Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports A friend of mine is a huge Cleveland Guardians fan, and the other night we were discussing the awards chances for some of their top players. He pitched Emmanuel Clase as a Cy Young candidate — which, side note: Have you seen his ERA and Cleveland’s record when leading after eight…
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) The Baltimore Ravens didn’t make the most of their window last season. Now, they’ll be a slightly diminished team, at least on the defensive side of the field, and things won’t get any easier for them. That’s why the offense will have to step up big time in Todd Monken’s…
The field for the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic is almost set, with 152 spots accounted for as of Monday morning. There’s a bit of everything for Detroit golf fans: 10 of the top 50 in the World Golf Rankings, seven major winners, three previous Rocket Mortgage Classic winners and a pair of precocious youngsters. The…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two brilliant goals as Portugal beat Ireland 3-0 on Tuesday night but it was his team play that impressed manager Roberto Martinez the most. Ronaldo, 39, beat Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher twice – both with left-footed shots – in the second half in Portugal’s final friendly game before Euro 2024. That brace…
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) The New England Patriots have come to the end of their minicamp portion and will now enter their summer break. Head coach Jerod Mayo recently spent some time with the New England media to chat about the performance of his rookie quarterback in Drake Maye. According to insider Ben…
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Surely this is just some piece of cosmic performance art. If you’re looking for proof that we live in a simulation, Isaac Paredes’ spray chart is strong evidence. Sure, you’ve heard of pull hitters. What about only-right-at-the-foul-pole hitters, though? Paredes is doing the same thing he always seems to. Through…
As the U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst Resort this week, it’s fitting for a man from Pinehurst, North Carolina, to be leading a senior amateur event roughly 75 miles north up Interstate 73. So far at the Golfweek Senior National at Grandover Resort in Greensboro, nobody can catch Stephen Fox. Fox, already a winner this…
On the first day of the Washington Commanders’ mandatory minicamp, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels flashed the running ability that General Manager Adam Peters once said “takes your soul as a defense.” It was fourth and medium near midfield during a two-minute drill Tuesday in Ashburn. In the scenario, the Commanders trailed 21-20 and had to…
The race to Paris 2024 is nearly complete. Only two tournaments remain before the 60-player Olympic field closes, with the cutoff date of June 24 coming just after the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Team USA currently consists of three players but that could jump to four if Megan Khang manages to move into the top…
(Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) After a red-hot stretch in the second half of the 2023 NFL season, Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers became the talk of the league, as it became clear that the rebuilding process was over much quicker than expected in the aftermath of the blockbuster trade to send…
