Kyle Schwarber very nearly hit a ball clear out of Wrigley Field during the Cubs' series-clinching win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The ball came to rest atop the right field…
The Chicago Cubs’ World Series drought is well documented: 107 years and counting. That 1908 title even came before Wrigley Field, the Cubs’ home since 1916. But the Cubs took care of another drought with their four game division series…
A payroll of $184.3 million couldn’t buy the Red Sox a playoff spot. But in the midst of a 78–84 record and last-place finish, there were some reasons for hope. The play of rookie centerfielder Mookie Betts and shortsop Xander…
Up 16–0, the Green Bay Packers might have already been imagining their trip to the Super Bowl. Then Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks woke up. With the help of a fake field goal and a recovered onside kick, the…
It used to be Peyton Manning winning big playoff games for the Colts. Now it's Andrew Luck. And Manning, now with the Denver Broncos, was on the losing side. Luck and the Colts went into Denver and upset the second-seeded…