Yankee-killer Astros get swept out of MLB playoffs by upstart Tigers
Boom, boom, the Astros are gone. The Tigers defeated the Yankees' biggest postseason opponent, the Astros, in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series on Wednesday, sweeping Houston out of the playoffs. Detroit scored four runs in the eighth inning, giving the Tigers a 5-2 victory. They now move forward to face the […]
Hawk Tuah Girl embracing controversial Mets fame as team makes MLB playoffs run
Move over the grimace. Haley Welch, known as Hawk Tua Girl, took to social media to congratulate the Mets on their recent playoff berth after a controversial first pitch in an August game. The Mets were criticized for giving Welch, who gained internet fame after talking about sexual acts in on-the-street interviews, a platform to […]
Padres’ Fernando Tatis hits first homer of 2024 MLB playoffs
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s shot into the left field seats sent Petco Park into chaos. The Padres slugger sent a 94 mph fastball from Braves starting pitcher AJ Smith-Shover into the second deck of the left field seats on Tuesday, resulting in San Diego's first two runs of the game and his first home run of […]
Mets escaping Braves doubleheader in playoffs should ease fans expecting worst
Before we get into the fondest memories for Mets fans through the 18-inning torture chamber that awaits them in Atlanta on Monday afternoon, let's start with some happier memories. Let's go back to 1973. This was the only time the Mets were forced to hold a doubleheader due to inclement weather the day after the […]
Liberty vs Aces Preview: 5 things to watch in Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs
in last year's rematch WNBA The first game of the finals and semifinals will be the New York Liberty taking on the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday at 3:00 pm ET. The Liberty spent most of this year as the No. 1 seed and finished the season with a league-best 32-8 record, but the Aces […]
Gleyber Torres ready for playoffs in what could be last with Yankees
Gleyber Torres doesn't know what's ahead of him in free agency, so he's choosing to focus on his current and possibly final postseason run in the Bronx. He admitted Friday that he has thought about the possibility that this will be his last October as a Yankee, as free agency looms after the playoffs. “Sometimes […]
How Veronica Burton went from out of the WNBA to guarding Caitlin Clark in the playoffs
uncasville, connecticut. — throughout the second quarter of Wednesday's deciding game between the Connecticut Sun and Indiana Fever. veronica barton I’ve never been subbed out. The 5'9 Sungard matched up with Caitlin Clark's full court and exploded for eight points during the period. Burton didn't do that. know She was scheduled to play 24 minutes […]
Mets must find way to weather scheduling storm to reach playoffs
ATLANTA — OK, we can argue for days to come that the Commissioner's Office should have been more aggressive, that the Braves shouldn't have been so greedy, that the Mets should have played just one make-up game in Atlanta this season so they wouldn't get into a tight spot down the stretch. Ok, to deal […]
Orioles will be without Grayson Rodriguez in playoffs
The Orioles suffered a blow to their postseason starting rotation on Wednesday. Starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez will sit out the remainder of the regular season and the postseason, manager Brandon Hyde told reporters at Yankee Stadium ahead of the second of a three-game series against the Bronx Bombers. Rodriguez has been on the disabled list […]
Reasons to worry about Yankees in playoffs are suddenly adding up
All seemed well in Yankeeland when the second-placed team in the American League East arrived in the Bronx this week and the umpire called play ball. Early reviews (including here) were raving about the Bronx Bombers. Everyone was talking about how well things were going and, in particular, how impressive their form was. The reality […]