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Rangers Flail in Series Opener Against White Sox

White Sox 10, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 20) — The Texas Rangers began their seven-game homestand with a 10–3 loss to the Chicago White Sox Monday night in front of a crowd of 28,506. This loss brings the Rangers back to .500 at 50–50 and moves them a half-game out of first place in […]

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Mason Miller of the Padres celebrating a win. Miller broke 300 in Sport Relay's First Half Reliever Rankings.
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Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — The 2026 First Half in Review plus Rankings

hReliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — 2026 First Half in Review & Reliever Rankings Welcome to the written version of Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza! This column started in written form in 2024 to give team and individual reliever rankings. For 2025, it changed to a show on YouTube and Rumble. It began this season […]

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Astros Trounce Rangers in Middle Game

Astros 9, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 11) — The Texas Rangers were haunted by a third inning grand slam by LaMonte Wade Jr. as they lost, 9–3, to the Houston Astros Saturday. With a quick turnaround, the Rangers look to win the rubber game in this series Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for […]

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Rangers Skip Prayer Time in Loss to Angels

Angels 13, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 8) — The Texas Rangers hit a wall against the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday night, losing 13–1, in front of a crowd of 23,288. Five of their runs were provided by Jo Adell, who put together a multi-homer game. It’s been said that the devil finds work for […]

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Max Muncy of the Athletics after an inning-ending flyout against the Tigers
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Skubal, Tigers Too Much for Athletics

Tigers 6, Athletics 2 Tarik Skubal struck out the first three batters of the game, an omen for the rest of his outing as the Athletics bowed to the host Detroit Tigers, 6–2, Tuesday night. Skubal lasted five innings, striking out nine and walking two as he allowed one run on five hits. The Athletics […]

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Mets Crumble Against Royals in Series Opener

Royals 16, Mets 12 In a high scoring series opener, the New York Mets surrendered a five run lead to collapse against the Kansas City Royals. At Citi Field on Tuesday, the Royals put 12 runs across the board in two innings to complete a 16-12 victory over the Mets, who were plagued by a […]

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Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands, one of the World Cup teams with a close Big Four parallel. Verbruggen is facedown, lamenting a bad penalty-kick goal he had just allowed to Morocco in a penalty shootout
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The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams: Finding the U.S. Sports Twin for Soccer Giants

The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams (Author’s Note: For those new to or unfamiliar with soccer, “friendly” is soccer’s word for “exhibition game.” What defines a “competitive match” can vary depending on who is speaking, though there are universals, like the World Cup or a continental championship. For purposes of this article, a […]

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Tigers Hand Rangers a Dud on Independence Day

Tigers 3, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Texas (July 4) — The Texas Rangers’ bats ran out of black powder on the Fourth of July as they dropped one to the Detroit Tigers, 3–0. The big firecracker came from Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who hit a two-run home run in the first inning that helped knot this […]

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