After months of negotiations and decisions, the Houston Astros have a real chance to come out on top of the Alex Bregman sweepstakes.

Thursday, Jan. 30 Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.

Alijah Arenas announced his commitment to USC on Thursday, following in the footsteps of his father, Gilbert Arenas, in playing college basketball.

The New York Rangers missed a chance to get closer but didn't lose ground in the playoff race the past few days.

Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Ryan Miller made his MLB debut Aug. 27 and appeared in 13 games with the Los Angeles Angels in the 2024 season.

Some teams still like Lynn as a starter. He could make sense for the San Diego Padres, or the Rangers in a sixth-starter, long-relief role. But the free-agent market remains crowded with starters, including Jack Flaherty, Nick Pivetta and Scherzer, plus Andrew Heaney, José Quintana and Kyle Gibson.

Significant progress is being made on Anaheim’s “OCVIBE” entertainment district, an effort to spruce up one of the premier tourism destinations in California during what

Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has already signed three free agents this offseason, but he plans on making more moves.

The Royals opened last year with a payroll of $115M, per Cot’s Baseball Contracts. They are projected by RosterResource to be up to $123M next year, before accounting for Estévez. They have reportedly been looking for a middle-of-the-order bat. Whether they can find one will likely depend on how much farther they are willing to push the spending.

At the start of the offseason, MLBTR predicted Estévez for a three-year, $27MM deal. It seems the righty has been limited to a slightly lesser guarantee over two years, though he will end up beating that projection if the option is ultimately picked up.

If you’re against mass deportations and want to see some sort of amnesty, it’s easy to feel deflated right now and even easier to curse Orange County for its past.

The Republic recently released a list of 100 essential restaurants for 2025. These 27 essentials offer tacos, burgers and sushi for less than $20.