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Giants Have Huge Objection to Overcome in Ketel Marte Trade Pursuit

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Giants have huge objection to overcome in ketel marte trade pursuit in this story: ketel marte has become one of the most-pursued names on the trade market. The san francisco giants have shown their interest. but there’s a huge obstacle to overcome, per the athletic’s ken rosenthal (subscription required). he filed a story on monday detailing that the arizona diamondbacks’ two-year, $40 million deal with pitcher merrill kelly doesn’t impact arizona’s plans for marte. There is still a market to trade him, and the d-backs are still willing. per rosenthal, arizona is on the clock. Marte earns his 10-5 rights on the 10th day of the regular season. That’s 10 years in the majors and five years with the same team. At that point, marte can refuse a trade to any team. for now, he can only refuse a trade to five teams. And that presents a problem for san francisco. the giants’ hurdle in ketel marte pursuit marte signed a six-year, $116 million deal with arizona before the start of the 2024 season. His representation negotiated a limited no-trade list for marte. The five teams on the list are the athletics, new york yankees, pittsburgh pirates, st. Louis cardinals and san francisco giants. That means that marte can refuse any trade to those five teams. It also means that he can waive the no-trade, if the d-backs and the trade partner can convince him to do so. it presents a problem for the giants. Players that negotiate those clauses have their reasons. The athletics and the pirates are understandable, given how rarely the two franchise have contended of late. The yankees and the cardinals are franchises with long histories that are considered great baseball towns. The giants are the only team on the list that is in the diamondbacks’ division, so perhaps that had something to do with it. marte made his mlb debut in seattle, and two seasons later was traded to the diamondbacks. Perhaps the desert air just agrees with him? san francisco could put together a deal that would lure marte and get him to waive the no-trade clause. But a deal like this might require the giants to kick in more than they bargained for. Arizona may want top prospect and first baseman bryce eldridge in return to get marte to waive the no-trade clause. San francisco has plans for eldridge and may not want to part with him, even for someone that could settle the second base issue. adding marte to an infield with first baseman rafael devers, shortstop willy adames and third baseman matt champan is enticing. But the no-trade clause means the d-backs can force the giants to pay more to make it happen. recommended articles matt postins matthew postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers major league baseball for onsi. He also covers the big 12 conference for heartland college sports. follow postinspostcard

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Diamondbacks latest $40M rotation move turns up the heat on the Padres

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

As far as the national league west goes, the arizona diamondbacks may just be the divisional x-factor. the los angeles dodgers are a lock to represent the division in the postseason, and the san diego padres are likely in the same echelon so long as they can field a competitive rotation next year (which, at the moment, is not a guarantee). meanwhile, the colorado rockies have a failed nfl executive running their franchise. Theyll be also-rans until the end of time (or until they can convince a pitcher to sign up for mile-high altitude). the san francisco giants are an interesting case, but with a college baseball coach heading into his rookie season in the big leagues serving as their manager, its hard to say if they can climb back over the .500 hump in 2026. that leaves the d-backs, who were in the world series just two years ago but have missed the playoffs in back-to-back years since. They have an elite offense and a shoddy rotation thats awaiting corbin burnes return from elbow surgery, but theyre also debating trading perennial mvp candidate ketel marte. and yet, they continue to make win-now moves in free agency, shoring up their rotation by signing michael soroka (one-year deal) and merrill kelly (two years). those moves basically locked in an irrefutable fact: the padres rotation is among the worst in the national league. padres have second-worst rotation in nl west after diamondbacks sign merrill kelly thanks to the mere existence of the rockies, the padres will never have the worst rotation in the division. Still, that they are being mentioned in the same breath as their colorado counterparts rather than the dodgers is frustrating. joe musgrove and nick pivetta simply arent enough to compete with the top dogs of the senior circuit. The padres dont need to match the talent of yoshinobu yamamoto, shohei ohtani, tyler glasnow, blake snell, roki sasaki, and more, but having a reliable third starter would be nice. that could prove to be difficult to come by, though, as more and more top options come off the market. Kelly was a perfect example of someone who fits the padres mid-rotation needs and budget; assuming they cant afford someone like framber valdez or tarik skubal, they need to play in that end of the market. there are still plenty of pitchers who fit that profile (zac gallen, tyler mahle, zack littell, etc.), But the market is shrinking. And if guys like kelly are getting $20 million per year, the padres may find themselves priced out of future negotiations once the supply starts to dwindle further. a.J. Preller is surely trying, but its becoming more and more difficult to imagine san diego solving all their rotation woes in one winter.

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Is Lane Kiffin Already Trying to Poach Marcel Reed From Texas A&M?

