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First-round draft pick Seth Hernandez is the latest reason for Bucco optimism. The Pirates’ head scout called the high school right-hander a “culture changer.” But Paul Skenes hasn’t changed the Pirates’ culture. Skenes is MLB’s best pitcher. But he’s 4-8, and the Pirates are last in the NL Central. If Skenes can’t be a “culture changer,” what hope does Hernandez …

Caitlin Clark started slow, but finished strong on Tuesday as the Indiana Fever secured an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun. She then sat the game’s final seconds in clear discomfort in her fourth game back from a groin injury. Clark left the game with 39.6 seconds remaining and the Fever holding an 84-77 lead. After the game, Fever head …

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Professional athletes are not often associated with introspection, but professional golf has taken a decidedly existential turn in recent weeks. Since winning the Masters for the first time and completing the career Grand Slam in April, Rory McIlroy publicly wrestled with the type of soul-searching that players typically try to avoid and never, if at all, …

NBA Summer League Final: Timberwolves 89, Pistons 73 – A Fourth Quarter Avalanche  Canis Hoopus Summer League: Pistons vs. Wolves GameThread  Detroit Bad Boys Where to watch Warriors vs Grizzlies streaming free today; NBA Summer League start time, TV channel  OregonLive.com NBA 2K26 Summer League: Shannon leads Wolves past Pistons  NBA Ron Holland takes over but Pistons offense sinks in NBA Summer League loss …

The 2025 MLB Draft is officially over, and the discourse has shifted from prediction to analysis. The days following the event, which spanned 20 rounds (plus compensatory rounds) and 615 picks, serve as prime real estate to break down your favorite team’s picks and identify some of the best values from the Draft. On the latest Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis, …

While the college football offseason brings significant player movement, the talent level continues to remain high in the Football Championship Subdivision. All 13 conferences and 54 schools are represented on the 2025 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team.  National powers lead the way on the 2025 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team. All 13 FCS conferences and 54 schools are …

Matas Buzelis Puts on a Show, Should Yuki Kawamura Get a Two-Way? And Other Bulls Bullets  Bleacher Nation Bulls beat Pacers in Summer League, Buzelis and Essengue combine for 49  NBA Bulls’ most polarizing draft picks achieving early redemption at Summer League  Pippen Ain’t Easy Matas Buzelis Locked In On Bringing An NBA Championship To Chicago  Yahoo Sports Pacers Lose to Bulls in Summer …

The U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals are here! The humongous high school wrestling bonanza known as Fargo is roaring through North Dakota, and we’ve got all the championship-side results from the boys’ junior freestyle brackets, right here! Full brackets and results can be found on USA Bracketing. Quarterfinal Matchups 100: Nathan Schuman, PA vs Aidan Ortega, IL 100: Jackson Thorn, …

MLBPA’s Tony Clark rips baseball salary cap idea as ‘institutionalized collusion’  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ‘Institutionalized collusion’: MLBPA fights cap talk  ESPN MLB is ‘thriving’ — but it may not be enough to thwart a potential lockout  New York Post Column | MLB’s 2027 work stoppage? Baseball folks already are talking about it.  The Washington Post MLBPA’s Tony Clark doesn’t want a baseball salary cap  NBC Sports …

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media today, ahead of tonight’s All-Star game, addressing various topics relevant to the league. One subject that got a lot of discussion was the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the potential of MLB players participating. Baseball will be an event at the Olympics, with Dodger Stadium being the venue, but it’s still not …