On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Things were looking good for the Cubs, whose home-field advantage helped them get an 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 1 on Saturday. In Game 2 however, Dodgers ace Clayton …
Read More »Indians Sweep Red Sox, Face Blue Jays in ALCS
It’s the end of an era. David Ortiz laced up his cleats for the last time on Monday night, as his Boston Red Sox hosted the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. Down 2-0 in the series, and facing elimination, Boston fell to Cleveland 4-3, …
Read More »Giants Survive Possible Cubs Sweep
The San Francisco Giants snatched a win Monday night to extend their season after a five-hour game to taper the Chicago Cubs’ lead in the NLDS. Giant’s Joe Panik hit a long double to deep right off Mike Montgomery in the 13th inning to send Brandon Crawford, who was stuck at second base, home. The …
Read More »ALDS Preview: Red Sox and Indians Move to Boston for Game 3
Following a rainout Sunday, the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians will resume ALDS play Monday evening at 6 p.m. The series moves to Fenway Park for Game 3. The rainout will not affect the starting pitching matchups, as Josh Tomlin (13-9) and Clay Buchholz (8-10) are still scheduled to start for the Indians …
Read More »NLDS Preview: Giants and Cubs Shift to San Francisco for Game 3
The Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants are two games deep in the NLDS that continues today at AT&T Park. So far, it has been all Cubs. Friday’s final score was 1-0 in favor of Chicago, with Saturday’s win being of the 5-2 variety. The Cubs had a league-best 103-58 regular season …
Read More »ALDS Preview: Rangers Host Blue Jays
Game one of the ALDS, best of five series, between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays will start Thursday at 4:30 p.m. from Global Life Park in Arlington, Texas. The Blue Jays won their wild card game versus the Baltimore Orioles on October 4, 5-2 to make it to …
Read More »Giants Defeat Mets 3-0 in NL Wild Card Game
The San Francisco Giants are moving on to the National League Division Series after a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets Wednesday night in the National League Wild Card game. The game featured a pitching duel between Giants starter Madison Bumgarner and the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard. Both starters did not allow …
Read More »Disappointing Rays 2016 Season Comes to a Close
The Tampa Bay Rays wrapped up their season finale yesterday with a 6-4 extra inning victory over the Texas Rangers. The Rays finished the season 26 games under .500 and 25 games back of the AL East champion Boston Red Sox. This marks the third year in a row the Rays …
Read More »Marlins Fall Short of Playoffs in 2016
After losing Sunday’s game to the Washington Nationals, the Miami Marlins officially finished their 2016 season with a record of 79-82. It was a roller coaster of a season for Miami, who saw new talent, pivotal injuries, suspensions, and of course the tragic death of ace Jose Fernandez at the end …
Read More »New Candidates Emerge in Mississippi State Search for New Athletic Director
The gain of Scott Stricklin for Florida means the loss of an athletic director for Mississippi State. On Tuesday, the same day Florida introduced Stricklin as their new athletic director effective Nov.1, MSU announced they’re launching a nation-wide search to hire Stricklin’s replacement at the university. However, some believe the …
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