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Is lane kiffin already trying to poach marcel reed from texas a&m? in this story: at the beginning of the month, the lsu tigers made headlines in the sports world by agreeing to make ole miss lane kiffin their head coach, replacing brian kelly. kiffin was nothing if not efficient in his six years in oxford, never suffering a losing record and going 3-2 in bowl games with the rebels, and with the exception of the shortened 2020 season, also held a winning record in conference play. and now kiffin will be tasked with bringing life back to one of college footballs biggest names, and hes prepared to take whatever risks are necessary to do so. great offense for a qb! last week, when texas a&m quarterback marcel reed was asked about kiffin leaving ole miss for a rival school, reed was surprisingly understanding of kiffins decision. shoot, if $91 million for seven years was in front of my face, i would not pass it up, reed said on robert griffin iiis outta pocket podcast. but it was kiffins response when he retweeted the clip that was particularly eye-opening. #cometotheboot @rgiii great offense for a qb!!! The former usc and tennessee coach said, seemingly attempting to persuade the nashville native to head east to baton rouge. while reed suddenly entering the transfer portal and going to lsu of all places seems extremely unlikely after the season he has been turning in with the aggies, it does go to show how willing that kiffin is to kickstart the preparations for his first season in the louisiana state capital. kiffin had nothing but success against texas a&m during his time with the rebels, winning all three meetings against the maroon and white, and even having an entertaining, tongue-in-cheek rivalry with then-a&m coach jimbo fisher. however, none of those meetings included going up against either current a&m head coach mike elko or against reed at quarterback, and kiffin will get his first matchup against the duo when the aggies return to death valley on september 26 of next season. not to mention, the last time the fightin farmers paid a trip to tiger stadium a couple of months ago, you could hardly hear garth brooks callin baton rouge over the stadium speakers from the overwhelming amount of texas a&m fans singing the aggie war hymn at the beginning of the fourth quarter during the aggies 49-25 victory. the aggies host the miami hurricanes in the first round of the college football playoff saturday morning, while the tigers play the houston cougars in the kinders texas bowl on december 27 in their final game before kiffin officially takes over. aaron raley aaron raley is a credentialed writer covering the texas a&m aggies for on si, joining the team on may 27, 2024. Born and raised in northeast texas, aaron earned a degree from texas a&m university in journalism, with minors in history and sports management. Aaron’s writing abilities are driven by his love and passion for various sports, both at the collegiate and professional levels, as well as his experience in playing sports, especially baseball and football. follow ajraley03

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Your Week Ahead | Daily Digest Evening Edition | theeastsiderla.com

