Dear MLB, this is a simple solution to the current American League Wild Card situation, and future problems like it: Create a rule that any postseason team needs to have a winning record. If the third Wild Card team finishes 81-81 or worse, No. 3 gets a bye to the ALDS. Simple!

Dan Kelley Sports@dankelleysports.bsky.social · 3d ago

There are still 12 of 15 American League teams with a realistic chance of making the playoffs. The Baltimore Orioles (61-64) would currently be the 3rd Wild Card team, and the Seattle Mariners are 7 games below .500 but only 2.0 games out of a playoff spot. Is this good or bad for MLB?

Today's fun fact: Social media star Dalton Aint Worried was college football teammates at Kent State with New England Patriots legend Julian Edelman!

There are still 12 of 15 American League teams with a realistic chance of making the playoffs. The Baltimore Orioles (61-64) would currently be the 3rd Wild Card team, and the Seattle Mariners are 7 games below .500 but only 2.0 games out of a playoff spot. Is this good or bad for MLB?

With Masataka Yoshida, Justin Slaten & Garrett Whitlock going on the injured list, the Red Sox now have 13 players on IL joining Curtis Mead, Zack Kelly, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Kutter Crawford, Trevor Story, Roman Anthony, Garrett Crochet, Johan Oviedo, Triston Casas & Tanner Houck.

Joshua Báez was right in the Red Sox backyard. Dorchester to Dexter Southfield. Boston opted for Jud Fabian in the 2021 MLB Draft (No. 40) before Báez went No. 54. Fabian did not sign and Boston got a comp pick in 2022 used on Cutter Coffey. #RedSox #Cardinals #JoshuaBaez #MLB #MLBDraft

Dan Kelley Sports@dankelleysports.bsky.social · 5d ago

Joshua Baez is the 8th player with multiple home runs in their MLB debut, the first to hit 3. Before 2026, 5 players had a 2-HR debut (Bob Nieman, Bert Campaneris, Mark Quinn, J.P. Arencibia, Trevor Story). Baez is the 3rd one in 2026, joining Chase DeLauter and Jose Fernandez).

Joshua Baez is the 8th player with multiple home runs in their MLB debut, the first to hit 3. Before 2026, 5 players had a 2-HR debut (Bob Nieman, Bert Campaneris, Mark Quinn, J.P. Arencibia, Trevor Story). Baez is the 3rd one in 2026, joining Chase DeLauter and Jose Fernandez).

While the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony takes place, including NBA head coaches Doc Rivers and Mike D'Antoni, the continued absence of Coach K.C. Jones remains a head scratcher to say the least.

Highest #Patriots #PFF Grades on Offense From Preseason Week 1 vs. Colts (min. 10 snaps): 79.6 Marcus Bryant, LT 78.9 Cameron Dorner, WR 77.0 Kobe Prentice, WR 70.9 Kyle Williams, WR 70.1 Andrew Rupcich, LG Unfortunately, 12 offensive players received grades below 60.0. #NEPats

Patriots tied the Colts 13-13 in the preseason opener. The good, the bad & the injured: GOOD: Kyle Williams, Lan Larison receiving, Channing Canada, Defense, Bryce Baringer BAD: Andy Borregales, Lan Larison running, Run Blocking, ST coverage INJURED: Ben Brown, Andrew Rupcich

Russell Westbrook has announced his retirement from the NBA. The 9-time All-NBA selection, 2017 NBA MVP, and career leader in Triple Doubles (209) is joined by LeBron James as the only players in league history to amass career totals of over 25,000 points and 10,000 assists.

In 2006, Adam Vinatieri left the New England Patriots to sign with the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots selected his replacement, Stephen Gostkowski, in the 2006 NFL Draft. Both kickers played for those franchises for 14 seasons. A look at how those impressive tenures compare:

Only one retired NBA player won NBA Finals MVP and doesn't have his number retired by the team he helped win a title. Dennis Johnson won the award as a member of the 1979 Seattle SuperSonics. They retired 4 numbers from that team, including the head coach, but not DJ's No. 24.

