14+ min ago (646+ words) LSU head coach Jay Johnson thanks the fans during the championship ring ceremony on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at the PMAC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The departure of Jared Jones left a big hole in the middle of LSU baseball's lineup, but Grand Canyon transfer Zach Yorke has no intention of trying to be the next Jones. "I'm not really trying to replace him," Yorke said Monday. "I'm just going to try to be myself and help my team win as much as I can." But LSU coach Jay Johnson is still betting on Yorke to be a major contributor and Jones' replacement at first base ahead of its 2026 season opener against Milwaukee on Feb. 13. Based on what Johnson saw during the fall, he is confident in Yorke becoming that kind of player. "He has plenty of power, and that's the thing…...

25+ min ago (143+ words) Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament. Ohtani won his fourth MVP award this month, shortly after he helped the Dodgers win their second straight World Series title. He returned to the mound this season after not pitching in 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. In the postseason, he had arguably the best game in major league history, striking out 10 batters and hitting three homers as the Dodgers completed a four-game NL Championship Series sweep of Milwaukee. Ohtani did not specify in his post whether he plans to pitch for Japan in the WBC, which begins on March 5....

32+ min ago (252+ words) Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic. The two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star made the announcement on social media Monday night. Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the United States. He was named MVP of the tournament. Ohtani won his fourth MVP award this month, shortly after he helped the Dodgers win their second straight World Series title. He did not specify in his post whether he plans to pitch for Japan in the WBC, which begins on March 5. Shohei Ohtani announces he will play for Japan in next year's World Baseball Classic Ohtani helped Japan win the 2023 WBC, striking out then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out of the championship game against the…...

36+ min ago (205+ words) The Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Ole Miss Rebels at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California Ole Miss Rebels (5-0) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (5-0) Palm Desert, California; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawkeyes -2.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Iowa faces Ole Miss in Palm Desert, California. The Hawkeyes are 5-0 in non-conference play. Iowa ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 20.2 assists per game led by Bennett Stirtz averaging 6.2. The Rebels are 5-0 in non-conference play. Ole Miss ranks third in the SEC allowing 65.0 points while holding opponents to 39.2% shooting. Iowa makes 57.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 18.4 percentage points higher than Ole Miss has allowed to its opponents (39.2%). Ole Miss averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 6.4 per game Iowa allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Stirtz is shooting 57.4% and averaging 17.6 points for the Hawkeyes....

41+ min ago (502+ words) Nov 25, 2025 | 5:33 AM EST Cameron Boozer is the future of basketball and the best talent to ever come to the already outstanding Duke University program, with his championship pedigree and elite talent. The son of former NBA All-Star and Duke University graduate Carlos Boozer, Cameron has pulled ahead of the class of 2025 as the second-best recruit overall and is following in his father's footsteps. Carlos Boozer had a stellar 13-year NBA career in which he averaged 16.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a two-time All-Star with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, plus he also won the Olympic gold in 2008. Now, Cameron's decision to go to Duke with his twin brother, Cayden, created a lot of excitement in the college basketball world and also greatly improved his chances in the rising NIL market. His performance at…...

43+ min ago (743+ words) Seven questions to take you out of November and into what will almost certainly be a very interesting December for the Red Sox. The Red Sox needed to open 40-man roster spots in order to protect eligible prospects from next month's Rule 5 Draft, but I'm surprised at how they accomplished that. Namely, sacrificing lefty relievers Brennan Bernardino and Chris Murphy by trading them to the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox, respectively. Murphy's trade at least made some sense. In Chicago, he joins a rebuilding team and can truly define and take ownership of a role, something he never really had the opportunity to do in Boston. Never mind the fact that the Red Sox are just beginning to be a pitching development factory and cutting two talented, club-controlled lefties feels a bit like putting the cart before the horse,…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (1036+ words) Fox News correspondent Madison Scarpino reports on the latest sports scandal, this time involving Major League Baseball on 'Fox Report.' This is an argument for mercy. Somebody please send it to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Among the most important decisions Commissioner Rob Manfred will make in the course of his career as baseball's top cop " and the one for which he will be most remembered " is how he punishes Cleveland Guardian pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz. GUARDIANS PITCHERS INDICTED IN GAMBLING SCHEME INVOLVING MLB GAMES Manfred has also overseen the introduction of a pitch clock and the implantation of the rule placing a runner on second base to start extra innings in MLB. Both changes are generally seen as major improvements to the game, but the decision to pull the All Star game from Atlanta left a…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (386+ words) When healthy, there might be an argument to be made that the New York Yankees' rotation can be very good. With Max Fried, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, and Cam Schlittler, the Yankees have three of the better pitchers in the American League. However, with Rodon's injuries, Cole not throwing the baseball in over a year, and other factors, it might not be the worst idea for New York to go out and add to its rotation. When examining what that might mean for opening day, Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report recently predicted that New York would add to its rotation by signing Chris Bassitt, who not only pitched for the New York Mets but was also a member of the Toronto Blue Jays team that just lost in the World Series. "With Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rod'n and Clarke Schmidt all…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (381+ words) His is not a big name. Those hoping for Seranthony Dom'nguez may have to wait a little longer. But the New York Yankees have nonetheless quietly added another arm to their pitching depth by signing Yerry Rodr'guez, a former reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays, to a two-year minor league deal. To do so, though, Rodriguez will have to not only get healthy, but get better. In his MLB career thus far, he has been lit up. Former Yankees Pitcher Accuses Austin Wells of Tipping Pitches In his limited major-league career, Rodr'guez has pitched to an 8.17 ERA over 36.2 innings, with 33 strikeouts and 19 walks. Much of that work came during previous stints with the Texas Rangers, where he posted a 7.11 ERA across three seasons, as well as in his brief, rough stint with the Blue Jays in 2024. During his time in…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago (100+ words) Thunder Over Louisville is still months away, but Slugger Field is getting ready for the big event. Tickets for Thunder at Slugger Field went on sale Monday. Thunder Over Louisville is on April 18 next year. Tickets for the event start at $35 for general admission and $41 for reserved seating. They can be purchased here. The Louisville Bats host the Toledo Mud Hens at 2:05 p.m. on April 18. Following the game, The Crashers will perform on the field, with Thunder Over Louisville capping off the night. Guests will be able to reenter the ballpark all day....