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Hello monday! heres the latest from theeastsiderla.Com. this is your hello monday editor, barry lank. A hundred and twenty-nine years ago this week (tomorrow, to be exact), the los angeles city council accepted a donation of 3,015 acres of property from griffith j. Griffith for griffith park. heres what else is happening in your neighborhood. • got a story idea or photo to share? Submit it here • advertise in the eastsider newsletter ???? Eastside scene echo park—a misty morning at echo park lake. Thanks to vincent foeillet for sharing the photo. go here to share your neighborhood photos or reply to this newsletter with your photo and details about the image. You can also tag your instagram photos with #theeastsiderla. ???? News man goes missing east los angeles—the l.A. County sheriffs department is circulating a photo of a 36-year-old man suffering from mental illness who was last seen on thursday. The eastsider car bursts into flame highland park—a parked car caught fire friday night at the corner of roy street and neva in highland park. The eastsider ?????2026 election notebook by jon regardie with the 2026 primary less than six months away—on june 2, y’all!—The eastsider is launching a rundown of notable happenings in a battery of local elections. Let’s do this! seven hopefuls and a ‘cardboard candidate’ the line of the night at a thursday forum for district 1 city council candidates involved a prop. During her introductory remarks, lou calanche, one of the seven people on stage seeking to unseat eunisses hernandez, presented a life-size cutout of the incumbent. Calanche noted this was the third forum hernandez had not attended, and said, “we cannot continue with a cardboard councilmember that refuses to show up. She makes $250,000 a year.” adam bray-ali, the moderator and a member of the avenue 45 neighborhood watch, which hosted the debate in the iglesia bautista church, said hernandez’s campaign manager told him she had “another commitment.” how do the hopefuls break down? In broad strokes, calanche and raul claros showcased experience working with government and political actors. Jesse rojas and joseph lucey cast themselves as four-decade district veterans ready to aid residents and small businesses. Sylva robledo described working for three council members and a focus on constituent services. Nelson grande said he’s a political outsider who would use his business experience to work for district residents. Rosa requeno described herself as a volunteer focused on security. crowded house in the 34th district a fifth challenger has emerged to unseat 34th congressional district incumbent jimmy gomez. Echo park resident loren collins formally launched a campaign last week, hoping to defeat gomez, who has held the post since 2017. With many candidates stressing their progressive bona fides, collins bills himself as a “lifelong independent.” one and done? one local race is not heating up. Lausd board member rocio rivas remains unopposed in her quest for a second term representing district 2, which includes boyle heights, lincoln heights, el sereno and other eastside neighborhoods. The former president of the historic highland park neighborhood council, who is endorsed by the teachers union utla, won the school board seat in 2022. got an election tip or announcement about a local race? Email hello@theeastsiderla.Com. jon regardie is a veteran los angeles reporter, editor and columnist. @Jonregardie sponsored by tracy do all signs point to homes in silver lake and pasadena how about a mid-century, spanish, or bungalow? • find out more about these homes ????? Government & politics soto-martinez seeks $1 million for streetlight repairs city councilmember hugo soto-martinez is asking the city to transfer $1 million for streetlight repairs in district 13, which stretches from hollywood to echo park. Streetlight outages have been an ongoing problem throughout the city. They have been blamed on underfunding of the citys streetlighting bureau and the widespread theft of copper wiring. assemblymember calls for lgbtq+ hotline return state assemblymember mark gonzález, whose district includes boyle heights, introduced legislation to restore the 988 suicide and crisis hotline for lgbtq+ callers in los angeles county. The federal government last july ended specialized lgbtq+ counseling that people could reach by calling 988 and pressing 3. Calmatters whos keeping an eye on city hall for the eastside? a note from jon regardie, eastsider politics reporter dear reader, in the past few months, i’ve been closely tracking the district 1 city council race for the eastsider — a contest that’s received little sustained coverage elsewhere. City council members function like mini-mayors, each representing about 260,000 residents, and eastsiders deserve clear, in-depth local information about the candidates seeking to fill these powerful positions. i’ve spent decades covering los angeles politics, and i know how important it is to have trusted, local civic reporting that’s free and accessible to everyone. You won’t find such comprehensive election coverage from an eastside perspective anywhere else — and we don’t put it behind a paywall. looking ahead to 2026, the eastsider will be watching multiple local races, from city council to the school board to the state senate and u.S. House of representatives. We’re also expanding tools like the civics quiz, scorecard, and on the agenda to help readers stay informed about the government decisions that shape eastside life. that kind of coverage takes time and resources. if you value this work, please support the eastsider with a monthly or one-time contribution. Your support helps keep local news available for everyone. sincerely, jon regardie ››› i want to make a one-time contribution to help keep local government accountable ››› i want to make a monthly contribution to help keep local government accountable the eastsider is a private business, so your contributions are not tax deductible sponsored by nikos constant ???? Eastsider civics quiz test your knowledge of l.A. Civic affairs last week we asked: it is nearly youth basketball season in los angeles. How much does it cost for a child to join a team at one of the city’s 88 recreation centers? correct answer: the registration fee is $10 for kids ages 5–17. The low cost comes through playla, which was established after los angeles won the 2028 olympics. A recent laist story noted that the la28 organization has already contributed $60 million to playla. 