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3 SF Giants most likely to be cut in the coming weeks The SF Giants may have to say goodbye to some familiar faces soon. The SF Giants have had to make some cuts and trades in recent weeks as players return from injury including Austin Slater and Nick Ahmed. Here are 3 players who may be the next cuts the Giants make once they have to make room for more players. 3 SF Giants most likely to be cut in the coming weeks The Giants have had to make some tough decisions as players return from injury. They have had to part ways with…
Warrington Wolves: Daryl Powell leaves head coach position after defeat to Wakefield Daryl Powell has left his position as Warrington Wolves head coach by mutual consent; Sunday’s 42-6 defeat marked Warrington’s worst run of results in a single season for over 20 years; Wolves’ chair Stuart Middleton said: “The club now needs to move in a new direction” Daryl Powell has left Warrington Wolves following the 42-6 defeat to bottom-of-the table Wakefield. Powell’s departure, by mutual consent, was announced on Sunday evening after the loss to Trinity which was Warrington’s fifth consecutive Super League defeat and their seventh in eight…
Brian Kelly’s Brusque Exit at Notre Dame Is More of the Same From Him The manner of his departure for LSU, days before the Irish find out whether they’re in the playoff, follows the patterns of his previous stops. Brian Kelly has called a lot of creative plays over the years, but whenever he leaves a job, he dials up the same one. His players break the huddle and then realize Kelly is gone. Even among all the unprofessional and selfish coaching moves we have seen in college sports, what Kelly pulled this week stands out. While his Notre Dame team waited…
Brandon Crawford, long-time Giants shortstop and beloved figure, reportedly signed with the Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are trying to bounce back after a miserable 2023 season, where they ended up dead last in the NL Central division with a 71-91 record. Now, without Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright, and Albert Pujols, the team is out of veterans with World Series experience. Now, it appears that they have their veteran as Jeff Passan from ESPN reports that they have an agreement with long-time San Francisco shortstop and 37-year-old veteran Brandon Crawford for one year, with the deal still pending a physical. Crawford’s recent seasons Crawford played…
For Kuiper, Krukow, calling Giants ballgames ‘more important now than it has ever been’ Duane Kuiper was relaxing on the back patio of Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on Friday morning, before the gates opened to the public, enjoying the sights and sounds of the San Francisco Giants’ workout. And he thought to himself, in amazement, “This is my 51st year in the big leagues.” In spring training, it always seems like the first. It might be a stretch to say he’s never felt younger, but Kuiper is savoring that familiar rush of renewal, a new season at hand and all the…
Robert Redford Makes a Huge Announcement About His Acting Career You might know him from iconic films like “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting,” “The Natural,” “The Way We Were,” and “All the President’s Men,” and now? He’s taking a step back from his career in the biggest way. While it does come as a huge surprise, and a huge loss in the industry, at the same time it’s not all that shocking. After all, the man is 81 years old and has been doing this gig for 60 years. He also prefaced his retirement in an interview in 2016 when he…
Three Observations from LSU Football’s Week 2 Victory Over Nicholls State Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers capture their first victory of the season, eye improvement on defense moving forward. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers captured their first victory of the 2024 season after taking down Nicholls State 44-21 on Saturday night in Death Valley. After an uneasy start to the game, the Bayou Bengals allowed just seven points in the second half to go on a 21-7 run in the final quarter and a half. Now, despite getting back on track and claiming a win over an inferior…
The ultimate glossary of Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper’s greatest sayings Editor’s note: Throughout this week, The Athletic will profile many of the broadcasters who have been nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award. The next recipient of the award will be announced on Dec. 6 at the Winter Meetings. Read all of our stories on the nominees here. Find a Giants fan who doesn’t know anything about tennis in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Ask them to name five women tennis players from the era. There’s Billie Jean King, sure, and her brother even pitched for the Giants. There’s Martina Navratilova, of…
Who is Garrett Nussmeier? Meet LSU’s new QB1 replacing Jayden Daniels after starring in ReliaQuest Bowl Garrett Nussmeier waited patiently for three years to get his chance to be the starting quarterback for LSU. Now, he finally has that opportunity. In the age of NIL and the relaxed transfer portal, it’s not as common to see quarterbacks sit on the sidelines for seasons before finally getting starting reps at a program. But that’s the case in Baton Rouge, as Brian Kelly tabbed Nussmeier to take over the offense for the Tigers in 2024. Nussmeier has big shoes to fill…
Another champion returns: Can record-breaking Penn State wrestling be even better? Penn State wrestling just produced one of the most dominating seasons in the history of the sport. Could it’s 2024-25 version actually be even better? Here’s a reason why: Nittany Lions’ star heavyweight, Greg Kerkvliet, has announced that he will, indeed, return for a fifth season. That gives coach Cael Sanderson three returning NCAA champs and two runners-up for a team that just shattered championships records for team points and margin of victory in March. Penn State will go for its fourth straight title next season and its 12th in the…