The latest news on the Houston Astros and from around MLB:Carlos Correa is not making excuses for a 1-9 road trip:Colton Gordon, recently recalled from Triple-A, will get the start tonight against Colorado:Astros top prospect Kevin Alvarez has already moved into the Top 100:Ten games, nine losses, five injuries (Pena, Imai, Brown, Javier, Meyers) – it’s been roughToday is April 14th. Latest on Jeremy Pena and Tatsuya Imai injuries:Despite the losing streak, Cam Smith has shown tremendous growth thus far:Angels-Yankees gave us something not seen in 70 years: This is an ugly situation, and the worst part of it is…
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The 2025-26 NBA season exposed every weak spot in fantasy basketball. Tanking hit new extremes, load management sidelined stars at random, injuries ruined draft strategies and blowouts made lineups unpredictable.Both the league and fantasy managers paid the price. If you want your league to stay competitive and still find success, here’s a glimpse into what I learned from one of the most challenging seasons of fantasy hoops.AdvertisementStop defaulting to the default playoff timelineTanking has become a fixture of the NBA, but the back half of this season was something different. The Utah Jazz were fined in February for sitting Lauri…
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We heard it over and over again throughout draft season: 2026 was poised to be an all-time year for catcher production. Nearly every fantasy baseball analyst, yours included, wrote about how the catcher pool was overflowing with options for those in one-catcher leagues.So far, the results are inconclusive. It’s still early in the season, but the overall .703 OPS achieved by catchers is just .006 higher than last season. In comparison to other seasons in the current century, this has been an average campaign for catchers. Perhaps as the weather warms up and pitcher injuries continue to mount, the backstops…
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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Montreal Canadiens are locked into a first-round matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, but home ice is still yet to be decided.AdvertisementWith plenty to play for, my Canadiens vs. Flyers predictions expect Montreal…
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Ten years ago, Leicester City completed arguably the most unlikely title triumph in football history.A 5,000-to-one outsider, a club with seemingly no business winning anything, beat every team in England across 38 games to lift the Premier League trophy. It was a story that transcended sport.AdvertisementA decade on, that same…
Tiger Woods 4 a.m. texts to Rory McIlroy, explained: How golfer’s wife got upset with late-night interruptions originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.There is a void at the Masters with Tiger Woods away from golf in the wake of…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Montreal Canadiens will continue their quest for the Atlantic Division crown against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, April 11.AdvertisementMontreal narrowly won a 2-1 nailbiter on March 26th, which kick-started an ugly six-game…
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, April 11, 2026, 2:20 p.m. ETLocation: Wrigley Field, Chicago, ILBroadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet PittsburghThe Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field looking to grab a win.Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.AdvertisementDon’t troll in your comments; create conversation…
“It’s Time.”The NBA Playoffs return to NBC — and make their debut on Peacock — on Sunday, April 19. To celebrate that return home, NBC Sports has partnered with Ludacris — the three-time GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist, actor, and philanthropist — for an NBA playoffs promotional spot called “It’s Time.”The…
Two weeks from today, the 2026 NFL draft will be wrapping up and we’ll be talking about a bunch of new players on the Las Vegas Raiders’ roster. We’re in crunch time for draft season and don’t have much time to waste, so let’s get to this week’s mailbag!Q: I…
Borussia Mönchengladbach academy man Rocco Reitz’s highly unpopular decision to move to RB Leipzig this summerhas, as expected, produced consequences. Gladbach supporters traveling to Leipzig for Saturday afternoon’s Bundesliga away fixture produced several banners denouncing Reitz’s decision to join the disliked German Red Bulls.With anointed squad captain Tim Kleindienst out…
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — If Rory McIlroy is able to hang on and win his second consecutive Masters on Sunday, he’ll walk away with $4.5 million.That’s up from the $4.2 million he won last year.The Masters on Saturday announced its prize purse for this year’s championship at $22.5 million overall…
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Vancouver Canucks would love nothing more than to spoil the San Jose Sharks’ home finale tonight, as San Jose desperately chases a Wild Card berth.AdvertisementA win at SAP Center would also ensure Vancouver…
Saturday notes…TWO IS USUALLY ENOUGH: The Cubs have allowed no more than two runs in eight of their 13 games, but have lost two of the eight, both by 2-0. Last year, they were 51-7 when giving up two or fewer runs, including 13-5 when giving up exactly two. (Courtesy…
An electric regular season is nearing its end, which means two things:1) We’re about to flow into an even crazier postseason, and 2) it’s time to put the finishing touches on award races.Chief among them is the MVP award, the NBA’s most prestigious regular-season honor. There have been plenty of…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have gone through many a change in 2026. For the first time since 2007, they will have a new head coach on the sideline, which also comes with an almost completely new coaching staff.The Steelers were also one of the most active teams in the league in…