45% of readers selected the right answer. fun fact: it’s not just basketball. The city department of recreation and parks has $10-per-season youth programs for sports including football, baseball, softball, and even judo and blind soccer. ???? New quiz: in the first nine months of 2025, what was the approximate total number of cats, kittens and dogs adoptions at the north central animal shelter in lincoln heights? find out next week how other eastsider readers scored and more fun facts. the eastsider civics quiz is sponsored by nikos constant ???? The week ahead dec. 15-21: highlights of public meetings, things to do, and things to know in the next 7 days. ?? Weather cloudy and cooler throughout the week. The air quality is supposed to improve. ???? On the agenda the city council is on recess. It will return after jan. 7. monday, dec. 15 atwater village—the board of public works considers authorizing an additional $751,563, and approving a revised budget of about $7 million, to construct a new sodium hypochlorite storage and dosing facility (and to decommission the old one) at the los angeles glendale water reclamation plant on colorado boulevard. Agenda, item 4 east hollywood—the neighborhood council meets. Agenda pending tuesday, dec. 16 griffith park—the zoo commission meeting includes updates on animals, donations, loans to other zoos, and a rundown of recent births and deaths. Agenda glassell park—the neighborhood council meets. Agenda pending eastside—the l.A. School board will consider the following items that include eastside campuses: - upgrade connectivity and phone systems at campuses. agendaitem no. 14 - a pilot program to improve school internet systems affected by theft or damage. agendaitem no. 15 - a proposal to upgrade or replace burglar alarm systems. agendaitem no. 16 - a public hearings to review charter school renewals kipp academy of innovations, kipp illuminar academy, and kipp raices academy in east l.A. And kipp los angeles college preparatory in boyle heights. agendaitem no. 31 wednesday, dec. 17 montecito heights, monterey hills & mount washington—the neighborhood council hosts a virtual update on zone zero: how it will affect you and your home! Announcement thursday, dec. 18 griffith park—the recreation and parks commission considers authorizing approximately $1.8 million to asm global to operate the los angeles equestrian center in 2026. Agenda, item griffith park—the recreation and parks commission considers transferring $89,700 in quimby fees for a sewer improvement project, with upgrades to the line around the former pony rides location. Agenda, item lincoln heights—the neighborhood council meets. Agenda pending silver lake—the neighborhood council transportation committee meeting includes a discussion of duane street and other neighborhood choke points, and a possible demand for the district 13 council office to restrict the traffic off the 2 freeway with diverters similar to those off the 134 freeway for glendale boulevard. Agenda ????? Things to do by jennifer rodriguez ? Featured events life is like a box of chocolates. Spend an evening celebrating the holidays with six-time emmy nominee debbie matenopoulos and top chef marisa churchill. Tuesday, dec. 16. Echo park. Find out more caltech watson lecture - lead contamination, from cars to fires. Join caltech on campus for a free lecture and q&a about the historical and current dangers of lead contamination. Wednesday, jan. 21. Caltech. Find out more monday, dec. 15 elysian valley—sip on hot cocoa and spread festive cheer at quantum clinic’s holiday card writing night. Sit back and write cards to loved ones or to children, seniors, veterans and others in need of extra holiday cheer. ?? ???? highland park—catch live alternative music from manchester-based band westside cowboy at scribble. ???? tuesday, dec. 16 east los angeles—see a screening of “miracle on 34th street” with the library’s film club. ???? elysian valley—get tickets to carpark’s 25th anniversary featuring dean wareham, dent may, jimmy cicero, and dj naomi alligator at zebulon. ???? ???? Go here for more things to do ???? Go here for family-friendly fun ???? Go here for eastside holiday events ? Sponsor spotlight • the stronghold climbing gym will host winter climbing camp for kids ages 6-14! • caltech watson lecture - lead contamination, from cars to fires ????? Notebook echo park survey to build metro micro support echo park—want echo park to get metro micro, the on-demand, ride-sharing bus service? The neighborhood council is circulating a two-minute community survey on the function of metro and ladot dash buses in the area. We want to get as much community input as possible, said ryan bergeron, chair of the councils livability and sustainability committee, so when we discuss this with our cd reps, we can speak as more than just a committee. Take the survey here. guadalupe procession draws large turnout east los angeles—despite the pall cast by recent immigration raids, about 20,000 people joined this year’s procession for our lady of guadalupe. Dec. 7 was the 94th annual guadalupe procession, and went from our lady of solitude church to east los angeles college stadium. Angelus ???? Good to know free drought-friendly landscaping the l.A. Department of water and power has a free program to help create drought-friendly front lawns. The landscape efficiency assistance program (leap) is available to single-family homes in disadvantaged communities. For no cost, the lawn will be removed and replaced with drought?Tolerant native plants, with an efficient irrigation system installed. learn more about the program, including eligibility and how to apply. ???? Thats it! thanks for reading. See you in traffic. —barry lank did someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up here for your own free subscription. ???? 387 monthly reader sponsors and counting! we rely on our reader sponsors to help sustain and expand our staff to provide more of the community news you cant find anyplace else. You can give as little as $5.99 a month in automatic payments. i hope we can count on you. 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Chase Mason: Im staying at SDSU, will not enter transfer portal

