On July 23, New York Yankees’ megastar outfielder Aaron Judge had a commanding lead in the AL MVP race. Judge led all hitters in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The only major stat he lagged in was home runs, as Seattle Mariners’ slugging catcher Cal Raleigh had edged him by two long balls, 39 to 37. … Read more
With an off day on Monday and a huge five-game home series on the horizon against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs’ potential for winning the National League Central just keeps sliding downhill. According to FanGraphs, the Cubs entered Monday with just an 18.8 percent chance to win the division. Compare that to the 81.1 … Read more
Liverpool are understood to be ‘seriously in the race’ for a centre-forward who could cost upwards of £80m this summer. The Bundesliga has been a popular market for the Reds in recent years and that looks set to be the case yet again as Richard Hughes seeks to execute a double raid on Bayer Leverkusen … Read more
Kenny Pickett is leading the race in the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback competition against Joe Flacco, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. In March, the Browns traded a 2025 fifth-rounder and quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson to add Pickett to the roster. Pickett, 26, was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh … Read more
If there’s any lesson that Newcastle fans have learned over the last few weeks, is that we often can’t rely on other teams to deliver when we need them to the most. And after the final Saturday of this season’s Premier League, we now have a clearer idea of what’s needed from the lads ahead … Read more
There has been an unexpected twist to the Serie A title race in recent weeks, with both Inter Milan and Napoli barrelling towards the finish line level on points. Unlike most other top European leagues, goal difference does not come into play to determine the winner should there be nothing to split the two sides … Read more
About a month ago, we provided a first look into the 2025 PPA Points Race. With a big break on the PPA Tour, we figured this would be a good time to provide an update. There have now been 11 events on the PPA Tour that count toward the 2025 PPA Race Points standings. According … Read more
Bayern Munich failed to capitalise on a slip-up from Bayer Leverkusen.
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals were steamrolled by the Columbus Blue Jackets, 7-0, at Nationwide Arena on Saturday afternoon in the opener of the home-and-home series on back-to-back days between the two teams to fall to 50-20-9 (.689 points percentage) this season. Washington has already clinched the top seeds in both the Metropolitan Division and … Read more
With what the Edmonton Oilers were missing throughout their lineup, this was a game the Los Angeles Kings should have won. The Oilers were without three of their big guns in Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Mattias Ekholm on Saturday afternoon, and the Kings took advantage of that, doing what they do best on home … Read more