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As the MLB regular season comes to an end, some teams have clinched their spots in the 2017 postseason. Both the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago Cubs made history last night when the news of their postseason opportunity became official. Minnesota Twins #WereGonna get Wild! pic.twitter.com/31M5gOeAHK — Minnesota Twins (@Twins) …

Finally, the Miami Dolphins are starting their NFL season after Hurricane Irma cancelled their first match up. The eight months of waiting and an extra seven days of anticipation is finally over. On Sunday, the Miami Dolphins will take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Carson, California. Starting their 16-week …

AL Division Leaders The American League is chock-full of baseball teams vying for the chance at an October playoff birth. The AL Central and AL West will likely be represented by the Indians and Astros respectively. The Indians have been surging lately behind the power hitting of Jose Ramirez. Cleveland …

The Tampa Bay Lightning keep their NHL playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday in Toronto. Slow Beginnings After Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins, the Lightning seemed all but ready to leave the 2017 post-season behind. A shaky season (40-30-10) combined with …

The Houston Texans will take on the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Wild Card round of playoffs. QB Controversy The major storyline about the game revolves around who the starting quarterback will be for both teams. The Texans had  benched their season long starter Brock Osweiler prior to week 17’s game …

Most people will agree, the Dolphins have had a pretty successful season. New head coach Adam Gase has received wide acclaim for the job he’s done, taking the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. ESPN’s football power index has given the Dolphins a less than a 1% …

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 …

2,428 games later and the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season is over. On Sunday afternoon, three of the four wild card spots were decided for the MLB playoffs. The Orioles (BAL 5, NYY 2), Giants (SF 7, LAD 1), and Blue Jays (TOR 2, BOS 1) all won Game …

This Sunday, the last regular season games of MLB will be played and the chase for the wild card spots will be decided. The races to win each division this year were not nearly as interesting as the bids for the wild card spots. The last team to clinch their division …

With about two weeks left in the Major League Baseball season, the American League wild card race is going right down to the wire. Two teams are currently tied for the wild card lead; the Toronto Blue Jays are 83-69 on the season while the Baltimore Orioles are 82-70.   The Blue Jays lost 2-1 …