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Chase mason will not be bought by another college football team. not for over $1 million, which his coach dan jackson told sioux falls live is what he believes at least one power four conference school offered him long ago. advertisement not even after masons predecessor at sdsu, div. I footballs all-time wins leader mark gronowski, took that kind of reported money at iowa and led the hawkeyes to an 8-4 record and some memorable wins in front of over 70,000 fans and millions of national television viewers. mason shocked some in fcs circles on monday by telling sioux falls live he will not entertain any more offers and will not enter the transfer portal, which will be open from jan. 2 to jan. 16 for players wishing to make themselves eligible to play at a different school. in an over-hour-long conversation on mondays happy hour with john gaskins that included never-before-public details about his foot injury that kept him sidelined for five games , mason smiled when host john gaskins mentioned one conspiracy theory thrown out on social media during that absence. the theory? That mason was sitting out the rest of the season just so his already-soaring, six-or-seven-figure nil stock wouldnt plummet in the case of him reaggravating the sprain. never in a million years, mason said. Ill be at south dakota state, so... mason laughed, then continued. His explanation of potentially turning down a million dollars or more was a broad view of the sport he plays. im not really big into big checks and money. If you look around the landscape of college football, it just has changed totally. Guys are going away from loving college football, and theres never one time when i wanted to play college football to make the most amount of money. Like, i never thought about that in my life. advertisement when i write down goals for myself, never one time was it, like, i want to make as much money as i can in college football. It was always, i want to play at the division one level, at this level, lead the team, be as good as i possibly can be as a person and as an athlete here. was there any part of watching gronowski making big plays in front of millions of tv for an estimated $1 million to $2 million (depending on which insider you ask) that allured mason to the bright lights of the power four? two million dollars seems cool, but half of that is going to uncle sam right away, mason said. I feel that playing here gives you just as much of an opportunity at the nfl. That long-term money is more valuable to me than a million dollars or two million dollars right now. mason said nfl scouts have told jackson and sdsu trainer charlie miller that mason should stay at sdsu, that transferring to play at a higher level wouldnt make much difference in his draft stock. they view us as just as good as some of those other schools, mason said. If you perform and youre playing well at a high fcs school like us and ndsu, montana and montana state — people like that — they have just as much respect for us as some of those other schools. its pretty much a no-brainer. Weve produced nfl talent. Its not hard to find — guys that come from here. two former jackrabbits from the last decade are considered two of the best tight ends in the nfl. The eagles dallas goedert was a second-round draft pick in 2018. Tucker kraft was selected by the green bay packers in the third round. Pittsburgh steelers offensive lineman mason mccormick was taken in the fourth round. Several other ex-jacks have been on nfl rosters or were at least invited to training camps. advertisement mason said he stays in regular contact with kraft and sees mccormick visiting sdsus facilities whenever he gets the chance. it just shows you how special and connected the brotherhood is here, mason said. People are always trying to find ways to help the program after they leave, which is super cool. goedert, kraft, and mccormick are all south dakota natives. The former two, like mason, are from small, rural south dakota communities. the hurley native, who led viborg-hurley to the class 9aa state title in 2019 as a junior, transferred to sdsu in january 2022 after spending his first collegiate semester as a member of the baseball team at the university of nebraska. A few days prior to committing to the huskers, mason had been offered a scholarship to play quarterback at fbs fresno state, which was then coached by current alabama coach and milbank native kalen deboer. a pitcher, mason threw a 94 miles per hour fastball and at one point in june 2021 was ranked in the top 250 of major league baseballs top draft prospects, thanks to his big league body with big league quality raw power, speed and arm strength, according to the mlb scouting report, which went on to say that his floor could be a 25 home run and 25 stolen base player. i never came back to play college football from baseball because of money, mason said. It was because i loved the game of football. advertisement mason redshirted for the jackrabbits in 2022, then was gronowskis backup in 2023 and 2024, occasionally coming in as a wildcat quarterback used primarily to run the ball. Those first two teams won the national championship. Last years squad fell one game short of playing for a three-peat. after gronowski left to take his hefty nil deal with the hawkeyes, mason emerged as the starter and carried plenty of hype into the 2025 season. he led sdsu to a 7-0 start before suffering a foot injury — a mid-foot sprain, as he revealed monday — on the first drive at murray state. Mason would not return to the field until six games later in the jacks 41-3 first-round playoff win over new hampshire, where he completed 16 of 20 passes for three touchdowns in snow and high winds, prompting then-new hampshire coach ricky santos to call him a first-round nfl talent. in the jackrabbits second round playoff game at montana, mason threw a 95-yard touchdown pass on sdsus second drive, but the no. 3 grizzlies eventually pulled away for a 50-29 win to end the jacks season at 9-5. Sdsu posted an 8-1 record and averaged 34 points per game in masons starts and went 1-4 while averaging 18 points per game in his absence. the one win was a 34-31 overtime thriller at north dakota in the regular season finale, a game widely believed to be a must-win for the jacks to seize an at-large berth into the playoffs. Mason said that while his entire time away from the field was frustrating, he relished in helping the two quarterbacks who took his place, luke marble and jack henry. Henry started at und and struggled in the first half, when sdsu trailed 17-7. mason sat down with henry, looked at plays from the first half on an ipad, and explained what the fighting hawks defense had done to rattle him and how to correct it. After that, henry threw a pair of long touchdown passes, including a 23-yard strike to graham goehring in overtime that cemented both a playoff berth and one of the all-time legendary finishes in sdsu history. he went out there and played an awesome second half, mason said. It was just awesome to see what happened at the end and it was ridiculous and it was awesome. advertisement on monday, mason described the euphoric scene in the jacks locker room, a jubilant unleashing of emotion from a month full of losing during which mason said the teams chemistry never unglued. it was those kinds of moments that mason wants to continue to be a part of at sdsu for his final season of eligibility in 2026. Yes, he has an nil deal at sdsu, but he knows he is leaving plenty of money on the table. But he wont leave brookings. we live in a clickbait world, mason said of the temptations of what he could be turning down. It seems super cool from the outside, but having to go somewhere where you dont know any of the guys on the team, learning a whole new offense, and the culture isnt ever going to be anything like it is at south dakota state — mason interrupted himself to mention that every fbs transfer that has joined the jacks during his time has said the culture is better at sdsu than their previous school. that means more to me than anything else — the guys in the brotherhood that we have here, because, when football is done, youre not going to have anything else thats going to relate you to that besides the guys that you played with. So i think thats what is super cool about south dakota state and the jfpa. It just keeps us all connected, and thats what youre going to have after football, and i value that more than a one-year thing where youre not really guaranteed anything. this devotion to sdsu goes all the way back to this past december in the days after head coach jimmy rogers left for washington state and convinced 15 sdsu players and several recruits to come with him, including masons high school teammate angel johnson, a running back. mason confirmed that rogers tried to lure mason to wsu. Mason not only turned rogers down but also personally worked with offensive lineman quinten christensen to convince as many sdsu teammates and recruits as possible to stay in brookings and play for jackson, who was named as rogers replacement within three days. advertisement rogers left wsu after one season for iowa state on dec. 5. College football coaches are not supposed to contact possible transfers until they have entered the portal, which does not open until jan. 2. Few would blame rogers and the cyclone staff for attempting to lure mason to ames to become the second jackrabbit quarterback in as many seasons to start for a power four team in iowa. has mason heard from rogers, or does he expect to hear from him? he knows better, mason said monday.

