Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary. As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball … Continue reading Lakers jersey history No. 5/No. 15 — Eddie Jordan

The Chargers have until 1 pm on Tuesday to finalize their 53-man roster. It’s a tougher-than-normal year to make cuts at the back end of LA’s roster, but Joe Hortiz and Jim Harbaugh will have to determine which players they’re most willing to expose to the waiver wire before setting their practice squad later this week. Before all that goes down, let’s hand out some … Continue reading Chargers' 2025 preseason awards: Picking MVP, biggest rookie surprise and more

SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh hit his 50th homer on Monday night, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and entering some elite company. Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August. Batting from the right side, the … Continue reading Cal Raleigh hits 50th homer, joining Mickey Mantle as switch-hitters to reach mark

With the roster cutdown date looming and a deadline of 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. Arizona time) on Tuesday, all teams must have their active roster trimmed to 53 players. It’s not something that is fun. Head coach Jonathan Gannon described the challenges of it. “It’s tough,” he said on Monday. “We’ve got really good guys that pour a lot into this thing, so it’s … Continue reading NFL roster cuts: Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon talks of challenges of cutting players

The Mets are still 0-for-the season when trailing after eight innings, an indication they’ve been searching for that 2024 OMG magic. But this was the next best thing as they showed some toughness in an impressive comeback win against the first-place Philadelphia Phillies and Cristopher Sanchez, one of the best pitchers in the game. On a night when Kodai Sengalasted only four innings, calling into … Continue reading Can the Mets return to playing at a high level? Monday's 13-3 win starts a pivotal week

SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 50th homer, Jorge Polanco drove in four runs and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 9-6 on Monday night. J.P. Crawford had two hits and two RBIs as Seattle moved within 1 1/2 games of idle Houston for the AL West lead. Josh Naylor had two hits and scored twice. Raleigh hit a solo … Continue reading Cal Raleigh homers again as the Mariners beat the Padres 9-6

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA — The Athletics hit the lights on Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal in the seventh inning. Shea Langeliers was hitless in his first three trips to the plate, but he stepped up in the biggest moment of the game, blasting a 450-foot grand slam off Skubal’s middle-middle sinker with two outs in the seventh inning. The Tigers lost, 8-3. The grand slam from … Continue reading Tigers ace Tarik Skubal gives up grand slam in 7th inning in 8-3 loss to Athletics