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Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

April 1, 2023  |  College Basketball

San Diego State coach offers great explanation for timeout decision

San Diego State HC Brian Dutcher made a couple of unorthodox late coaching decisions that paid off in Saturday's Final Four win over FAU.

April 1, 2023  |  St. Louis BattleHawks

St. Louis Battlehawks poke fun at Rams in April Fools joke

Saturday is April Fools Day, so all of the brands on social media were doing their worst to see who could make the most eye roll inducing joke, and the sports winner might belong to the XFL's Battlehawks.

April 1, 2023  |  MLB

Watch: Orioles lose in crushing fashion following dropped fly ball

The Baltimore Orioles may already have sustained their worst loss of the season.

April 1, 2023  |  Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars owner believes team has cracked code for success

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan believes his team has finally found the recipe for sustained success. It is a simple recipe. 

March 31, 2023  |  Philadelphia Eagles

Eagles GM says there is no rebuilding in their market, only retooling

General manager Howie Roseman has had to retool the Philadelphia Eagles on more than one occasion during his tenure running the team.

March 31, 2023  |  Tennis

Tennis legend John McEnroe is tired of hearing about how popular pickleball is

Tennis legend John McEnroe is happy to play a game of pickleball. He is happy that people like it and, by extension, are using it to get into tennis. He is even happy to promote it. Just do not tell him it is the fastest-growing sport in America. 

March 31, 2023  |  Kansas City Chiefs

Losing teammate to rival team hurt Travis Kelce's soul

The Cincinnati Bengals scored one of the big victories of the offseason when they landed star offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. from the Kansas City Chiefs.  That signing is not sitting well with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who said on his recent podcast that it hurt his soul to see Brown sign with the dark side that is the Bengals.

March 31, 2023  |  MLB

Base stealers feasted on new MLB rules on Opening Day

The stolen base is set to make a big comeback in baseball this year because of the new rules that limit pickoff attempts, as well as the larger bases that should increase success rates.

March 31, 2023  |  MLB

Watch: Security guard destroys on-field proposal at Dodgers game

The talk of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on opening day wasn't the home team win, the pitch clock or any of baseball's new rules for the 2023 season. 

March 30, 2023  |  NHL

Watch: Flyers tough guy gets into consecutive fights on same play

Things were getting intense between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators on Thursday night and they reached a boiling point during an insane sequence in the second period.

March 30, 2023  |  Florida Gators

Watch: Anthony Richardson hits roof with throw at pro day

Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson is rocketing up mock draft boards after showcasing his elite skill at his various pre-draft workouts. At his pro day, his arm strength shined through in a funny way.

March 30, 2023  |  Baltimore Orioles

Orioles young star has historic Opening Day performance

There is real sense of optimism for Baltimore Orioles fans this season, and the biggest reason for that is catcher Adley Rutschman.

March 30, 2023  |  Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates and star outfielder have 'conceptual issue' in contract talks

The ongoing contract saga between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bryan Reynolds took another turn on Thursday as the two sides continue to struggle on a new agreement.

March 30, 2023  |  College Basketball

Final Four coach wants to see March Madness expand to at least 96 teams

Every year, college basketball fans spend weeks and months stressing over whether or not their team has the resume to make the NCAA Tournament, and it is inevitable that many of them will feel robbed when their team doesn't make it. Miami head coach Jim Larranaga has a solution for that.

March 28, 2023  |  New York Giants

Giants owner calls idea of flexing Thursday games 'abusive'

The NFL has, at least for the time being, tabled the discussion on potential flex scheduling for Thursday night games but the discussion is still getting really, really heated.

March 28, 2023  |  Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks captain hints at retirement as physical toll on body mounts

The Blackhawks captain has been sidelined due to a resurgence of symptoms from chronic immune response syndrome and long COVID that have kept him sidelined over the past two years.

March 28, 2023  |  NFL

NFL teams could be subjected to two Thursday night games in a season

The NFL has temporarily tabled the idea of flex-scheduling Thursday night games until May, but it is leaving open the possibility to increase viewership for those games with more intriguing matchups.

March 28, 2023  |  MLB

Why the stolen base is going to make a huge return to MLB in 2023

The stolen base had lost a lot of its popularity in baseball over the past couple of decades as teams put more of a premium on reducing the risk of getting caught and trying to keep runners on base for the three-run homer. But based on what we have seen so far this spring, baseball's new rule changes might be bringing the stolen base back as a preferred strategy in baseball.

March 28, 2023  |  New York Yankees

Yankees already setting high bar and expectations for prized rookie

Nobody in baseball can hype a prospect quite like the New York Yankees can, and shortstop Anthony Volpe is already getting the red carpet rolled out in front of him ahead of his debut this week.

March 28, 2023  |  Philadelphia Eagles

No rule change proposal made on Eagles' QB sneak push play

The Philadelphia Eagles revolutionized the quarterback sneak play in 2022 by taking advantage of the rule that allowed blockers to push a runner forward. It looks like that play is here to stay for at least one more year.

March 28, 2023  |  Cleveland Guardians

Guardians agree to seven-year extension with young star

The Cleveland Guardians are reportedly signing second baseman Andres Gimenez to a seven-year contract extension that will pay him a total of $106.5 million

March 26, 2023  |  Florida Panthers

Watch: Pro golfer Brooks Koepka heckles NHL player with ridiculous prop

Watch: Professional golfer Brooks Koepka brought an interesting prop to Saturday's game between the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers.

March 26, 2023  |  New York Yankees

Watch: Yankees' top prospect finds out he made Opening Day roster

New York Yankees shortstop and top prospect Anthony Volpe had already impressed the team's best player, and he apparently impressed the coaching staff and front office enough to make the team's opening day lineup.

March 26, 2023  |  College Basketball

Watch: Controversial foul call sends San Diego State to Final Four

San Diego State is on its way to the Final Four for the first time in program history thanks to a 57-56 win over Creighton on Sunday afternoon. It was a last second controversial call that helped send it there.

March 26, 2023  |  New York Yankees

Yankees rookie has won Aaron Judge's approval, should win starting job next

The big position battle in New York Yankees camp is at shortstop where prized prospect Anthony Volpe is trying to win the job over veteran Isiah Kiner-Falefa and fellow prospect Oswald Peraza.