 1,200 words of … Read more
The Royals have acquired outfielder Mike Yastrzemski from the Giants, according to MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand. The 34-year-old left-handed hitter is batting .231/.330/.355 with eight home runs in 96 games, worth 2.0 rWAR. He is the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. The Royals will send pitcher Yunior Marte to the Giants. Mike Yastrzemski … Read more
Don’t get it twisted, Mike Rizzo is a Washington Nationals legend. Someday there will probably be a statue of him outside of Nationals Park. However, all good things come to an end. Firing Mike Rizzo was the best move for the long term future of the Washington Nationals. Rizzo was the architect of the Nationals … Read more
Don’t listen to me and the millions of other Chelsea fans saying the same thing, listen to one of the best ever holding midfielders to play the game. Claude Makelele literally had a position named after him, and he is now speaking a lot of sense ahead of Chelsea’s Club World Cup campaign. Before we … Read more
I think the biggest thing that we all complained about during the last couple of seasons is goalkeepers. Striker is a close second, but we all clearly saw, and still see, that if Chelsea want to elevate then they need to sign a top goalkeeper and upgrade what they have. Every top team needs a … Read more
Not too long ago, the Los Angeles Angels were a two-man show led by the dynamic Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. Fast forward to now and they’re barely a one-man show these days, led by the oft-injured Trout and a cast of supporting characters. But that hasn’t hindered the Angels from finding some recent success. … Read more
Unfortunately, this feel of emptiness and disappointment has become all too familiar in Leafs Nation over the past decade. Just like they did in Game 5, the Leafs delivered another home ice egg in Game 7 going quietly into the night against the defending Stanley Cup champions. It’s unacceptable and there are no more excuses. … Read more