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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

Yankees already getting taste for how much Juan Soto changes their outlook

After a disappointing 82-win season, the New York Yankees had to make some sort of big change this offseason.

Marlins star offers lame excuse after being swept in season-opening series

Marlins star Jazz Chisholm Jr. seemed to offer a really bizarre and lame excuse for why they struggled.

Sunday's women's NCAA Tournament takeaways: South Carolina remains perfect

The first two spots in the women's Final Four were set on Sunday. South Carolina is back for the fourth year in a row thanks to a 70-58 win over Oregon State, while North Carolina State clinched its first spot since 1998 with a 76-66 win over No. 1 seed Texas.

Saturday's men's NCAA Tournament takeaways: UConn looks unbeatable

Half of the 2024 men's Final Four is set with UConn and Alabama clinching their spots on Saturday night. UConn continued its dominant run to earn its seventh all-time trip to the Final Four with a 77-52 win over Illinois while Alabama outlasted Clemson 89-82 to make its first-ever trip.

Watch: Auston Matthews scores 60 goals again, joins rare club

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews has become the best goal-scorer in the NHL right now, and on Saturday night, he joined a very exclusive club.

Watch: Benches clear after Blue Jays reliever shoves Rays player in face

The 2024 Major League Baseball season is only a couple of days old and we have already seen a couple of bench-clearing incidents. The latest came on Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay when the Rays and Toronto Blue Jays had a bizarre altercation at third base.

Watch: Minnesota Wild OT gamble backfires, results in forfeited point

The Minnesota Wild are desperately clinging to their playoff hopes in the NHL's Western Conference and have to take some chances if they are going to get back in the race.

Rhys Hoskins humiliated the Mets on their opening weekend

The New York Mets 2024 season is not off to a great start with back-to-back losses to the Milwaukee Brewers. Even worse, they allowed a longtime nemesis — former Philadelphia Phillies first basemen Rhys Hoskins — to completely humiliate them in Saturday's 7-6 Brewers win.

Watch: Rhys Hoskins and the Mets still hate each other

You can take Rhys Hoskins away from the NL East, but there are still plenty of hard feelings between him and the New York Mets. They ignited those feelings again on Friday afternoon in a play at second base that resulted in both benches briefly emptying.

New goalie Ivan Fedotov is a massive addition for the Flyers — literally

Fedotov is an excellent prospect, and if he gets an opportunity, he could be a difference-maker for a surprising Flyers team that was supposed to be one of the worst in the NHL when the season began. 

Another big quarterback addition could be on Steelers radar

The Pittsburgh Steelers entered the offseason with a giant question mark at quarterback. The additions of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields don't necessarily change that essential reality.

Rockies are one of the most hopeless situations in baseball

For the Rockies, Opening Day for the 2024 season was a harsh reminder of the reality that is sitting in front of them over the next six months.

Thursday's NCAA men's tournament Sweet 16 takeaways: New faces going to the Elite Eight

This year's Elite Eight will have some fresh faces. Takeaways from Thursday's NCAA Tournament action.

Watch: Diamondbacks set franchise record with 14-run inning

The Arizona Diamondbacks look plenty confident coming off their pennant-winning 2023 season.

Watch: Rangers' World Series banner unveiling leaves a lot to be desired

Not only did it seem to get stuck when it was being unveiled, but that just seems to be ... lacking.

Watch: Juan Soto cuts down runner at plate to save game for Yankees

New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto stole the show with his arm on Opening Day.

Corbin Burnes dominates in Orioles debut, significantly raises their ceiling

Baltimore Orioles ace Corbin Burnes had a debut to remember, striking out 11 without walking a batter. Mike Trout did ding him for a home run, but that'll happen.

Defending NL champion Diamondbacks make huge addition to pitching staff

The defending National League champion Diamondbacks managed to get a little better just before the start of the 2024 season. 

Rams expected to sign former All-Pro cornerback to improve secondary

The biggest need for the Los Angeles Rams this offseason was improving a secondary that was among the league's worst in 2023.

NFL's 180 on Wednesday Christmas Day games is no shock

The NFL's decision to hold a Christmas doubleheader on a Wednesday this season is another reminder of its true motivation: money. 

Steelers add potential impact kickoff returner on same day as kickoff rule change

The Pittsburgh Steelers are not wasting any time in trying to take advantage of the NFL's new kickoff rules.

Sunday's NCAA women's tournament takeaways: Duke pulls off first major upset

The second round of the NCAA women's tournament kicked off on Sunday, and after a first round that mostly followed the chalk we finally had a huge, tournament-altering

Patriots keeping draft options open, but can't pass on chance to take QB

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said this weekend that the team is keeping all of its options open in the draft, and is not necessarily set on taking a quarterback with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft.

Bills HC Sean McDermott calls it 'narrow-minded' to criticize team for lack of Super Bowl

Buffalo Bills HC Sean McDermott believes his team's overall success matters more than its repeated postseason faceplants.

Three hottest seats on Seattle Seahawks

Here are three members of the Seahawks organization who could be feeling the heat this season.