Cardinals: This trade with rival Pirates could help fix rotation woes
The St. Louis Cardinals are a trade or two away from fixing their starting rotation, and it should all start with Jose Quintana. The Pirates, despite some signs of life in this early season, remain several years away from contention (if you can call it that). Ben Cherington has rebuilt Pittsburgh’s farm system into one […]
Memorial Tournament expert picks, best bets for PGA Tour golf this week
Breaking down our PGA Tour expert picks for the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village with our winner, Top 10 pick, best bets and more. The golf season is about to deliver some heavy-hitting tournaments as we’re in full-blown major championship season but, also, making some big stops on the regular PGA Tour. This week, that […]
The Moonshot: Existential MLB trades and the dumbest story of the season (so far)
The FanSided MLB team is here with another edition of The Moonshot, our weekly newsletter rounding up all the joy of baseball. Well, we believe in exit velocity, bat flips, launch angles, stealing home, the hanging curveball, Big League Chew, sausage races, and that unwritten rules of any kind are self-indulgent, overrated crap. We believe […]
ESPN while disrespecting Mason Rudolph: ‘No disrespect to Mason Rudolph’
There’s no room for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the lineup — at least not room enough in an ESPN SportsCenter graphic. A picture may say a thousand words, but for Mason Rudolph, the lack of a picture says it all. SportsCenter’s Elle Duncan and Jeremy Fowler were discussing the quarterback battle brewing in […]
Derek Jeter joins Twitter: Best memes and tweets from Yankees fans
New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter joined Twitter, and fans gushed over the possibilities. No. 2 has long avoided the Twitterverse, and I can’t say I blame him given the amount of negativity and angst I notice there on a daily basis. However, to be on Twitter is to be connected with the outside world […]
All signs point to the Lakers keeping Russell Westbrook
Expect for Russell Westbrook to suit up again for the Los Angeles Lakers next NBA season. All signs are pointing towards Russell Westbrook exercising his $47 million player option to remain with the Los Angeles Lakers at least for one more season. NBA insider Marc Stein reported the Lakers are “tuning out the skeptics” and are telling […]