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Texas star Arch Manning reveals shocking 2026 NFL Draft status - NewsBreak

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

By matt reed , 38 minutes ago the college football season is nearing its conclusion, and as many teams are preparing to lose players to the 2026 nfl draft in april the texas longhorns have learned the fate of star quarterback arch manning. the hype surrounding manning has certainly put texas back on the college football map. That attention unfortunately didn’t result in enough success this season for the young signal caller and his team to reach the college football playoff. related: nebraska star dylan raiola enters college football tra nsfer portal according to 247 sports’ chip brown , arch manning plans on returning to play for the longhorns after missing out on the cfp. The sec program has received a lot of attention over the past 12 months after manning took over for quinn ewers, who went on to the nfl and was taken by the miami dolphins. 2025 was a year of ups and downs for manning and texas as they finished the regular season with a 9-3 record that included big losses against ohio state, florida and georgia. However, manning and co. Did finish the season on a high note. arch manning helped lead the longhorns to a decisive win over texas a&m during the final week before the cfp bracket was decided. Ultimately, that was only enough for texas to qualify for a cheez-it citrus bowl matchup against michigan. this season, arch manning passed for over 2,900 and 24 touchdowns despite a slow start to the year. The manning family will certainly play a role in deciding when the texas product makes the leap to the nfl as he still has two years of eligibility remaining. — enjoy free coverage of the top news & trending stories on the big lead — nfl: video shows patrick mahomes’ terrifying knee injury vs chargers cfb: vanderbilt football star diego pavia rips heisman voters mlb: major league baseball has an ownership problem, and it could lead to a strike entertainment: snoop dogg, sports legends honor wwe star john cena before final match sports media: richard jefferson slams kendrick perkins after he called giannis antetokounmpo a coward viral: ‘saturday night live’ roasts ex-michigan football coach sherrone moore the post texas star arch manning reveals shocking 2026 nfl draft status appeared first on the big lead .

