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Giardi: NFL Notebook - Review/Preview of tackle situation; plus, big trades pre-free agency
First, let’s begin with the number four overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Campbell. After a mostly solid regular season, he was the weak link in the postseason.
MLB Notebook: Konnor Griffin forcing the Pirates’ hand, Alex Cora’s power pledge, Red Sox buzz and a look around baseball
Griffin entered spring as baseball’s top prospect and, in two swings, showed why. The 19-year-old crushed a hanging curveball from Ranger Suárez, Boston’s top free-agent acquisition this offseason. Griffin's first homer was crushed it 375 feet over the left-field wall for a two-run homer in the second inning.
MLB Notebook: Wilyer Abreu’s huge WBC blast, Paul Skenes set for USA-DR clash, Red Sox buzz
Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu added another highlight on Saturday night. Facing defending champion Japan in the WBC quarterfinals, Abreu crushed a 409-foot, three-run homer off Japan’s Hiromi Itoh on a 2–1 pitch in the sixth inning, giving Venezuela a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
MLB Notebook: Aaron Judge’s blast sets tone for Team USA, Brice Turang shines on WBC stage, Shohei Ohtani grand slam goes viral, a look around the league
Team USA opened pool play Friday night against Brazil in what was expected to be a routine tune-up. The final score suggests exactly that — a 15–5 win — but the game was tighter than it looked. After eight innings, the Americans held just a three-run lead before pulling away late.
Giardi: NFL Notebook - What do the Patriots really think of their roster; Plus, trade target?
The Patriots don’t want to use the word "rebuild," but they had a lot of work to do, especially given how the drafts went in 2022, 2023, and 2024 (with a few exceptions). That they ended up in the Super Bowl didn’t change that. The roster needs work.
NHL Notes: Bruins finding their road game just in time
It was Boston’s first road win since January, arriving against a quality Capitals team also hungry for points, and it was exactly the start they needed on a key three-game road trip through Washington, New Jersey, and Montreal that could and should make a major imprint on their postseason hopes.
NHL Notes: Road woes could be big playoff deal for Bruins
The Boston Bruins have a road problem that’s going to have to improve down the stretch if they hope to be a playoff team. The Black and Gold dropped their fifth road game in a row – if one counts the outdoor Stadium Series game in Tampa as a road tilt – with a 3-1 loss to the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon, and some of the happenings in defeat had the familiar ring of other losses on the road this season. The loss dropped the B’s to 11-13-4 on the road this season, a mark that will need to improved as the Bruins play a slew of road games at the very end of the season when a wild card spot is likely to be clinched.
MLB Notebook: Red Sox spring training roundup and buzz around the league
On Saturday, the infield picture came into focus when Cora named Marcelo Mayer the Red Sox’s starting second baseman. From the start of camp, Cora made it clear Mayer would have to earn his way onto the Opening Day roster — and he did. He’s expected to platoon with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Andruw Monasterio, primarily avoiding left-handed pitching.
Giardi: NFL Notebook - Byard willing to jump back into the fire; plus, what to make of the failed Crosby trade
"I know he's an older player, but I haven't seen any real drop-off from him. He proved that last year by obviously making All-Pro."
Giardi: NFL Notebook - Don't worry about Gonzalez yet; plus, more on Mad Maxx
Both Mike Vrabel and Eliot Wolf have preached their desire to keep the cornerback around for the foreseeable future, so where’s the deal?
Giardi: NFL Notebook - Rankings draw critique; plus, if Crosby's telling the truth...
“If you can’t find a way to make this kid part of your offense and get more out of him, you shouldn’t be coaching offense.”
NHL Notes: Bruins players appreciate 'trust' in current group
The Bruins players went out and played arguably their best game since the Olympic break after the NHL trade deadline had come and done, and perhaps that wasn’t a coincidence for the Black and Gold. There was no big additions to a group that’s already played their way into a wild card playoff spot this season, but there were also no subtractions to a group of players that have shown character, resilience and toughness that wasn’t there a year ago. It didn't mean that the Bruins didn't try to make moves, of course, as they finished as the runner-ups for the services of Rasmus Andersson prior to the Olympic break, and they were definitely in the running for forward Connor Garland before he ended up getting moved to a Columbus Blue Jackets team chasing them in the standings.