The White Sox are once again one of MLB’s most disappointing teams, sitting at 53-81 with a month to go in the season. For the second straight year, Chicago will miss the playoffs and finish the season underperforming expectations.
As a result, White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf made major moves in the front office, firing president Kenny Williams and general manager Rick Hahn. On Thursday, Reinsdorf announced their replacement, promoting Chris Getz from assistant general manager to general manager. Additionally, manager Pedro Grifol will return in 2024 for his second season with the team.
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Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders was one hell of a two-sport athlete. Now he’s hoping that success on the gridiron could lead to the University of Colorado adding a baseball program.
While Sanders was a Major League Baseball player and some of his kids are great baseball players, Colorado doesn’t field a collegiate baseball team.
According to On3, Sanders hopes that this changes in the near future. He even said that he has had discussions with the school’s athletic director Rick George about it.
“Rick and I talked about this, like that’s my dream.
Happy Friday, football fans.
Whether your alma mater is in action or your fantasy football league is drafting (or better yet, both), this is sure to be a loaded holiday weekend. Winners Club has you covered with extensive fantasy draft prep and a snapshot of Week 1 in the world of college football.
But first, a quick update: As September begins, our newsletter schedule is going to ramp up to three times per week. You can expect to find the top stories from SI Fantasy and SI Betting in your inbox on Monday and Wednesday mornings in the same format you’ve seen all summer.
The 2023-24 NFL season kick-off is just one week away! OutKick is unveiling its team-by-team preview series. Over the past three weeks, we covered the AFC West and NFC West, the AFC North and NFC North and the AFC South and the NFC South. This week, we’ve turned our attention to the final two divisions. And that continues with last year’s AFC East champion, the Buffalo Bills.
Buffalo Bills 2022-23 Record: 13-3
Buffalo Bills 2023-24 Win Total Over/Under: 10.5
Offseason Moves
After another disappointing playoff exit, the Buffalo Bills headed into an important offseason.
Former UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal was long known for his love of all forms of combat sports. Since his retirement as an active fighter, he’s taken great interest in promoting MMA and boxing.
The Patriots’ quarterback room saga continues after the team claimed former Panthers quarterback Matt Corral on Thursday, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
This move comes a day after the Patriots re-signed backup quarterbacks Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham to their practice squad after the team waived them both on Tuesday. It was unclear who would step up to become starter Mac Jones’s backup, but now it sounds like that role may be filled by Corral.
Did Tyreek Hill do it? Yes. Is Tyreek Hill an incredible wideout? Yes.
Case closed.
The NFL will not punish the Miami Dolphins wideout for his role in assaulting a Haulover Marina employee on Father’s Day (June 18).
Hill tried entering an area closed off for clientele at the Haulover Marina Center in South Florida.
Tyreek Hill celebrates after a 42-38 win over the Baltimore Ravens. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Tyreek Hill Dodges Discipline (Again)
The 29-year-old assumed his NFL superstar status could give him entry until an employee advised Hill to vacate the area.
For the first time in many years, things are looking up for both New York football teams.
The Giants are looking to build on a 9-7-1 season that resulted in the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 2016. The Jets, meanwhile, are adjusting to the good life with new quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
There’s something else, though: the two teams may have a feud to go with their sunny outlooks.
With every NFL season comes an opportunity for teams to achieve immortality by taking home the coveted Lombardi Trophy. But, for nine NFL stars, a Super Bowl ring won’t be the only way they can cement their legacies in 2023.
As the NFL makes its final preparations for Week 1, the highly anticipated kickoff will usher in the march toward career milestones for Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, Derrick Henry, Stefon Diggs, Keenan Allen, Von Miller, Cam Jordan, Calais Campbell and Cordarrelle Patterson.
Competing in a survivor pool is an ideal way to stay engaged with the NFL every week. It doesn’t require the same commitment level as running a fantasy football team or involve any of the intricacies of betting.
It boils down to a rather elementary idea: Pick one winner and advance. Of course, there’s a little more strategy involved than that but that’s the gist of it.
For those new to survivor pools, here’s how it works: Competitors pick one team each week that they expect to win — straight up, not against the spread. If that team is victorious, on to the next week you go.