Predictions for the 2026 New England Patriots team captains: ⭐️ QB Drake Maye ⭐️ WR Mack Hollins ⭐️ TE Hunter Henry ⭐️ RT Morgan Moses ⭐️ DL Milton Williams ⭐️ LB Robert Spillane ⭐️ FS Kevin Byard ⭐️ ST Brenden Schooler #Patriots #NEPats #PatsCamp #NEPatriots #FoxboroughForever

Shout out to the oldest living members of these sports Hall of Fames. Long live these legends! 🏈 Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marc Levy (101) 🏀 Basketball Hall of Fame: Bob Cousy (98) ⚾️ Baseball Hall of Fame: Luis Aparicio (92) 🏒 Hockey Hall of Fame: Johnny Bucyk (91)

Predicting the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2027: 🏈 Bill Belichick 🏈 L.C. Greenwood 🏈 Rob Gronkowski 🏈 Robert Kraft 🏈 Eli Manning 🏈 Adrian Peterson 🏈 Ben Roethlisberger 🏈 Steve Smith Sr.

After the sad passing of Don Nelson, there are 9 living players who have had their numbered retired by the Celtics, including Bob Cousy, who turned 98 the same day Nellie passed. Long live The Chief, KG, Cooz, Satch, Big Red, Cornbread, Black Hole, Larry Legend, and The Truth.

Rest easy Don Nelson. Absolute legend. #DonNelson #NBANews #Celtics #Bucks #Mavs

Red Sox streak of 9 consecutive series wins ends against an A's team that had lost 9 straight games after the series opener and trailed 3-2 before scoring against Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman in consecutive innings to take the finale. #RedSox fall to 29-31 at Fenway Park.

"Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.” - Bob Cousy (6-time NBA champion) #BobCousy #QuoteOfTheDay #Boston #Celtics

Got a text last night asking if the Red Sox have ever had multiple 10-game win streaks in the same season. Blame that person for being a jinx. For the record, the answer is no, but it has been done 32 times in MLB history, including the 1906 Chicago Cubs who had 4 such streaks.

Adam Vinatieri took time out of his Pro Football Hall of Fame acceptance speech to roast Bill Belichick, the man Hall of Fame voters snubbed, and who gave Vinatieri his NFL start and first 3 Super Bowl rings. On a related note, this Adam Vinatieri item from my personal collection is now for sale.

Not every Boston Red Sox game is going to be the Game of the Year candidate. Sometimes they need to just let Payton Tolle strike out 14 batters in 6 innings en route to a 13-1 victory. #RedSox

The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony is this weekend for the Class of 2026. Friendly reminder: Voters decided #Patriots owner Robert Kraft & Bill Belichick were unworthy of induction. 15 owners & 29 coaches enshrined, but no room for the most successful among them.

People are saying Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were more like professional co-workers than best friends while playing for the Boston Celtics. What's next, were Larry Bird, Robert Parish, and Kevin McHale not all BFFs?

Jaylen Brown's 13,474 career points are the 16th most for a player joining the 76ers for the first time. He is just below Eric Gordon and ahead of Glenn Robinson. The leaders: 1 LeBron James 2 James Harden 3 Tom Chambers 4 Dwight Howard 5 Terry Cummings 6 Bob McAdoo 7 Paul George 8 Wilt Chamberlain

Caleb Durbin with a walk off single up the middle in the bottom of the 13th for the Boston. The Red Sox sweep the White Sox for their 8th straight win; Boston is now 26-3 since July 2. Unbelievable!

Loyalty in the NBA? After offseason moves, only 7 active players with 500 games played have remained with one franchise: Stephen Curry, Warriors Draymond Green, Warriors Nikola Jokić, Nuggets Devin Booker, Suns Bam Adebayo, Heat Jamal Murray, Nuggets Jayson Tatum, Celtics

⚾️ Wilyer Abreu hit his 20th home run, got 2 hits, and scored 3 runs ⚾️ Sonny Gray pitched 6 shutout innings to improve to 14-2 ⚾️ Red Sox defeat the White Sox 4-0 for their 7th straight win; Boston is 25-3 since July 2

Am sharing my first projection of the Patriots 2027 salary cap space number. Am guessing: 1.) the league cap number will increase by $25M to $326.2M 2.) Patriots will end the 2026 season with around $13M in cap space Expect above numbers to change as we get closer to March.

Are the Boston Red Sox cheating or something? This is starting to get into inconceivable territory.