Juan Soto and the New York Mets welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to Citi Field on Opening Day. Watch on NBC and Peacock!
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Lowe takes Peralta deep again for second HR of day
Not long after the Mets shockingly chased Paul Skenes in the first inning, Brandon Lowe drilled his second home run of the day off Freddy Peralta to chip away at the New York's lead.
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Malinin stomps personal best short at worlds
In his first competition since the Olympics, Ilia Malinin finished with 111.29 points after the short program to lead at the World Figure Skating Championships, the highest recorded short program score in four years.
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Follow 2026 MLB Opening Day with live updates from Thursday, March 26th.
An appreciation for Shohei Ohtani’s run-scoring prowess.
Ilia Malinin posted the highest short program score of this Olympic cycle.
Josh Allen, Bijan Robinson, Puka Nacua, and Trey McBride highlight the Updated Way Too Early Positional Rankings for 2026.
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NFL
The Falcons have signed free agent running back Tyler Goodson, the team announced Thursday.
Eagles center Cam Jurgens suffered a back injury late in the 2024 season that affected him for the club’s postseason run to winning the Super Bowl and required surgery.
Fantasy Football Happy Hour discuss why Kyler Murray can have success with the Minnesota Vikings and be a fantasy relevant QB next season.
Linebacker Sonny Styles is one of the top prospects in this year’s draft class and he’s starting to make the rounds with teams that could make him a first-round pick next month.
NBA
Noah Rubin reacts to Jamal Murray’s 53-point performance and Nikola Jokic being one assist shy of a 20-20-20 game and explains why fantasy managers can expect more production from the duo this week.
Noah Rubin examines the combined stat line from Paul George and Joel Embiid in their combined return to action and why fantasy managers should be excited about what they can bring as the season comes to a close.
This is not a surprise, but the Bulls have made it official.
Numbers on the Board unpacks the Boston Celtics’ signature win over the Oklahoma City Thunder
Premier League
Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the current season, bringing an end to one of the greatest individual careers in Premier League history.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Americans in the Premier League, from total PL appearances to the five U.S. born players to play in the PL and not (yet) represent the full United States men’s national team.
The Generation xG crew examines how the Toffees “pounced” on Chelsea’s defensive vulnerabilities at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Leon Osman catches up with Everton manager David Moyes to take a trip down memory lane with his former gaffer.
March Madness 2026
Each team left has at least two games under their belt to show us how they perform on the NCAA Tournament stage.
Now that we have two full rounds under our belts, let’s assess how each remaining team looks.
Iowa head coach Ben McCollum chats with John Fanta about his team’s run in the NCAA Tournament, the next matchup against Nebraska and the music he listens to while breaking down film.
Just because there’s a No. 11 next to the Texas Longhorns does not mean we are talking about some plucky underdog making the Sweet 16.
The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness.
The 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament tips off in all its glory on Wednesday, March 18.
March Madness 2026 is finally here! Find out how to watch every single game of the tournament and more.
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Motor Sports
Eli Tomac won four of five rounds in Detroit from 2015 through 2022. He needs another this week to stall Hunter Lawrence’s momentum.
Pierce Brown entered the Birmingham Supercross race two points out of the championship lead.
Dylan Ferrandis said on Race Day Live at Birmingham that he would test again this week, and he is ready to return to action.
Hunter Lawrence won three of the last four races and finished second in the other.
Rotoworld
Cleanup man Sal Stewart climbs further and Mets rookie Carson Benge debuts.
Matthew Berry, Connor Rogers, Jay Croucher and Lawrence Jackson discuss quarterbacks they do not like in fantasy for 2026 including Jayden Daniels and J.J McCarthy.
Fantasy Football Happy Hour explain which pass catcher’s they love the most for 2026 including George Pickens, Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin and more.
Matthew Berry, Lawrence Jackson, Connor Rogers and Jay Croucher review wide receivers who are trending down ahead of 2026 including D.K Metcalf and Brian Thomas Jr.
Fantasy Football Happy Hour dive into running backs they love in 2026 including Ashton Jeanty, Kenneth Walker III, Omarion Hampton and more.
Matthew Berry, Jay Croucher, Lawrence Jackson and Connor Rogers select running backs for the hate list including De’Von Achane, Bucky Irving, RJ Harvey and others ahead of 2026.
Betting
Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his favorite World Series and future picks ahead of Opening Day.
Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns Game Preview
Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers Game Preview
Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks Game Preview
Golf
Tiger Woods returned to some form of competition in the TGL final. He couldn’t do anything about Los Angeles making three straight eagles to close out Match 2 and win the best-of-3 series to capture the SoFi Cup.
Scheffler will miss the one of the last tournaments before the Masters in April.
Tiger Woods will make his first TGL appearance in Jupiter Links’ final against Los Angeles.
Fitzpatrick managed to play bogey-free on a sunbaked Copperhead course at Innisbrook.
Watch highlights of the final round of the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship at Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Florida.
Sungjae Im was in position for a wire-to-wire victory in the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook after a slow start in his return from a wrist injury.
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The Patriots won the division last year, but the odds say the Bills will be back on top in 2026.
Max Fried allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings to became just the fifth Yankees pitcher since 1969 with at least 6 1/3 shutout innings on opening day.
When it comes to the inevitable reckoning for the Wild West era of sports betting, it will come in one or more of these forms: Regulation, prosecution, or litigation.
Defensive back Jalen Flowers (Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA/ Palos Verdes High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2027 Navy All-American Bowl.
Running back Tahmere Brown (Pennington, NJ/ The Pennington School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2027 Navy All-American Bowl.
