The Mets made a number of minor league deals official on Friday including outfielder Edward Olivares. Oliveres, 28, has spent his five-year career with the Padres, Royals and most recently the Pirates. The Venezuelan native played 55 games with the Pirates in 2024 where he slashed .224/.291/.333 with five home runs and 23 RBI. His … Read more
Why Steph vs. Edwards matchup key to Warriors-Timberwolves game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Minnesota Timberwolves of a couple weeks ago were the kind of stooges any team would welcome into its building. They were sloppy on offense, indifferent on defense and the losses were piling up. The Timberwolves coming into Chase … Read more
Two years ago, as baseball’s winter meetings approached, Justin Verlander was one of the hottest names on the free-agent market. Weeks earlier, the ultra-accomplished right-hander had added yet another accolade to his collection when he won the 2022 AL Cy Young Award unanimously, becoming the 11th pitcher in MLB history to win three Cy Youngs. … Read more
In Roob’s Eagles Observations: What makes Eagles’ defense unique originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A unique aspect of the Eagles’ top-ranked defense, Dallas Goedert’s future and Jalen Hurts’ remarkable record on the road. Can you believe it’s Week 14? The Eagles are getting into crunch time and so is Roob’s 10 Random Observations! Let’s … Read more
Embiid and Bona out, Drummond questionable for another Sixers-Magic matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers submitted a center-heavy injury report Thursday afternoon. After a 106-102 loss Wednesday night to the Magic, the Sixers listed Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) and Adem Bona (left knee contusion) as out for their mini-series finale … Read more
Embiid and Bona out, Drummond questionable for another Sixers-Magic matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers submitted a center-heavy injury report Thursday afternoon. After a 106-102 loss Wednesday night to the Magic, the Sixers listed Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) and Adem Bona (left knee contusion) as out for their mini-series finale … Read more
Bears’ No. 1 pick Williams a ‘natural’ at QB, per Shanahan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch Kyle Shanahan’s full “49ers Game Plan” interview with Greg Papa on NBC Sports Bay Area at 11 p.m. PT immediately after “Dubs Talk Live.” Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was the No. 1 overall … Read more
Bears’ No. 1 pick Williams a ‘natural’ at QB, per Shanahan originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming note: Watch Kyle Shanahan’s full “49ers Game Plan” interview with Greg Papa on NBC Sports Bay Area at 11 p.m. PT immediately after “Dubs Talk Live.” Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was the No. 1 overall … Read more
Shane Bieber is staying with the Guardians while rehabbing from surgery. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Shane Bieber will resume his career with the only team he has ever known. The Cleveland Guardians’ ace, currently recovering from Tommy John surgery, agreed Friday to re-sign with the team on a one-year, $14 million contract with a … Read more
With the ball in his hands more and asked to run the offense, James Harden is having a strong start to the season: 21.6 points, 8.5 assists and 6.8 rebounds a game. Harden famously enjoys a good night out, but one of the things he has focused more on in his age 35 season is … Read more