Joseph Acosta

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MLB City Connect jersey rankings, from best to throw it in the trash

3 days ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The 2025 MLB City Connect jerseys are ... they sure are something. The newest edition of one of my favorite jersey collections in the MLB are a little bit more hit and miss this season. This year, the Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros got revamped City Connects, and I’m here again to put them into a tier list.
MLB City Connect jersey rankings, from best to throw it in the trash

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Joseph Acosta

The 2025 MLB City Connect jerseys are ... they sure are something. The newest edition of one of my favorite jersey collections in the MLB are a little bit more hit and miss this season. This year, the Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros got revamped City Connects, and I’m here again to put them into a tier list.
The NFL’s defensive evolution is all about speed to power

1 week ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

Steven Bisig-Imagn Images We can all picture it. It’s Week 12, and the Philadelphia Eagles are playing the Los Angeles Rams. Jalen Hurts goes to pass, but somehow, someone has felled the mighty Jordan Mailata at left tackle. All 6’8, 365 pounds of Mailata was put on his butt as Hurts escaped the pocket. Rookie Rams’ EDGE Jared Verse took three steps, put his hands into Mailata’s chest pad and knocked him on his ass. Rookie Jared Verse bulldozing 6’8/365 Jordan Mailata. What.
Big 12 football 2025 power rankings for college football’s most wide open conference

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Joseph Acosta

If you ask me, the Big 12 is the best conference in college football. Are any of the teams surefire title contenders? Probably not. Is every game batshit insane and unpredictable? Absolutely. The Big 12 took on the spirit of the Pac-12 in realignment, with some of the best and most chaotic games of the season coming from their conference. Great stories, fun players and quirky coaches are up and down the conference as well.
5-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman says Jared Verse drove him into retirement

1 week ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Former Miami Dolphins’ OT Terron Armstead didn’t hesitate when asked about three players that made him glad to retire this offseason. The former All-Pro left tackle has locked horns with the best defensive linemen in the business, yet one guy stood out last season: Los Angeles Rams’ EDGE Jared Verse. 5-time Pro Bowl tackle Terron Armstead says Jared Verse is one of the top reasons for retiring. "That young boy Jared Verse? I'm cool. I'm good.
Big 12 football 2025 power rankings for college football’s most wide open conference

1 week ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images If you ask me, the Big 12 is the best conference in college football. Are any of the teams surefire title contenders? Probably not. Is every game batshit insane and unpredictable? Absolutely. The Big 12 took on the spirit of the Pac-12 in realignment, with some of the best and most chaotic games of the season coming from their conference. Great stories, fun players and quirky coaches are up and down the conference as well.
NFL’s 6 most interesting units in 2025, starring Jets, Dolphins, Cardinals, Patriots, and more

1 week ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

John Jones-Imagn Images The NFL’s mandatory minicamps have wrapped up and we inch closer and closer to the 2025 preseason beginning. School is out for the summer for NFL franchises, which means all that’s left for us to do is ponder and speculate on which teams will surprise, which will falter, and who will win it all.
Chicago Bears news: Caleb Williams tried to do too much as a rookie. Ben Johnson can fix that

2 weeks ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images If you’ve ever played Overcooked with your friends or significant other, you know how overwhelming it can get. Orders coming in hot and fast, not much time to get them done and food can get set on fire very, VERY quickly.
Caleb Williams tried to do too much as a rookie. The Bears’ new coach can fix that

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Joseph Acosta

If you’ve ever played Overcooked with your friends or significant other, you know how overwhelming it can get. Orders coming in hot and fast, not much time to get them done and food can get set on fire very, VERY quickly. If you’re not an Overcooked person, you might be a fan of Kitchen Nightmares. The iconic show follows Gordon Ramsey as he goes into the worst kitchens in the world, trying to fix them before they go completely bankrupt. The most common theme among these kitchens?
SEC football rankings 2025 for every team from worst to best

2 weeks ago | sbnation.com | Joseph Acosta

Photo by CFP/Getty Images The SEC, much like the Big Ten, has a lot of interesting variables going into 2025. New quarterbacks entering the fray, impact players transferring across the conference, and new faces along the sideline as coordinators and head coaches. However, what we do know is that most of the teams at the top will remain at the top. Texas and Georgia ran the SEC last year, and that shouldn’t change. How everyone else shakes out is still to be decided.