Monthly Archives: October 2017

Posted on October 22, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The season is not yet over for Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora, but he already has a new job lined up for 2018. The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that Cora has been hired as the team’s new manager. Cora has signed a three-year deal with […]

Posted on October 22, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Mets appear to have found their new manager, and it’s Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway. Multiple sources are reporting that the Mets have offered Callaway a three-year deal to become their new manager. The team could formally introduce Callaway as the new manager as […]

Posted on October 22, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the 2017 season began, the USC Trojans were supposed to be one of the four teams in the College Football Playoffs at the end of the season. With the golden arm of Sam Darnold leading the way, they were going to blaze through the competition and […]

Posted on October 22, 2017, by Travis Pulver Penn State was an excellent team last season, but they didn’t start out as the juggernaut they became. They had to grow into the role. Had they not been destroyed by Michigan early in the year, there is a very good chance they would have been in […]

Posted on October 22, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Despite losing to the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the ALCS, most people will say the New York Yankees have a bright future. The team has a great collection of young talent and one of the strongest farm systems in baseball. However, the future is uncertain […]

Posted on October 21, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine There’s nothing quite like a winner-take-all Game 7, and we should be in for a doozy Saturday night in Houston. The way the Yankees and Astros have duked it out all series, it’s only fitting that this series go to a Game 7. With all due respect […]

Posted on October 20, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Washington Nationals took a week after their elimination from the MLB postseason to make a decision about manager Dusty Baker. Yet, they still managed to make the wrong choice. The Nationals announced Friday that Baker would not return for the 2018 season. Baker took the Nationals […]

Posted on October 20, 2017, by Travis Pulver On Thursday Night Football, two bitter rivals faced off, but fans were unsure what they would get. The Chiefs had been the toast of the NFL since they took down the Patriots on opening night. But last week they lost to a Pittsburgh Steelers team that is […]

Posted on October 20, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Yankees have done it again. For the second straight series, the Bronx Bombers lost the first two games, only to win the next three. The only difference is that this time around, they still have one more game to win in order to take […]

Posted on October 20, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Detroit Tigers will be the first major league team to fill its managerial vacancy this offseason. According to reports from both Jon Heyman and Ken Rosenthal, the Tigers are poised to hire Ron Gardenhire as their new manager. The 59-year old Gardenhire will replace Brad Ausmus, who […]

Posted on October 19, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The injuries and the surgeries keep piling up for outfielder Michael Brantley. His latest one may even end his tenure with the Cleveland Indians. The club announced Thursday that Brantley underwent ankle surgery on Wednesday, one week after the team’s season came to an end in the […]

Posted on October 19, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Chicago Cubs are still alive. If Game 4 was Jake Arrieta’s last start in front of the Wrigley Field faithful, he certainly went out in style, striking out nine while allowing just one run over 6.2 innings. He managed to cool down a Dodgers lineup that […]

Posted on October 18, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the 2017 college football season began, Penn State fans had high expectations for their team and with good reason. But to meet those expectations, they knew they would need to do something they failed to do last year. Beat Michigan. They will have to do more […]

Posted on October 18, 2017, by Travis Pulver When Kyrie Irving said that he wanted the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him, the NBA-loving free world was caught by surprise. However, as information was made public, it made little sense. He was tired of playing second-fiddle to LeBron James. He wanted to be the man. But […]

Posted on October 18, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After their 6-1 win in Game 3 Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers are just one game away from reaching the World Series. Yu Darvish out-pitched Kyle Hendricks, allowing the Dodgers to get their bats going and essentially cruise to their sixth straight postseason win. One more […]