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New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner defended manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman following New York’s failure to win the World Series and blamed the players for the lack of success. "I thought Boone managed a good season, especially with the pitching staff," Steinbrenner said Wednesday. "The bottom line is the players didn’t live up to their end of the bargain in the playoffs." New York has gone […]

Kenneth Walker is quiet by nature, so you would never know by talking to the Kansas City Chiefs running back that he is about to return to Seattle, where he helped the Seahawks win the Super Bowl just last season. Better leave it to his current coach, Andy Reid, and Walker's teammates to talk about Sunday night's highly anticipated showdown. "I know it's going to be a special moment for […]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles' handling of Jalen Hurts' blood clots after the players’ union asked for one. Goodell said in his news conference at the end of the NFL’s annual fall meeting that Dr. Allen Sills, the league's chief medical officer, has gone through the steps that were followed and added that the union had a right to […]

Bryan Baker was an inconsistent reliever with the Baltimore Orioles. He became a dominant closer in his first full season with the Tampa Bay Rays. Drew Rasmussen had a 5.01 ERA in 1 1/2 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers. He developed into an elite ace with the Rays. Freddy Peralta struggled with the New York Mets before he was traded to Tampa Bay in August, turned his season around and […]

The World Series is where legends are made. Even the most dreadful season can be saved with one moment of magic in the Fall Classic, and for the last 25 years, the biggest stars in baseball have risen the occasion and cemented their names in baseball history forever. But what exactly makes a great World Series player beyond the big hits and clutch saves? To answer that question, we put […]

Boy, did the last week of college football games live up to its billing. Five of the top seven teams in the Associated Press Top 25 lost for the first time this season. If that doesn’t make you feel romantic about college football, I don’t know what will. We still have little idea who's actually good, who's punching above their weight and whose season is about to fall apart. But […]

We both know why you're here. Something has happened in an MLB playoff game with a player requesting to have a pitch challenged, and you want answers — which we have. This is the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. Here's what to know about the ABS Challenge System: The ABS Challenge System, which was introduced to MLB this season and was previously used in the minor leagues and in the […]

It's a guarantee: when the 2026 postseason ends, a team that has never won the World Series before will be champion. Neither the Milwaukee Brewers nor Tampa Bay Rays have ever won a World Series before, which also means the two organizations have two of the longest championship droughts in MLB. Let’s look at the 18 teams that have gone at least 20 years without a World Series title; for […]

What does the expanded 24-team College Football Playoff do for the future of college football? On the latest episode of "The Joel Klatt Show," FOX Sports' Joel Klatt argues the new format that kicks off in 2027 has both pros and cons worth considering. The current 12-team format – introduced in 2024 – added new locations for playoff games and rewards for top-seeded teams that will stay intact in the […]