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Slugger Adolis García’s ALCS for the ages powers the Rangers to the World Series
Down the stretch of the MLB regular season, and into the playoffs, many believed the Texas Rangers were driven by a “Higher” power.
As it turns out, they were right, just not in the way they first believed.
Yes, Creed might have been in the building for Game 3 of the ALCS between the Rangers and the Houston Astros, but the true higher power that propelled the Rangers to their third World Series appearance? Slugger Adolis García.
Author: Michael
We surveyed our NBA crew to pick the set of games they are most looking forward to as we embark on another season.
Suns at Warriors Oct. 24
Opening night certainly won’t be lacking for intrigue, as Chris Paul makes his Golden State debut against his former team, while Kevin Durant faces his old crew.
Mavericks at Spurs Oct.
Kevin Durant’s time with the Warriors may have ended with a bit of drama, but it appears both parties believe the future Hall-of-Famer likely deserves to have his jersey retired by the franchise.
Durant spoke about comments made by Golden State CEO Joe Lacob who stated that as long as he was co-chairman of the Warriors that, “no other player will ever wear No. 35 for the Warriors again.” And in Durant’s eyes, his body of work with the Warriors warrants his No. 35 being retired, as he told Andscape‘s Marc J. Spears.
“He should. Look at the résumé.
Victor Wembanyama, the most anticipated NBA prospect in decades, will make his regular season debut on Wednesday night when the Spurs host the Mavericks to kick off the regular season.
The 7’ 4” Wembanyama, a native of France, was selected with the No. 1 pick by San Antonio in June’s NBA draft, and immediately made the Spurs a must-watch team this season after a multi-year rebuild.
Expectations are sky-high for Wembanyama and his unique game. NBA scouts have been hard-pressed to find a comparison for the Spurs rookie, who has the size of a big but an offensive game like an NBA wing.
Joe Buck should choose his words a little more carefully when it comes to assessing injuries on the field.
Buck was on the call Monday night when the Vikings beat the 49ers 22-17 to improve to 3-4 on the year. However, a comment from the famous broadcaster during the second quarter drew more attention than he probably would have liked.
Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson needed some medical attention while limping, and Buck used it as an opportunity to claim he caught Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell telling him to go down.
The implication was clear. O’Connell was telling Hockenson to milk it.
With the NCAA investigating Michigan for sign stealing, we surveyed coaches from around the country to see what they thought.
The sportsbooks are saying ‘thank you’ to Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale after he generously handed them at least $13 million by way of various betting losses after his Houston Astros were eliminated from the ALCS last night.
The Houston-based furniture owner who has become synonymous with big-money wagers for the Astros had placed at least four different bets throughout the season for the Astros to once again win the World Series, including a $6.9 million wager prior to the postseason.
His potential earnings would have netted him anywhere from $40-50 million according Reuters.
It’s not often we get to witness NFL players reject their opponents asking for a jersey swap after a game, but the ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast following the 49ers’ loss to the Vikings gifted us with that exact scenario between Christian McCaffrey and Harrison Phillips.
McCaffrey was understandably frustrated after what was San Francisco’s second straight loss. While he did get in the end zone twice on Monday night, McCaffrey also lost a costly fumble earlier in the game during his team’s 22-17 loss on the road.
For OSU and WSU, the clock is ticking in a variety of ways. But there may be a lifeline on the table.
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where this press conference repartee between Marcus Freeman and a reporter is one of the better moments of the season:
First Quarter: Top Coaches-Gone-Wild Moments | Second Quarter: October Revivals | Third Quarter: 2023’s Best (and Worst) Coaches
Fourth Quarter: The Ante Has Been Upped in Ann Arbor
Of all the eye-opening details in ESPN’s story Monday on problematic Michigan Man Connor Stalions (30), this one should reinforce a sense of immediacy and urgency to the the school, the Big Ten and the NCAA: “Sources co