Is the White Sox’ trade chip threatening a holdout? Also: Would the Cubs trade Seiya Suzuki? And: Can Matt Eberflus’s pants win a Super Bowl?
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, July 26th
Pablo López is hot and the Marlins are selling fast.
Stu’s Notes: Canada’s Spying Should Not Have Been a Surprise
In hindsight, this was obvious. Also: Sex, violence, and the NIT.
Joe’s Notes: How Thin Is This Year’s MLB Trade Market?
Don’t expect any blockbusters. Also: Reactions to the trades so far and thoughts on college football’s walk-on crunch.
Joe Kelly Returns to the Strikeout, Breaks the Giants’ Hearts
The ground ball is out. The strikeout is back in.
Cannonballs in Hawaii
You can’t keep a cannonballer down.
Stu’s Notes: How the Flyers and 76ers Should Rename the Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia deserves more than an arena named for a bank.
Joe’s Notes: In Its New TV Deal, the WNBA Bet Against Itself
Why the WNBA’s new contract is low-risk, and why we think owners wanted that.
Joe Kelly Steered the Dodgers Through Crisis Last Night. Should We Abolish ERA?
What to do when a statistic lies to the fans.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, July 25th
The Twins’ finances and the trade deadline, plus Corbin Burnes vs. Roddery Muñoz.
So If Yellowstone Explodes…What’s the Plan?
Biscuit Basin blew its top.
Stu’s Notes: Let’s Rank the Olympic Sports
Why Olympic swimming rocks and Olympic soccer stinks.
Joe’s Notes: 2027 World Series Odds and the 2024 Trade Deadline
If future championships matter, why do we measure trade value in dollars? Also: The latest House v. NCAA development, and college baseball’s rise.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, July 24th
We get behind one of the best pitchers of this generation, and a struggling team looks to avoid their first sweep of the year.
BFN: What Pole Assassin’s Marriage Means for Texas Football
Breaking down the nuptials of college football’s most iconic former stripper.
Have Humpback Whales Joined the Orcas’ War on Boats?
Big news from the New Hampshire coast.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, July 23rd
Are the Tigers going to trade Tarik Skubal? Plus what to make of Jordan Montgomery’s return from the IL.
Stu’s Notes: A Better Idea for the 18-Game NFL Schedule
Extend the season? Or tell NFL players to man up?