Venezuelan Bullpen Dominates Italy, Potentially Shorthanded for WBC Final vs. USA

Venezuela is off to its first World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday night, but it used up a lot of its biggest bullpen arms in the process. While the USA had a day off on Monday night for its arms to rest, seven Venezuelan arms pitched in their 4-2 win over Italy….

4 Takeaways From Venezuela’s Win Over Italy in the World Baseball Classic Semifinal

LoanDepot Park (Miami) – Under the bright lights of the home of the Miami Marlins, Team Venezuela finally broke through, outlasting a fearless Italy squad to punch their ticket to the World Baseball Classic championship game against the United States. Venezuela won,…

2026 NFL Power Rankings: Rams, Vikings Surge; Cowboys, Steelers Fall After Free Agency

It’s true that NFL teams can’t win a championship in March. But sometimes a smart spending spree can at least lead to a better season — and the opposite is true, too. Which teams spent wisely in free agency and which teams didn’t might not be clear until the games…

A-Rod, Jeter And Big Papi Preview WBC Final: ‘No Easy Outs’

Team USA and Venezuela needed to win low-scoring affairs to punch their tickets into Tuesday’s World Baseball Classic final. However, Derek Jeter believes that the championship matchup might be a bit different. After the two winning sides scored a combined six runs in…

Paul Skenes to A-Rod About Representing USA at WBC: ‘It’s A Different Level’

The last time that Team USA competed in the World Baseball Classic, Paul Skenes hadn’t even made his major league debut yet. In fact, it wasn’t until months later that the Pittsburgh Pirates would select him with the first overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Now a…

Jeter: Blown Call In WBC Semis ‘Pretty Much Guarantees’ ABS In Next Edition

Is the Automated Ball-Strike System coming to the next World Baseball Classic? In the aftermath of the controversial strike call in Sunday night’s semifinal between the United States and the Dominican Republic that sent Team USA to the WBC final, Baseball Hall of…

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Breakdown: Top Matchups, Upsets, Predictions

Let the madness begin, as they say. Reigning national champion UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, while UCLA, Texas and South Carolina rounded out the remaining top spots. Will there be upsets or will there be chalk? Can the…

A-Rod Lauds USA’s Managing in Dominican Republic Win: ‘Mark DeRosa Pitched a Gem’

Mark DeRosa nearly cost Team USA the opportunity to advance to the knockout stage of the World Baseball Classic with some of his decisions in its loss to Italy. Now, Alex Rodriguez thinks the Team USA manager is the biggest reason why it’s playing in the final of the…

WBC Daily: Japan’s Reign Ends; Italy’s Espresso-Fueled Run Continues

We are down to the final four of the World Baseball Classic, and we’ll have a new titleholder. Defending champion Japan is out after losing to Venezuela in Saturday’s quarterfinals. The South American squad now joins two other star-studded casts and one…

4 Takeaways From St. John’s Crushing UConn for the Big East Tournament Title

Unsurprisingly, the quote that reverberated around social media following UConn’s comfortable victory over Georgetown in the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals on Friday night came from head coach Dan Hurley. He was asked to share his thoughts on an…