NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón ended his 2023 season with perhaps the worst start in baseball history. By Tuesday, that nightmarish outing felt like a distant memory. Against the lowly Royals on September 29, the Yankees starter allowed eight earned runs without recording a single out, just the third such example in MLB history. The… Read More »
Where Patriots stand on trade No. 3 as draft decision looms originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston What will it take for the Patriots to trade up the third pick and pass on one of the top three quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft? A big, big booty. Enormous. Historical. The mentality in Foxboro is… Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Steve Clifford’s red eyes betrayed his calm exterior as the Hornets’ 62-year-old head coach explained his decision to step down at the end of the season Wednesday afternoon. “This has been going on for weeks as we discussed things,” Clifford told the assembled media at Spectrum Center. “I just don’t see myself… Read More »
In a league that never stops making waves, the NFL news cycle took its latest turn Wednesday when the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans agreed to a trade. The Bills sent Houston four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs, a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick in exchange for a 2025 second, the… Read More »
CLEVELAND – The Eastern Conference is tossed with teams that have a degree of dominance mixed with periods of confusion and inconsistency – yet the optimism remains. The Cleveland Cavaliers fit neatly into both categories, sometimes enchanting and sometimes confusing. They’re better built than the pack that meekly fell to the New York Knicks in… Read More »
Jared Jones has been generating a lot of hype lately, but should you stream him in fantasy this week? (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images) The MLB season is in full swing and April’s pitching stats are just as important as the stats that have accumulated over time. This is a tough week to target two-starters… Read More »
Is Anthony Volpe destined for great fantasy stuff? (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) We’ve spent most of the spring talking about baseball’s glamor teams. Good lord, the Dodgers are loaded. Oh my, look at that ridiculous Braves lineup. How did the Rangers find such great rookies? And how do the Orioles continue to crush in… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »