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Paul Pierce just make expectations even higher for the Wizards ahead of next season. [...]

Some Cubs and MLB prospect notes for you today … This year’s Spring Breakout games are coming soon for prospects around baseball (the Cubs play Saturday, March 21 against the Padres), but Major League Baseball has announced a significant change to the event starting in 2027: Spring Breakout is being expanded [...]

Javier Assad has to feel like he deserves better. He's run a 3.43 ERA in 331 career big-league innings, but as he prepares to represent his country in the World Baseball Classic, he knows there's a chance he'll return to a Cubs team without room for him. [...]

Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer hopped on a couple podcasts this week, speaking with both ESPN and the New York Post in quick succession. I’ve embedded both interviews below for your full consumption, but wanted to touch on some of the highlights from my watch/listen: In national interviews, [...]

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Trae Young was ejected on Monday night, but that ejection is the exact edge the Wizards hope he'll bring to Washington. [...]

For the first time in recent memory, the beef won’t be the most Italian thing about a Cubs home game. That’s because Team Italy is visiting Sloan Park for a tune-up ahead of World Baseball Classic pool play. In addition to Giaconino Lasaracina and Claudio Scotti, the squad boasts Kyle [...]

This is just so ugly. It’s bad enough when a guy tests positive for a performance-enhancing drug in this day and age, but to do it twice? That’s one of those “if this is true, that’s unbelievably shameful” situations. The report, from Jeff Passan at ESPN, is that Atlanta Braves [...]

The Wizards have a huge offseason ahead of them, but the future stretch could make or break the team's summer plans. [...]

The 2026 World Baseball Classic officially kicks off tomorrow night, when Chinese-Taipei (Taiwan) faces Australia at 9pm CT. The full broadcast schedule is here, and I also included it at the bottom of this post. Teams have assembled, they’ve been working out together and playing some exhibition games, and there’s [...]

Let’s all open by repeating the following mantra: Spring training results don’t matter. Good, now do it again and again until you believe it. Even those who maintain a proper perspective when watching spring games aren’t immune to getting a little squirrely when the stats stay ugly as the sample [...]

The Washington Wizards can turn Bilal Coulibaly into the force he has the tools to be by following the blueprint the Atlanta Hawks provided. [...]

On the verge of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which Chicago Cubs players are hot and cold in spring training? [...]

While former Chicago Cub fan favorite and current Team USA manager Mark DeRosa wouldn't reveal his starting lineup for Game 1 of pool play against Brazil on Fri [...]

The focus for now is on the 2026 Chicago Cubs, but part and parcel of that focus – especially this time of year, when extension discussions can happen – is thinking about how the year could play out in ways that impact 2027+. The 2026 Cubs are relatively loaded, but [...]

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - APRIL 24: Fans attend the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images) | Getty Images The 2026 NFL Draft is fast approaching. The Scouting Combine starts on February 23, and the draft will be held [...]

These Cactus League numbers from 2025 should help Chicago Cubs fans who are already hitting the panic button step back from the proverbial ledge this spring. [...]

With all the buzz around Derek Carr returning to football, the Saints still need to find a dance partner for a trade. Aaron Rodgers retiring could be the answer [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -  MARCH 2: Sharife Cooper #13 of the Washington Wizards drives to the basket during the game against the Houston Rockets on March 2, 2026 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, [...]

MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 17: Chris Bell #0 of the Louisville Cardinals carries the ball for a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes during the fourth quarter of the game at Hard Rock Stadium on October 17, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) | Getty Images Over [...]