Author: Michael

The Arizona Diamondbacks are headed to the World Series for the first time since 2001, and the Philadelphia Phillies, well, they’re not. Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen was more than happy to remind the team’s fans of this on X after Game 7 of the NLCS.
After the Diamondbacks clinched the National League pennant — on the road in a series during which they looked dead in the water at multiple points — you can understand why a celebration was in order.
Gallen posted a simple GIF to X that featured 50 Cent driving away.

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In the aftermath of Michigan’s sign-stealing investigation, several high-profile college football coaches have made public their belief that helmet radios and electronic communication could resolve the issue.
The NCAA launched an investigation into the Wolverines’ program last Thursday, claiming that Michigan was involved in a sign-stealing scheme that was allegedly orchestrated by analyst Connor Stalions.

Cowboys star Micah Parsons stayed true to his thoughts about the media’s treatment of his team with reporters during a Wednesday news conference.
Prior to the Cowboys bye week, Parsons blasted the media for its coverage of quarterback Dak Prescott and the team following Dallas’s 20-17 win on the road against the Chargers. The All-Pro edge rusher said his team receives more criticism from the media than the other teams in the NFC East.

After a four-year stint with the Astros that included a World Series ring, Dusty Baker is retiring after 26 seasons as a manager, he told USA Today.

The NBA announced that this year’s All-Star Game will feature an Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format, a return to the original format after years of trying alternative options.
In 2018, the NBA first moved away from East vs. West, opting instead for an All-Star draft featuring captains. The top two vote-getters drafted the rest of their teams in a televised draft instead of separating teams by region.
Additionally, the game will no longer feature the untimed fourth quarter with a target score, also called the “Elam Ending,” which was first introduced in 2020.

Any newcomer in a job would gladly take advice from someone who’s been in the career longer than them.
For NFL rookies, whenever they get a chance to speak to one of the NFL’s biggest stars, it’s a great opportunity to see what words of wisdom they could pass down. This is exactly what Chargers rookie defensive lineman Scott Matlock did when he spoke with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after Sunday’s matchup.
“Do you have any advice for a rookie?” Matlock asked in a clip posted by Inside the NFL.

There are few things scarier in hockey than watching someone take a skate blade straight to the face, and that’s precisely what happened to Boston Bruins center Jakob Lauko on Tuesday night.
Fortunately, he’s alright, and apparently, his sense of humor is as well.
Lauko and the Bruins were in Chicago for their second meeting of the season with Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks (Quick aside: the Blackhawks‘ schedule has been laughably brutal to start the year. In the first ten games they’ve got the Bruins and Golden Knights twice, plus one against the Avalanche. Yikes).

It was Wednesday morning, not even 12 hours after the Diamondbacks won the National League pennant to earn a World Series matchup against the Rangers, when Princeton baseball coach Scott Bradley’s phone buzzed. It was a group text. The senders were Mike Hazen and Chris Young, two of his former players and the general managers of the D-Backs and Rangers, respectively.
“Coach, we want you here,” the text said. “Whatever games you can make, we’ll make it happen.

49ers QB Brock Purdy is in the concussion protocol, jeopardizing his status for Sunday’s game against the Bengals.

Rams head coach Sean McVay’s prediction that his son would not be born on a Sunday turned out to be spot on.
Last week, McVay told reporters that he wasn’t worried about missing a game despite he and his wife Veronika Khomyn expecting their first child. McVay said he would miss a game to be there for the birth of his son, but maintained that he would not have to, because his son “knows better than to come during a game.