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Former Orioles fan favorite listed on MLB’s 2026 Hall of Fame ballot originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Former Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis is one of 12 newcomers to Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot for 2026.
Markakis enjoyed a 15-year career, spending nine seasons with the Orioles from 2006-14, and six seasons with the Atlanta Braves from 2015-20. He played in 2,154 games, racking up 33.7 wins above replacement along with 189 home runs and a .
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From A&M’s historic comeback to heart-stoppers at all levels, Week 12 was packed with games to remember.
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Hop aboard, the college football coaching carousel is fully operational with just three weeks until conference championship weekend, with Lane Kiffin essentially riding upfront, followed by James Franklin.
Even with Georgia and Texas playing on the field Saturday night in Athens, the topic of conversation among college football scribes was the ongoing cycle that could see Kiffin leaving Ole Miss for Florida, or even LSU.
But at the same time, there are plenty of questions as to how long Virginia Tech will wait for a decision by former Penn State coach James Franklin.
Purdue and Houston again swapped spots, as the Boilermakers returned to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll while Louisville and Illinois entered the top 10.
Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is not expected to play again this season as a result of the knee injury he suffered during Sunday’s loss to the Panthers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Abdul Carter was benched for the Giants’ opening series Sunday because he was asleep at the team facility and missed a recent walk-through, a source told ESPN.
HARTFORD — Inside PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday afternoon, UConn referenced the Huskies’ National Championship victory from this past spring. Prior to tipoff, the team raised another banner in Hartford less than two weeks after doing so at Gampel Pavilion. And Paige Bueckers appeared in a pre-recorded video shown on the jumbotron to thank the fans and fire them up for a potential championship repeat.
On the court, though, the team’s play looked nothing like a nostalgia tour.