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SPUHLER, JOSEPH EDWIN

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Spuhler, joseph edwin joseph edwin spuhler, 78, of wildwood, nj, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, dec. 14, 2025, in phoenixville, pennsylvania. joe was born on sept. 8, 1947, in atlantic city, nj, to joseph and minerva spuhler. He graduated from wildwood high school and earned a business degree from temple university. growing up in wildwood, joe played high school baseball and worked for the wildwood beach patrol and his familys business, spuhlers esso station. after college, he moved to montreal, quebec, where he met holly king while they were both working as buyers for simpsons department store. Joe and holly married in may 1979 and went on to share 46 years of marriage, building a legacy of love that will continue through their family. joe was the proud father of two children: lauren spuhler krabbenhoft (adam) of pflugerville, texas, and brad spuhler (sandi) of spring city, pennsylvania. He was also a loving grandfather to cole krabbenhoft, tessa spuhler, reid krabbenhoft and jack spuhler. joe raised his family in wildwood, where he was actively involved in the community through the wildwood lions club and the wildwood planning board, while also launching several small businesses. He was the dedicated owner and operator of lighthouse pointe restaurant & bar for more than 25 years. Through the restaurant, he forged lasting friendships and helped shape the futures of countless employees he held dear. Joe was also a licensed realtor. joe enjoyed golf and was a longtime member of wildwood golf & country club. He cherished days spent on the course with his son, brad, and memories made with friends. He also loved skiing and hockey. When his children attended syracuse university, joe became a devoted fan of the orange. He followed their careers closely, celebrating every milestone with pride. He also cheered on the philly teams. throughout his life, joe adored his dogs, including lead, digger, buffy and chase, each bringing him immense joy. His love for animals lives on through those who knew him, and the family invites others to honor his memory by supporting animals in need. a viewing will take place friday, dec. 19 at 10 a.M. At ingersoll-greenwood funeral home, 1201 central ave., N. Wildwood, followed by a service at 11 a.M. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations made in joes memory to the cape may county animal shelter and adoption center: www.Cmcanimalshelter.Pet douglas, michelle anne october 8, 1976- december 4, 2025 michelle anne douglas, 49, born october 8, 1976, passed away unexpectedly on december 4, 2025, joining her husband, james edward palmisano, in eternal peace. Predeceased by her husband, grandmother, mother, and beloved dog emma. Michelle is survived by her daughters, december 15, 2025

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Three Trade Destinations for Nick Castellanos After Phillies Snag Adolis García

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (12 reads)

Three trade destinations for nick castellanos after phillies snag adolis garcía in this story: the philadelphia phillies have a one-year deal in place with right fielder adolis garcía, which could be an issue for nick castellanos. After all, they play the same position. right field can be a position where defensive liabilities are sent. García is not one. He has one of the best arms in baseball, won an american league gold glove there in 2023 and was among the league leaders in defensive runs saved last season. as for castellanos, per baseball savant his fielding run value was in the first percentile, or dead last, at minus-12. García has barely played left field, so right field is his best spot. He also comes $10 million cheaper than castellanos. the issue, of course, is how to deal him? The athletic’s jim bowden (subscription required) reported at the mlb winter meetings that “… the phillies are begging someone to take nick castellanos.” So far, no takers. the phillies will likely have to pick up some of his remaining $20 million salary. Given his defensive issues, a team looking for a full-time, or semi-full time dh, would be a good fit. The phillies would be looking for prospects, given the difficulty it’s had to this point in moving him. This is a salary dump, pure and simple. here are three possible destinations. boston red sox the red sox are likely going to lose alex bregman in free agency, taking away a main source of power. Boston also traded away rafael devers in june. The red sox need to plug in some power and castellanos’ 162-game average of 24 home runs would be a nice boost. Trevor story led boston with 25 home runs while wilyer abreu — who plays right field — had 22 home runs. Both are back. there’s a spot for him as a primary dh. Boston can take on the salary, though it will likely ask philly to kick in some cash in return. Boston has one of the most fertile farm systems in baseball with in-demand prospects. Depending on the prospect, a one-for-one swap with the cash kicked in could work. cincinnati reds well, he’s familiar with the terrain. He played for the reds in 2020-21. He had his best power season with cincinnati, as he hit 34 home runs and drove in 100 runs with 81 games at great american ballpark. The reds made the playoffs last year and his offense would likely interest them on a one-year deal with about half of it paid for. elly de la cruz led the reds last year with 31 home runs. The only other cincinnati player with 20 or more home runs was spencer steer. Castellano slots in as an everyday dh and this removes his questionable defense from the equation. san diego padres the padres are in a great deal of flux right now and are connected to several teams in trades, including the new york mets. So far, the padres haven’t made many moves but have several free agents of their own in the field, including luis arraez. the padres had several solid sources of power last season, including manny machado and fernando tatis jr. Jackson merrill is one of the top young talents in the game. The padres are covered in the outfield for now, so adding castellanos for one season, with about half of the tab picked up, to dh every day doesn’t require san diego to alter its outfield plan. recommended articles matt postins matthew postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers major league baseball for onsi. He also covers the big 12 conference for heartland college sports. follow postinspostcard

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Instant Impact Of Red Sox, Nationals Trade Bringing 6-foot-6 Lefty To Boston

