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Mike Santa Barbara

Mike Santa Barbara is a Wilmington, Delaware native (Yes, it's a real place) with over a decade of sports writing experience. A diehard Philadelphia sports fan, he has two dogs named after Flyers and cried real tears when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. You can follow him on Twitter at @mike__sb.

Watch: Ronald Acuna Jr. becomes first member of 40/70 club

During a season full of historic feats, Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. accomplished another, stealing a base Wednesday to become the first member of the 40 home run/70 stolen base club. 

Week 4 NFC North predictions: Lions will emerge with early division lead

Predicting the outcomes for each NFC North team in Week 4, including a key early division matchup between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football.

Three NFL coaches on notice after Week 3

Every NFL Sunday has plenty of poor coaching, but it takes a particular brand of questionable to do it on repeat. Here are three coaches whose seats are already heating up through three weeks of action.

Week 3 winners: Patrick Mahomes looks like himself, Dolphins RBs make history

Examining the top NFL performers from an exciting Sunday of action in Week 3.

With Yankees playoff hopes officially dead, star calls season a 'failure'

On Sunday, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge called his team's season a "failure" after they were officially and unceremoniously eliminated from the postseason.

Lions rookie thought he was 'going to drop' first career touchdown

Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta admitted to the fear that all of us would have when in position to catch a first NFL touchdown – that he would drop the ball.

After leading historic comeback, Packers QB Jordan Love has officially arrived

Sunday's performance against the Saints may have been Jordan Love's worst, statistically speaking, since taking over as the Packers starting quarterback. However, Love proved he's officially arrived after a clutch fourth quarter in his first start at Lambeau Field. 

Watch: Notre Dame had only 10 players on the field for deciding play vs. Ohio State

In the aftermath of Notre Dame's loss to Ohio State, it was discovered that the Irish inexplicably only fielded 10 men on defense on each of the final two plays of OSU's winning drive.

Reds struggles continue with historic collapse vs. Pirates

With Saturday's shocking collapse against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds became the first Major League team this season to blow a nine-run lead. Teams in that position had been 205-0 this year before the Reds dropped the ball.

Watch: Florida WR makes incredible one-handed grab, brushing off vicious hit

Florida WR Ricky Pearsall had the fortitude to lay out for a one-handed grab in traffic, making one of the most eye-popping catches of the early college football season.

Are the Steelers already scouting a replacement for Kenny Pickett?

The Pittsburgh Steelers were the only NFL team to send a scout to Saturday's matchup between No. 19 Colorado and No. 10 Oregon, opening the door to speculation about the long-term future of QB Kenny Pickett.

Browns RB Nick Chubb receives encouraging news about season-ending knee injury

While Cleveland Browns RB Nick Chubb is still expected to miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, it appears that his football career is not in jeopardy.

Watch: First female non-kicker makes college football debut at safety, recording QB hurry

Shenandoah University junior Haley Van Voorhis made history on Saturday, becoming the first female non-kicker to play NCAA Football. The safety registered a quarterback hurry on a blitz.

Watch: Oregon mascot hilariously loses head while trolling 'Prime Time'

The Oregon faithful were ready to greet big, bad Colorado and head coach Deion Sanders on Saturday, but, in all the excitement, the Ducks mascot lost its head. 

Leaky bullpen has Phillies flirting with disaster

Philadelphia Phillies fans might be looking at some major postseason anxiety if the club's bullpen can't find some kind of consistency (and fast).

Watch: Brewers clinch playoff spot with position player on the mound

The Brewers clinched a playoff spot in the most unique way possible on Friday.

Watch: Aaron Judge homers three times vs. Diamondbacks, setting incredible Yankees record

Despite playing only 100 games, Judge has posted remarkable power numbers following his historic 2022.

Braves lose another starter to injury in back-to-back games

The rash of injuries to the starting rotation at this point in the season has to be a concern for the Braves.

Watch: Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. hits leadoff HR to join exclusive 40/40 club

Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. reached baseball immortality on Friday, joining the exclusive 40/40 club.

Insider reveals team Shohei Ohtani will sign with if he's looking for 'the most money'

Once believed to be in line for a free-agent deal worth $600 million, the offseason bidding for Ohtani got a little murkier due to injury woes.

John Harbaugh has strange take on Ravens' laundry list of injuries

The Baltimore Ravens' injury report seems far longer than others throughout the league. 

Brock Purdy made aggressive Giants defense pay in 49ers win

Against the New York Giants on "Thursday Night Football," San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy beat the blitz repeatedly, as is key for any good NFL quarterback.

Offensive line uncertainty dooming Giants

The New York Giants are facing serious issues on their offensive line, ones which were severely exposed in Thursday's loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Watch: Christian McCaffrey scores for the 12th straight game, tying 49ers mark

San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey matched legend Jerry Rice for a franchise record when he scored a touchdown in his 12th consecutive game, this one coming against the New York Giants on "Thursday Night Football."

Watch: Julie Ertz subs off field one last time in final career game

Subbed out during an international friendly with South Africa, Ertz received a nice ovation from the crowd.