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Chase Burns makes history in electric Reds debut against Yankees
Last spring Chase Burns was lighting up radar guns at Wake Forest, as the big right-hander went 10-1 for the Demon Deacons while setting a new school record with 191 strikeouts. That propelled Burns to the top of the 2024 MLB Draft, where he was selected second overall by the Cincinnati Reds. Burns made his…
This is the year for Josh Allen and the Bills to win their first Super Bowl
While the NFL is in the middle of its most dead period of the offseason, the 2024-2025 NBA season just came to a close with the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first championship since the team moved away from Seattle and rebranded from the Supersonics. It’s always cool to see history being made in that…
MLB trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Wednesday edition
We’re back for another day of the SB Nation MLB in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form. Today’s SB Nation MLB in-5 game If you can’t see the game due to…
Kristaps Porzingis trade grades for Hawks, Celtics, Nets in 3-team deal
The Boston Celtics’ teardown in the wake of Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles is fully underway. On Monday night, the Celtics traded Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers. On Tuesday, the Celtics traded away another key piece from their 2024 championship team by sending Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal. The…
F1 news: Pierre Gasly concedes Alpine ‘has some work to do’ ahead of Austrian Grand Prix
Alpine has gotten off to an uneven start here in the 2025 Formula 1 season. The team that finished a surprising sixth in the 2025 Constructors’ Championship standings is mired at the bottom of the table, similar to the beginning of their 2024 campaign. Last year Alpine was stuck in ninth for most of the…
Aaron Rodgers is once again thinking about retirement
Here we go. Again. After weeks of speculation, Aaron Rodgers finally let the world know where he was going to play football next season, signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. If you thought, however, that would be the end of Rodgers news this summer you would be wrong. Because the veteran quarterback made…
NFL encouraged owners to cheat players out of guaranteed money
In March 2022, the Cleveland Browns signed quarterback DeShaun Watson to a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract. A few days later, the NFL encouraged teams to not continue the trend of fully guaranteeing contracts in the future. It’s a clear case of collusion among the NFL’s 32 owner groups, but neither side wanted to…
MLB City Connect jersey rankings, from best to throw it in the trash
The 2025 MLB City Connect jerseys are … they sure are something. The newest edition of one of my favorite jersey collections in the MLB are a little bit more hit and miss this season. This year, the Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies…
Connor McDavid trade rumors are the NHL’s biggest story, and only 1 team makes sense
We’re drawing closer to a seismic shift in the NHL with it becoming increasingly apparent that Connor McDavid’s time in Edmonton is coming to a close. There’s a fever pitch to trade rumors as McDavid enters the offseason with one year left on his contract and no Stanley Cup to show for it. Sure, there’s…
Jrue Holiday trade grades for Celtics-Trail Blazers deal with Anfernee Simons to Boston
The Boston Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers after he was dumped by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Damian Lillard trade two years ago, and he proved to be the team’s final piece to a championship puzzle. Now Holiday is returning to Portland like a lent library book, signaling the Blazers are…