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Instant impact of red sox, nationals trade bringing 6-foot-6 lefty to boston in this story: the boston red sox sure are developing a pattern this winter. for the third time, the red sox swung a trade for a pitcher, and for the third time, the trade partner was a national league club featuring a front office run by a former boston executive. After dealing with chaim blooms st. Louis cardinals and ben cheringtons pittsburgh pirates, it was time for paul toboni and the washington nationals to get involved. according to espns jeff passan, the red sox acquired left-handed pitching prospect sam bennett from the nationals for right-handed pitching prospect luis perales. Lots of red sox fans became somewhat attached to perales, the 22-year-old right-hander from venezuela who returned from tommy john surgery this season to throw 101-mph heat in the arizona fall league. if you like our content, choose sports illustrated as a preferred source on google. red sox make curious swap of pitching prospects immediately after the trade, though, chief baseball officer espoused the virtues of bennett, who is another big-time arm. Hes 25, stands 6-foot-6, and profiles as a surefire starter, having pitched to a 2.27 era in 75 1/3 innings in the upper levels of the minors this year. “we feel like bennett is a high probability starter that excels in some things that are hard to teach,” breslow said over text, per masslives chris cotillo. “Fastball playability driven by above average extension and strike throwing ability. His whiff rates and ability to manage hard contact have us confident in his ability to be a major league starter.” bennett has all three minor-league options remaining, so thats one benefit he offers boston in comparison to perales, who has just one. According to cotillo, the red sox like bennett quite a bit and have no immediate plans to include him in another trade. But with as much pitching depth as theyve ever had in club history, hes certainly still a candidate to move. as an added bonus, bennett was college teammates at oklahoma with red sox pitching prospect david sandlin, who drew a comparison between bennett and boston ace garrett crochet by replying to cotillos tweet announcing the trade with a pig emoji. more mlb: red sox insider explains why ketel marte trade is best move for boston jackson roberts jackson roberts is a former division iii all-region dh who now writes and talks about sports for a living. A bay area native and a graduate of swarthmore college and the newhouse school at syracuse university, jackson makes his home in north jersey. He grew up rooting for the red sox, patriots, and warriors, and he recently added the devils to his sports fandom mosaic. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding boston red sox on si, please reach out to scott neville: scott@wtfsports.Org

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Maxime Raynaud Excelling Early in His NBA Career with Sacramento Kings

Posted on Tuesday, December 16 @ 00:00:24 PST (5 reads)

Maxime raynaud excelling early in his nba career with sacramento kings in this story: is it time to start calling stanford a basketball school again? In recent seasons, the stanford cardinal have struggled to become nationally relevant on the hardwood, having not made an appearance in the ncaa tournament in well over a decade despite churning out several nba draft picks. from guys like zaire williams and spencer jones, there has been no shortage of nba talent coming out of stanford. and since hiring head coach kyle smith at the start of last season, the cardinal have started to look like a program poised for a comeback, finishing with over 20 wins in smiths first season, while seeing former center maxime raynaud evolve into one of college basketballs best players right before our eyes. earning first-team all-acc honors after averaging 20.2 points and 10.6 rebounds last season, raynaud ended the year as a prospective nba lottery pick. For a lot of the year, he was in the discussion for being the best player in the nation, the same season where cooper flagg was playing for duke. despite the accolades, raynaud fell in the draft, selected 42nd overall by the sacramento kings. Despite his later than expected selection, raynaud has not let that faze him during the early part of this season, playing very well for an otherwise struggling sacramento kings team and proving to be one of the drafts biggest steals. so far this season, raynaud has played in 18 out of sacramentos 26 games, starting four games. Averaging 8.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists, raynauds best game came in a dec. 3 loss to the houston rockets, where in 32 minutes, the 7-foot-1 frenchmen scored 25 points while contributing six rebounds and three assists. with kings star domantas sabonis injured, raynaud has been elevated to a starter in recent games and has shown that he can be a major contributor going forward. Even though he was a second round draft pick, the kings still signed him to a three-year fully guaranteed rookie contract, showing how much they valued him when they selected him. known for his dominance on both sides of the ball, raynauds early season efforts are helping him become a key piece to the kings rebuild under head coach doug christie. one thing that has made raynauds transition to the nba so successful is his ability to learn things quickly. When he first joined the kings, christie described raynaud as a sponge for his ability to take in what he learns from coaches so quickly, also praising his basketball iq, positioning and awareness on defense. raynaud himself even said that a big reason for his recent run of success is from being more comfortable with his surroundings. i know where i have to be and when... Its easier now than on the first day of training camp, raynaud said in a eurosport interview. sabonis has been sidelined since nov. 19, and there is still no official timetable for his return, meaning that for now, stanford fans can look forward to continuing to see raynaud take the nba world by storm. recommended articles: dylan grausz a lifelong sports fan, dylan has channeled his passion for sports into the world of reporting, always looking to provide the best possible coverage. A graduate of the university of arizona, dylan has since gone on to report on all sports, having gained experience covering primarily football, baseball, basketball, softball and soccer. follow dylan_grausz

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