After defending his middleweight belt at UFC 263, Israel Adesanya stopped to hand his belt to Boogerbeard and celebrate for a moment before heading back. In the world of mixed martial arts, this sounds like a “pretty cool” act, but in the sport’s grand scope, it’s almost unheard of. Never in Hample’s wildest dreams has … Read more
The Dodgers They are the most scoring team in the majors to date. They’re also first, as usual, so you might assume their lineup has no room for upgrading. But you would be wrong. There is one place where they fail to get adequate production and don’t have the type of proven commodity that is … Read more
Utica Three and a half years ago, United Shore Professional Baseball League founder Andy Appleby was convinced his team’s independent expansion was imminent. But in 2019, the league walked away from an out-of-state opportunity on a variety of issues. Then came the pandemic, which limited the independent league to 100 fans per night in 2020, … Read more
Tampa – The milling is still just getting started. In mid-May, with one tense and exhausting interlude in the books, any excessive talk of Lightning’s tri-peat is still premature. But at this point, the possibility of this feat can at least be recognized. Only 11 teams in what are considered college and professional sports—NFL, NBA, … Read more
DuBois – The USCAA will have a new national baseball champion for the first time since 2017, as top seed Penn State DuBois was eliminated from the Small College World Series Wednesday night. Penn State, the three-time defending champion, exited the tournament with a 7-0 loss to fifth seed The Apprentice School under the spotlight … Read more
MJust as Trout has done so many amazing things in nearly 11 full Major League seasons — 319 home games, nine All-Star games, three MLS Player of the Year awards — it’s hard to believe he only has one post-season job. success. One. That lone kick, a no-bases home run, came at the top of … Read more
Editor’s note: Richard Labschek is a human rights activist, pioneer in racial equality, sports expert, researcher, and author. Like many fans, I watched the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB color barrier. I love that the players wear the number 42 and that many ceremonies have taken place. I loved … Read more
Thiro Estrada It doesn’t look pretty on paper. Entry giantsA series at Coors Field that wrapped up Wednesday ranked in the lowest 20 percent in hard hit rate and the lowest 10 percent in barrel rate. His .281 on base was 133 out of 172 eligible hitters. His walking average of 4.3 percent was the … Read more
An uncomfortable feeling of anxiety or dread, or perhaps both, settled over Citi Field. Max Scherzer took himself off his start in the middle of a showdown against Albert Pujols in the sixth inning of the Mets’ 11-4 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night. Scherzer threw two slides to the Pujols, causing him to … Read more
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