BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Coming off a 2021 season that saw them finish a full 13 games ahead of their closest competitors, the Indians, the Chicago White Sox enter this season as clear favorites to repeat as American League Central champions. That result will never happen again, since the Cleveland franchise …
Read More »Rugged AL East figures to be best division in Baseball in 2022
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The American League East may well feature four of the top six teams in the league in 2022, with only the White Sox and perhaps Houston as being likely to win more games than the goliaths in the East. The Tampa Bay Rays are the defending AL …
Read More »Warriors fall 107-103 to league best Suns despite Poole’s 38
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER A career-high tying 38 points by Jordan Poole wasn’t enough Wednesday night as the Warriors fell to the Phoenix Suns 107-103 at Chase Center. The loss, Golden State’s fourth win a row, dropped the Warriors into a season worst fourth place in the Western Conference behind Dallas …
Read More »A’s retool again as future in Oakland remains in doubt
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Oakland A’s have indicated their intentions about the 2022 season with a flurry of trades that may not be fully complete even when their season begins on April 7th. Despite qualifying for the playoffs three straight years, including a division title in the shortened 2020 campaign, …
Read More »Giants looking to repeat success of 2021 division champs
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Giants won a franchise record 107 games in 2021, baffling pundits all season long as they outplayed their bitter rivals to the south to the National League West division title. Though they unseated Los Angeles atop the division for the first time since 2013, the Dodgers …
Read More »Thompson’s 38 leads Warriors to impressive win against Bucks
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson exploded for a season-high 38 points and Jordan Poole added 30 as the Warriors scored an impressive 122-109 wire to wire win over the Milwaukee Saturday night at Chase Center to snap the Bucks six game winning streak. Thompson also recorded a season-high eight 3-pointers …
Read More »Thompson’s 33 lead Warriors past Lakers 117-115 in thriller
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson exploded for 16 points in the fourth quarter Saturday night, helping to lead the Warriors to an exhilarating 117–115 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center. Thompson, in just his 14th game back after being sidelined with injuries for 2 1/2 years, had …
Read More »Lethargic Warriors upset by lowly Pacers 121-117 in OT
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In one of their worst performances of the season, the Warriors were ambushed by a strong performance from the injury decimated Indiana Pacers Thursday night at Chase Center, falling 121-117 in overtime. Playing against a badly outmanned Indiana team that came into the game with a 16-29 …
Read More »Feisty 49ers facing uphill battle on the road in NFC Playoffs
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Tampa Bay, led by the ageless Tom Brady, will start the defense of their Super Bowl title when the host the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the playoffs. The Eagles are the last franchise to defeat Brady in a Super Bowl, and will look to …
Read More »Wide-Open NFL playoffs kick off with AFC games on Saturday
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The 2021 NFL season has concluded, and the playoff pairings are set. Aaron Rodgers has the Green Bay Packers sitting atop the NFC bracket, and they have the only bye in the conference with six other teams squaring off to to advance to the second round. In …
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