This AL race was a straight toss-up between Verlander and his rotation-mate, Gerrit Cole, and either of their incredible seasons would have landed here. In his age-36 season, Verlander set a career high with 300 strikeouts while posting the third-lowest WHIP (0.80) by any qualified starter...
There have been 21 instances of 100-point seasons over the last 11 seasons combined. You had Teemu Selanne's all-time rookie record of 76 goals. And it wasn't even enough to outright win the scoring race, as Alexander Mogilny had 76 as well. The playoffs were bonkers. There were five...
One of the best big men in ABA history,Red Robbinsspent eight seasons in the league before heading overseas, reaching good heights as a player despite never playing in the NBA. A champion in 1970-71 with the Utah Stars, Robbins was an All-Star that season, too, his fourth year in a ...
Although he had been playing at around an All-Star level for a few seasons,De’Aaron Foxfinally broke through and officially earned the distinction in 2022-23, also receiving 3rd Team All-NBA honors for the campaign. Fox was magnificent in 2022-23 in pretty much every facet outside of his...
The number of starters who qualified for the ERA title was 58, basically matching the pre-pandemic level of 2019 (61) after several seasons in which the ripple effects of the shortened 2020 season reared their ugly head (39 in 2021, 45 in 2022, 44 in 2023). Jan 15, 2025 · 3:09 ...
For two decades, the New England Patriots dominated the AFC East. Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rest of their crew took home a host of accolades. Since then, the Buffalo Bills have taken the division crown each of the past four seasons. But suddenly, the AFC East is more open than...
The 49ers are one of twelve NFL teams scheduled for the maximum five primetime games, which has been the case for the organization for the past two seasons. Biggest takeaway on the schedule … A staggering 12 (TWELVE!!!) teams max out with five primetime game. Those 12: Bills, Cowboys,...
Due to the, uh…chaotic nature of Game of Thrones‘ final seasons, it’s hard to know what to make of Cersei’s short reign on the Iron Throne. History tells us that the realm would never accept a female monarch but they seemed to tolerate Cersei I just fine. Perhaps that’s because...
Rodgers authored just the fifth season in NFL history in which a quarterback led the league in passer rating, touchdown percentage and interception percentage. Rodgers has done that in back-to-back seasons. After a two-interception shellacking at the hands of the Saints in Week 1, he threw 37...
The results are projections for how much value -- wins above replacement player (WAR) -- players will provide over the next three seasons, which is about the average length of new contracts in free agency. The rankings are dominated at the top by point guards, with the top three...