Photo: Yahoo The New York Rangers named Mike Sullivan as their next head coach on Friday morning, four days after he mutually parted ways with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The team fired Peter Laviolette on April 19 after he spent just two seasons as New York’s head coach. “Mike Sullivan has established himself as one of … Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs are Atlantic Division champions. What a win, what a night in Buffalo. Mitch Marner notched point No. 100 and Auston Matthews tallied his 400th career goal as the Leafs smothered the Sabres 4-0 to lock in a Battle of Ontario in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s where the … Read more
The Los Angeles Angels have been one of the biggest surprises in the American League through the first two weeks of the season, and the return of a healthy Mike Trout has been a big part of that. Trout continued his hot start on Friday night against the Houston Astros by clubbing his sixth home … 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
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout knows what has gone wrong. He’s chasing too much, striking out more and walking less — far from the disciplined hitter who once terrorized pitchers. Now, he’s determined to fix it. “I noticed a few things that I was doing,” the 14-year veteran told MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger for a story … Read more
When Mike Rizzo signed Jayson Werth to a 7-year $126 million deal, it was both a statement of intent and a massive role of the dice. The deal made him the 12th highest paid player in the league, despite only one all star appearance. In my opinion, the risk paid off. Was he analytically worth … Read more
In his long tenure as Nationals GM, Mike Rizzo has made plenty of great transactions. Whether it was Wilson Ramos for Matt Capps swap or the Gio Gonzalez trade, Rizzo has a tendency to find good deals. However, there is one deal that stands above the rest. An 11 player, three team deal, where the … Read more
In 2024, the Dallas Cowboys finished 7-10 and missed the playoffs. The team was coming off three straight seasons going 12-5. It was Mike McCarthy’s fifth season as head coach. Despite the Cowboys missing the playoffs, owner Jerry Jones was confident in McCarthy moving forward. At least that’s what sources around the league believed when … Read more
Photo: Eric Lord The final month of 2024 presented the Hershey Bears with some adversity. The roster was decimated by injuries, with eight different players missing at least one game due to injury. The offense struggled and the power play was nonexistent. The Bears went 5-5 in December with four of those losses coming at … Read more
In 2024, the Jets are 4-10 in 14 games. Head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas were fired mid-season. Against the Jaguars in Week 15, the Jets won 32-25. That snapped a four-game losing streak. This offseason, the Jets need to find a new GM and head coach. That search has already begun … Read more